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SOC Databases @ BCC Library

Diversity Studies | Gale OneFile
Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. (Gale)
Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete
Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills. (NC LIVE)
Gender Studies | Gale OneFile
Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more. (Gale)
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Women's writings from the Colonial period to 1950. Includes writings by Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Dorothea L. Dix, Julia Ward Howe, and more. (NC LIVE)
ProQuest Central
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals, and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works. (NC LIVE)
ProQuest Research Library
General reference database from business and political science to literature and psychology scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and daily news content, accessible to readers and researchers at every level. (NC LIVE)
Social Science Database
Research covering topics in sociology, social work, anthropology, and politics. (NC LIVE)
Sociology Database
Sociological and social work research including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more. (NC LIVE)

SOC Internet Sources

Sociology Research Network
"The Sociology Research Network on SSRN is an open access preprint server that provides a venue for authors to showcase their research papers in our digital library, speeding up the dissemination and providing the scholarly community access to groundbreaking working papers and early stage research."
PsyArXiv
"Open-access preprint service for psychology."

Helpful Tools

APA Style | Purdue OWL
An overview of APA 6th edition.
Capitalize My Title
A site that will format your titles according to APA, MLA, Chicago, and AP styles.
Citation Builder | NCSU Libraries
This site helps with citations in APA 7, MLA 7, MLA 8, Chicago (author-date), and CSE/CBE (author-date).
Student Guide to Academic Writing & Research
"This guide provides information on the types of essays they may be required to write, how to conduct research and strategies for effective proofreading."