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Research Databases

Sociology & Related Databases

Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text ebooks, journals, primary source documents (including speeches, letters, and interviews), historical documents, and videos from the Associated Press for researching the culture, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of multiple ethnic groups in America.
Exploring Race in Society This link opens in a new window
Exploring Race in Society contains scholarly journals and proprietary essays that provide researchers with a deeper understanding of how current issues stem from actions and policies of the past.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Academic research in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines
SocINDEX This link opens in a new window
Research articles from academic sociology publications
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Scholarly literature from feminist and women's studies publications

Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database that covers research across all academic fields

Google Scholar
A freely accessible web search engine that indexes scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database covering research across fields, with an emphasis on humanities and social sciences

News, Data, and Statistics

Lipscomb Library Guide to Data
A research guide for data-seekers

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Current news, business information, and research from Dow Jones. Available only from computers connected to the campus Internet
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to articles from news publications across the globe

Our World in Data
Our World in Data publishes research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems. Their goal is to enable those who want to solve large problems to do their best work by increasing the use of evidence and making the existing knowledge on the big issues understandable and accessible.
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-2012
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-2012. It is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the United States's social, political, and economic organization.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.
U.S. Census Bureau Library
Data, statistics, and issue summaries about the population of the United States
United Nations Human Development Report
Human Development Reports have been released since 1990 and explore different themes through the human development approach. They have had an extensive influence on the development debate worldwide. The reports, produced by the Human Development Report Office for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), are ensured of editorial independence by the United Nations General Assembly.
United Nations Statistics Division
compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities, and supports countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems; publications include the UN Demographic Yearbook and the UN Statistical Yearbook
World Bank Group: Open Knowledge Repository
The World Bank has published over 200,000 documents to increase understanding of development policies and programs. These reports, working papers, and documents, along with the primary data on which they are based, are available online at no cost.
World Health Organization Data Sets
The World Health Organization manages and maintains a wide range of data collections related to global health and well-being as mandated by their Member States. Here, you can explore key health data products and resources from across the organization.

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