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The UM system libraries offer a wealth of resources in the Social Sciences, including current books, journals,
newspapers, videos, software, maps, statistical tables, and government documents. To locate library resources:
Go to the library web site and click on Library Catalog
No username or password necessary.
Search for books, videos, or other materials in the UM system libraries.
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FIND ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, OR DOCUMENTS
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Go to the library web site and click on "Find an article from a database."
You may enter and scroll down the A-Z list of all library databases, or select the subject "History and Social Science".
When you click on any one of the databases, you will be asked to enter a username and password.
These are the same username and password that you use for entering the campus network (first initial_last name, social or other campus i.d. number).
IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR CAMPUS NETWORK ACCESS, notify your instructor and call the Registrar's Office, (406)683-7371.
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Selected library databases related to the Social Sciences:
American National Biography provides 18,000 biographies of important Americans in history and to the present.
FindLaw provides court forms and links to state, federal, and international law.
History Resource Center is a "one stop shop" of reference book, journal article, primary source, and Internet links covering persons and events in U.S. history.
JSTOR provides historical information from journals across the social sciences.
LegalTrac offers full-text articles from all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.
Montana: The Magazine of Western History provides a searchable online index of article citations. Carson Library carries the magazine from 1951-present.
New York Times & New York Times Historical Online is one of the world's leading newspapers. Retrieve full-text articles from current and historical papers.
PsycARTICLES is the full-text database of the journals of the American Psychological Association.
Wilson Social Science Full-Text gives full-text and citations/abstracts to journal articles across the social sciences. Select "Social Science" as Subject Area.
Two full-text periodical databases that include college-level journals in the social sciences are:
EBSCO Academic Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP.
After entering the database, select Expanded Academic ASAP from the Gale Group database menu.
On the menu see also other Gale Group databases legal, business, health, and student/children's information.
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| FREE ONLINE JOURNALS
Social and Human Sciences Online Periodicals (full text) sponsored by UNESCO.
The University of Nevada Reno Libraries has an extensive list of free electronic journals in the social sciences and other disciplines.
Many of the journals listed by UNR above are available via various "open source" initiatives:
DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
Google Scholar (note: no subject search or sort functions)
Highwire Press Online Full-Text Articles
PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
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GPO is a
searchable database of publications from the U.S. Government Printing
Office. In FirstSearch, select GPO and search your topic. Watch for full-text links to government web sites.
Visit the official web portal for the State of Montana,
Discovering Montana to search for any Montana government information related to the Social Sciences.
See the Montana State Commerce Department's Census and Economic Information Center
for Census data relevant to Montana. This site is considered one of the best of its kind in the nation.
The web portal for all federal government information is FirstGov.gov where you can link
to the Department of Labor, Department
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INTERNET RESOURCES
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Online Tutorials for Technology Skills
HP Learning Center offers free online courses at a variety of levels and applied to business settings on software applications, programming, Web site construction, and networking.
Microsoft Education Center provides free online information and tutorials for K-16 educators, administrators, students, and parents.
Adobe Online Training provides selected free sample online tutorials with additional instruction beginning at $49/course.
Electric Teacher offers free short tutorials for teachers on FrontPage, Word, PowerPoint, PhotoDraw, and additional links.
MacAcademy/WindowsAcademy produces and sells high-quality training CD-ROM's on a wealth of software.
ShortCourses bills itself as THE digital photography resource center, with online books on a broad range of digital photography topics.
Beginner's Guide to Dreamweaver and Fireworks
Atomic Learning offers over 10,000 short technology tutorials via QuickTime video. Selected tutorials are free, and complete access is a subscription fee of $79.99/year. Atomic is a 2005 SIIA Codie Award finalist for "Best Web-Based Instructional Solution".
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Information Resources by Discipline
General
Social Sciences, the Internet Public Library
Social Sciences WWW Virtual Library
Social Sciences Best of the Web from the Michigan Electronic Library - MEL
Anthropology
AnthroNet
Anthropology in the News
Anthropology Resources on the Internet from the American Anthropological Association
Anthropology Sources, web links from McGraw-Hill Publishing
Anthropology WWW Virtual Library
ArchNet
Demographics & Statistics
Demographic Resources, web links from McGraw-Hill Publishing
Statistics, web links from UM's Mansfield Library
Geography
The Alexandria Project
CIA World Factbook
Montana Natural Resource Information System
National Atlas of the United States
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas
U.S. State Dept. Background Notes on Countries of the World
Resources for Geographers from Colorado University-Boulder.
History
Academic Info: History Gateway
Biography.com
Making of America
MUSEE Online Museum Directory
Using Primary Sources on the Web
World History
Philosophy & Religion
"Best" Philosophy Web Sites compiled by Whitworth College Library.
Online Dictionaries & Encyclopedias of Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion.Info is a "resource for philosophy students" by Tim Holt, an Oxford-educated theologian.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Web Resources from the American Philosophical Association
Political Science & Law
Organizations in Political Science is an extensive list maintained by the American Political Science Association.
Political Science Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
THOMAS provides access to federal legislation information and the law-making process.
Psychology
Enpsychlopedia
PsycCrawler
Psychology, from UM's Mansfield Library
Psychology Information Online
Psychology WWW Virtual Library
PsychWeb
Sociology
Sociology Sources, web links from McGraw-Hill Publishing
Sociology WWW Virtual Library
SocioSite
The SocioWeb
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Associations & Organizations
Because of the large number of associations across all categories of the Social Sciences, only a selected number
of Montana organizations are listed below.
Search for other associations in the Associations Unlimited database,
which contains over 450,00 organizations, association materials, and IRS information on selected non-profits.
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American Anthropological Association
American Philosophical Association - Pacific Division
Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Division - Association of American Geographers
Montana Historical Society
Montana Psychological Association
Montana State Bar Association
Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association
Pacific Northwest Political Science Association
The Pacific Sociological Association
Western Political Science Association
Western Social Science Association
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FIND COURSE RESERVES MATERIALS
Select one of three options for searching and using Course Reserves:
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Go to the library web site and click on Library Catalog .
Click on Course Reserves to search for books, videos, or other materials that your instructor has put on reserve for your class.
Retrieve reserved materials at the Circulation Desk .
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Go to the library web site and click on E-Res , then "Electronic Reserves and Course Materials" .
Next, select your instructor's name .
The default password for E-Res is your instructor's last name in lower case letters. Ask your instructor if there are reserves on E-Res.
E-Res articles open in Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available on all campus computers.
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Go to the library Circulation Desk and ask for the reserves under the instructor name and course.
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INTERLIBRARY LOAN
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Go to the library web site and sign up for the ILLiad online request and loan service.
If off-campus, go to your local college, school, or public library and ask for interlibrary loan assistance.
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CONTACTS
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If you have trouble with your computer access you may give the library or
Swysgood Technology Center a call. Our staff may direct you to an online help sheet of
frequently asked questions FAQ's) or help you troubleshoot your problem: | |
Lucy Carson Library Circulation Desk
(406) 683-7542 |
Swysgood Technology Center Computer Lab Desk
(406) 683-7054 |
WebCT Help Desk
(406)683-7007
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