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| Helpful
People |
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are people who will help you improve your writing and
the paper you turn in: |
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Your
Professor
Of his college education, James Garfield recalled his
Williams College professor: "Give me ... a simple
bench, Mark Hopkins on one end and I on the other."
Follow Garfield's example. Sit with a professor on a
bench to talk about your research. Other faculty may
be useful, too, depending on your paper's topic.
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Librarians
They're over in the Scribner library right now, waiting
to help you find information for your paper. (Social
Science librarians Elizabeth Putnam and Barbara
Norelli are especially helpful for sociology students.)
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Your
Friends
Learning is inherently social, so talk about sociological
ideas with other students (and nonstudents too). |
| Research:
Journals |
| Professional
journals and other periodicals are essential for good
research. Here are some Web sites for these sources at
Skidmore. |
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Sociology
Journals
Sociology journals, both print and electronic, available
at Skidmore. |
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All
Journals
All journals, both print and electronic, available at
Skidmore. Grouped by subject matter. But additional journals,
including full-text, are available from EbscoHost, ProQuest,
and LexisNexis databases. |
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Scholarly
Journals versus Popular Periodicals
You will usually be better off using peer reviewedscholarly
journals rather than popular magaiznes in your research
for course projects. Here's our library's Web page on
this distinctions among periodicals. |
| Research:
General Web Sources |
| The
Web has much information that may be relevant to your
sociology paper, but be careful: As with any information,
some is good and useful and some is bad. Your job is to
tell the difference. Click here
for Scribner Library's suggestions on assessing Web sites. |
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Evaluating
Information Found on the Internet
More info on how to evaluate Web information. Maintained
at Johns Hopkins University. |
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A
Sociological Tour Through CyberSpace
Many sociologists & students think Mike Kearl's Web
site at Trinity University in Texas is the best there
is for sociology. |
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Links
from the University of Hawaii at Manoa
A well-organized list of useful links to web sites of
sociological interest. |
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SocioRealm
Sociological references accompanied by annoying music. |
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SocioWeb
Another valuable Web tool tool for sociologists, but sans
music. |
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Social
Science Information Gateway
Selected Internet information for researchers and practitioners
in the social sciences, business and law. It is part
of the UK Resource Discovery Network. |
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Syracuse
Library's Social Science Links
Syracuse University librarian Elaine Coppola's extensive
list of social science associations, organizations, data
archives, statistics, surveys, journals, locators, directories
and search sites on the Web. |
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Universal
Codex for the Social Sciences
Offers over 250 links to research sources. |
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Annual
Reviews in Sociology
Abstracts from over 15 years of Annual Reviews
and full texts for the last several years, all searchable
on-line. |
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Sociological
Research Online
A British on-line journal for applied sociology. |
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Online
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
A social science dictionary for undergraduates covering
sociology, criminology, political science and women's
study. |
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Criminal
Justice Resources
For research on topics related to crime--all the best
links to crime data, websites, and journals. Skidmore's
David Karp and Elizabeth Putnam created and maintain this
page. |
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Social
Capital Resources
Interested in social capital? Find resources on a Web
site maintained by Italian economist Fabio Sabatini. |
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Research: Ethics |
| Ethics
is listed last, but it is of first importance in your
research. |
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Code
of Ethics
American
Sociological Association guidelines for doing the right
thing.
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The
Ethics of Scholarship
What you need to know about plagiarism and related issues.
A hardcopy version is available from the Dean of Studies
office in Starbuck Center. |
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The
Ethics of Writing
The Expository Writing Network's Web site on plagiarism. |
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