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POLI 788: Methods, Research Skills, and Data usage in Social Science: Discover research materials

European Union Library Guide

Great starting points for research

A few key databases focused on Sociology, Political Science and European Studies may be helpful starting points -- but there are also many more resources that can be found on the E-Research by Discipline tab or by exploring other Research Guides on the library website. For individual journals, browse our Online Journals Page

Finding foundational readings

General and multidisciplinary search options

Google Scholar provides the "cited by" feature which traces an article's topic from the time of publication forward.The cited by link will show other articles that have cited this resource. When combined with an article's bibliographyyou are then able to locate a project within a scholarly conversation. Be sure to configure your Google Scholar account so that you gain full access to articles provided by the University Libraries.

Subject specific databases & news sources

Euronews

Euronews, Europe’s number one news channel, empowers people to form their own opinion. Euronews is unapologetically impartial and seeks to offer a diversity of viewpoints.

EuropeNow

EuropeNow is an online monthly journal that features research, criticism, and journalism on Europe alongside literary nonfiction, fiction, poetry, translations, and visual art from or concerning Europe.

Reference, reviews, handbooks, encyclopedias

The Very Short Introduction Series from Oxford University Press (various print and ebook copies)

Very Short Introductions is a book series published by the Oxford University Press. The books are concise introductions to particular subjects, intended for a general audience but written by experts. Most are under 200 pages long.

Cambridge Companions (online)

A series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods.

Wiley Online Library

Provides full text access to journals, reference works, books, and databases published by Wiley. Works formerly part of the Synergy database provided by Blackwell are now also available through this collection.

Routledge Handbooks

Newspapers

Think Tanks

Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global can provide useful bibliographies and models for structuring your own work. 

WorldCat

The Big Five

Five publishers have bought up a large portion of academic journals. One benefit is that you can search across journals on their websites (the library pays for most of this content).