Social Sciences
| This is a guide to finding selected Social Sciences resources. For in-depth assistance, please contact the subject specialist, or Ask a Librarian. |  | Subject Specialist: Jannelle Ruswick email: ruswick@iit.edu phone: 312.567.3613 |
Use these resources to find journal articles, e-books, conference proceedings, book reviews, and more.
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JSTOR
JSTOR (Journal STORage) is an archive of important scholarly journals in a variety of subject related to the humanities, physical sciences, and social sciences. Articles are scanned and viewable as exact duplicates from the original copy of the journal. JSTOR is not the place to search for the most current research, but overall is an excellent multidisciplinary database containing articles from many essential peer-reviewed sources. Subjects covered include Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Business, Economics, Education, History, Language & Literature, Law, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy & Administration, Religion, Sociology, and Statistics.
Project Muse
This database offers a comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities, arts, and social sciences journals. Every journal is indexed and peer-reviewed. Project MUSE contains articles scanned as exact replicas in pdf format.
PsycINFO
This database is the authoritative source for scholarly literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health. Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO covers all aspects of psychology and includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. Major subject areas covered include Addiction, Adolescence, AIDS, Alcoholism, Anthropology, Clinical Psychiatry, Criminal Justice, Family Therapy, Geriatrics, Hypnotherapy, Learning Disabilities, Physiology, Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Public Health, Sex Research, and Speech.
