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Sociology Librarian: Boston & Online

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Christine Oka
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Subjects: Africana Studies, American Sign Language (ASL), Anthropology, Asian and Asian American Studies, Human Services, International Affairs and Area Studies, Language, Linguistics, and Interpreting, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Sociology

Sociology Librarian: Oakland

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Lawral Wornek
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Subjects: Education, Ethnic Studies, Indigenous Studies, Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Sociology

Sociology : Class Guides

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Class Guides supplement the Sociology Research Guide

Sociology Librarian: Boston & Online

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Christine Oka
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Schedule Appointment with Christine(Opens in new window)
Contact:
270 Snell Library
(617) 373-3316
Subjects: Africana Studies, American Sign Language (ASL), Anthropology, Asian and Asian American Studies, Human Services, International Affairs and Area Studies, Language, Linguistics, and Interpreting, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Sociology

Sociology Librarian: Oakland

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Lawral Wornek
she/her
Email Me
Schedule Appointment with Lawral(Opens in new window)
Contact:
5104302029
Subjects: Education, Ethnic Studies, Indigenous Studies, Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Sociology
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Article

Written content on a narrow subject and published in a periodical or website. In some contexts, academics may use article as a shortened form of journal article.

See also:

  • Green Paper
  • Grey Literature
  • Journal

Bibliography

A detailed list of resources cited in an article, book, or other publication. Also called a List of References.

Call Number

A label of letters and/or numbers that tell you where the resource can be found in the library. Call numbers are displayed on print books and physical resources and correspond with a topic or subject area.

Peer Review

Well-regarded review process used by some academic journals. Relevant experts review articles for quality and originality before publication. Articles reviewed using this process are called peer reviewed articles. Less often, these articles are called refereed articles.

Limiter

A search setting that removes search results based on source attributes. Limiters vary by database but often include publication date, material type, and language. Also called: filter or facet.

Dissertation

A paper written to fulfill requirements for a degree containing original research on a narrow topic. Also called a thesis.

Database

A searchable collection of similar items. Library databases include resources for research. Examples include: a newspaper database, such as Access World News, or a humanities scholarly journal database, such as JSTOR.

Scholarly Source

A book or article written by academic researchers and published by an academic press or journal. Scholarly sources contain original research and commentary.

  • Scholarly articles are published in journals focused on a field of study. also called academic articles.
  • Scholarly books are in-depth investigations of a topic. They are often written by a single author or group. Alternatively in anthologies, chapters are contributed by different authors.