Social Science

Sociology | Health & Medicine | Psychology

Sociology
The links identified in this section support research in the field of sociology.

Licensed Databases for Granite State College Use Only

Academic Search Premier - Password protected. The social science database provides abstracts, citations and full-text articles.

PsycARTICLES - Password protected. Database provides abstracts, citations and full-text articles on trends and various aspects of health.

Selected Web Resources
American Sociological Association - Provides links to all journals published by the association

Directory of Sociologists - Offers information about sociologists and their work

The Sociolog (Julian Dierkes, University of Columbia) - Links to sites in sociology, sociological practice, and web pages to electronic journals

Socioweb - Provides an independent guide to sociological resources on the internet and links for specific sociological topics

Librarians' Internet Index - Maintained by librarians, site provides numerous links to main topics including society and social sciences

The New York Times - Find articles by entering your search term at the top of the page. (Free registration)

Selected Web Resources for History
The links identified in this section support research in various historical periods.

American Memory - Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site consists of collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history. It includes photographic, recorded sound, manuscript, and early motion picture collections accessible via the Internet.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School - Documents in law, history, and diplomacy.

Documents of World War II - Extensive collection of documents pertaining to World War II - broadcasts, letters, debates, maps, and treaties.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

Internet Modern History Sourcebook

The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies - Provides free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a web server at Georgetown University.

Medieval & Renaissance Europe: Primary Historical Documents

National Archives - Has 124,000 digitized historical documents, photographs, and images accessible online in; classifications include aviation, American history, court and congressional records, genealogy, labor, maps and geographical materials, natural disasters, Native American records, patents and inventions.

Treasures from the National Archives (UK) - Virtual exhibit of numerous treasures of Britain's Public Records Office, covering 1000 years of British history.

The Victorian Web

History Matters - History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

British History Online - British History Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. (From the site)

Health & Medicine
The links identified in this section support research in health and the health care industry.

Licensed Databases for Granite State College Use Only

Academic Search Premier - Password protected. The social science database provides abstracts, citations and full-text articles.

Medline - Password protected. Database provides abstracts, citations and full-text articles on trends and various aspects of health.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - Password protected. Database provides abstracts, citations and full-text articles on trends and various aspects of health.

Business Source Premier - Password protected. Database provides abstracts, citations and full text articles on all aspects of business, economics, finance and more.

Business Searching Interface - Password protected. Database provides company, country and industry profiles. In addition, you can access complete Datamonitor reports on hundreds of businesses. Select Business Searching Interface.

Selected Web Resources
Health & Medicine
National Library of Health Gateway - Provides an entry point for vast resource of information on all aspects of health

National Institutes of Health - Comprised of 27 Institutes, the NIH is the steward of research in the Department of Health and Human Services

Pubmed Central - Find a free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature searchable by key word

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Provides health and safety information and an image library

Medline Plus - Directed at consumers, site offers a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, health topics and information on drugs

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - Based on the 1918 classic, site includes a subject index with 13,000 entries and illustrations

Virtual Stethoscope (McGill University) - You will need RealPlayer to use this interactive tool

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - Provides access to the full, updated versions of three Merck Manuals: Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy; Manual of Geriatrics; Manual of Health & Aging

National Cancer Institute - Find a Dictionary of Cancer terms, NCI Drug Dictionary, and volumes of information about cancer

DNA Applications (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) - Provides a series of four well-presented, web-based educational modules on DNA

Reuters Health E-Line - Find medical news in categories for the professional, for the industry, and for the consumer at this site.

Health Finder - Provides key resource to finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information available

Health Care Industry
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Provides information and research data for healthcare, clinical and consumer

Center for Health Services Research and Policy - Provides "policymakers, public health officials, health care administrators, and advocates with the information and ideas they need to improve access to quality, affordable health care"

American Hospital Association - Find facts on hospitals and information on key issues facing by hospitals

Connecting for Health - Site is devoted to health care delivery and information technology issues.

National Center for Health Statistics - Provides statistical information on health care for all populations

The Commonwealth Fund - Reviews and reports on health care data and issues

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Provides research on topics such as managed care, health care delivery systems, and health care economics

Medicare - Available in English or Spanish, this site provides all you ever wanted to know about Medicare

State Health Facts - Click on any state to find data about health care in that state

Psychology
The links identified in this section support research in the field of psychology.

Licensed Databases for Granite State College Use Only

Academic Search Premier - Password protected. The social science database provides abstracts, citations and full-text articles.

PsychArticles - Password protected. Database provides abstracts, citations and full-text articles on trends and various aspects of health.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - This extensive collection of specialized reference materials allows you to search through many volumes at one time using key words. A good place for facts and background information.

Selected Web Resources
American Psychological Association - Well-maintained and comprehensive site provides a wealth of information about psychology

Monitor on Psychology (published by APA) - Publication, sometimes called the psychologists' newspaper, covers topics of interest in the broad field of psychology

Memory and Cognition (D. Forsyth, Virginia Commonwealth University) - Provides an overview of psychology and research methods

Women in Psychology - Find biographies and photos of women in psychology

Classics in the History of Psychology (C.D. Green, York University, Toronto) - Provides links to major work (papers, treatises, articles) searchable by topic

Encyclopedia of Psychology - Find updated, comprehensive links to a wide range of information in the field

National Institute of Mental Health - Provides updates on research, breaking news in the field, as well a helpful links and publications

Dialogical Network - Provides a gateway to sites in psychology and social science