ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries October 1 9 9 5 /6 3 9 Internet resources for sociology By Gary A. McMillan, M argaret R. D ittem ore, an d C arol Ritzen Kem ACRL’s Anthropology & Sociology Section explores network resources S ociology— the scientific study o f human social behavior— presents a daunting chal­ lenge to the Internet explorer. The discipline’s theoretical, methodological, and substantive di­ versity renders almost every site and resource useful for sociological inquiry. In reviewing re­ sources, we sought to develop a guide to help librarians introduce sociology faculty and stu­ dents to the Internet. Thus, with library instruc­ tion in mind, it is wise to consider what sociol­ ogy is not, e.g., neither socialism, social activism, social engineering, nor social work. Many of the entries cited will indeed lead one to ap­ plied social sciences resources, but we have attempted to focus on sites relevant to sociol­ ogy as a discipline. We cite resources which are clearly “sociology-identified” in terms of sponsorship, production, participation, and/or use. A few key general sources that sociolo­ gists should find interesting (e.g., federal and funding-related information) are also included. G a t e w a y s y ste m s: A id s to e x p lo r in g the Internet fo r s o c io lo g y re so u rce s • B erk eley S ociology G op h er. Identifies journals, data archives, Internet directories and guidebooks, and selected special collections and Web sites. Access: gopher://infolib.lib.berkeley. edu/11/resdbs/soci. • NTIS FedW orld. This unparalleled om­ nibus gateway to federal-related sites includes pointers to the White House and Congress, the Bureau o f the Census, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes, other fed­ eral departments and independent agencies, and information clearinghouses such as the National Criminal Ju stice Reference Service. Access is provided to 130-plus government bul­ letin boards not otherwise accessible. Access: http://www.fedworld.gov. • S o cio lo g y D e p a rtm e n ts. Connect to more than 35 (and growing) sociology depart­ ments for descriptive program information plus hot-links to newly identified sociology sources. A ccess: http://www.shu.edu/~brownsam/vl/ institut.html or http://www.princeton.edu/~ sociology/us_links. html. • WWW Sociology Virtual Library. All types o f resources are here, including schol­ arly and professional organizations, academic departments, research centers, and public and private institutions worldwide. Access: http:// www.w3.org/hypertext/DataSources/bySubject / Sociology/Overview.html. • Y a h o o ’s Sociology. The Yahoo ( “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”) group represents another ongoing effort to iden­ tify and system atize Internet resources. A c ­ cess: http: //www.yahoo.com/social_science/ sociology. S c h o la r ly d is c u s s io n lists a n d electronic co n fe re n ce s Over thirty discussion groups were assessed through subscription or communication with the list owner. The following lists should have the broadest appeal to sociologists. Gary A. McMillan is head o f the Social Work Library and sociology/anthropology bibliographer at Howard University, e-mail: mcmillan@cldc.howard.edu. Margaret R. Dittemore is the librarian o f the John Wesley Powell Library o f Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, e-mail: libem054@sivm.si.edu. Carol Ritzen Kem is the sociology collection bibliographer at the George A. Smathers Libraries, University o f Florida at Gainesville, e-mail: carokem@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu. gopher://infolib.lib.berkeley http://www.fedworld.gov http://www.shu.edu/~brownsam/vl/ http://www.princeton.edu/- http://www.w3.org/hypertext/DataSources/bySubject http://www.yahoo.com/social_science/ mailto:mcmillan@cldc.howard.edu mailto:libem054@sivm.si.edu mailto:carokem@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu 6 4 0 /C&RL News • ABSLST-L. For scholarly communication among members of the Association o f Black Sociologists and associates. Access: LISTSERV® CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU. • ANSS-L. For librarians and information specialists in anthropology and sociology, the list also serves as a communications medium for members of the ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS). Access: LISTSERV® UCI.EDU. • DEMOGRAPHIC-LIST. Demography and population studies list. Access: MAJORDOMO@ COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU. • EUROPEAN-SOCIOLOGIST. The Euro­ pean Sociological Association’s list focuses on the sociological analysis o f Europe. A ccess: MAILBASE@MAILBASE.AC.UK, message: join european-sociologist firstname lastname. • EVALTEN. A multidisciplinary discussion list for evaluation and statistical methods. A c­ cess: MAJORDOMO@WORLD.STD.COM. • FAMILY-SCI. The Family Science Net­ work includes family sociology within the broader scope of behavioral and social science aspects o f marriage and the family. A ccess: LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU. • H-DURKHM. The Emile Durkheim his­ tory list focuses on this key figure in the devel­ o p m en t o f s o c io lo g ic a l th o u gh t. A c c ess : LISTSERV@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU. • METHODS. Noted research/statistical methods author Earl Babbie’s list for social sci­ ence research methods instructors. A ccess: METHODS@UNMVMA.UNM.EDU. • OIC. The Organization Issues Clearing­ house is a multidisciplinary information ex ­ change for organizational researchers. Access: LISTPROC@URAUS.JUN.ALASKA.EDU. • POR. A forum for public opinion/survey researchers. A ccess: LISTSERV@GIBBS.OIT. UNC.EDU. • PSN. The Progressive Sociologists Net­ work addresses issues o f class, race, gender, social justice, community, the environment, etc. Participants include members o f the American Sociological Association’s Marxist Sociology section. Access: LISTPROC@CSF.COLORADO. EDU. • QUALRS-L. A Qualitative Research dis­ cussion list. Access: LISTSERV@UGA.CC.UGA. EDU. • RURSOC-L. Rural Sociology discussion list. Access: LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU. • SOCIAL-THEORY. Explores the relation­ ship between sociology and psychology, in­ cluding ontological, epistemological, and meth­ odological issues in social psychology. Access: MAILBASE® MAILBASE.AC.UK. • SOCORG-K. Social O rganization o f Knowledge discussion list. Access: LISTSERV® VM.UTCC.UTORONTO.CA. • SPORTSOC-L. A Sports Sociology discus­ sio n list. A c c ess : LISTSERV@VM.TEMPLE. EDU. • SSREL-L. The sociology of religion is one focus o f this Scientific Study o f Religion list. Access: LISTSERV@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU. Electronic jo u rn a ls • E lectro n ic J o u r n a l o f Sociology. A ref­ ereed journal containing articles, commentar­ ies, review essays, and book and software re­ views; designed for rapid feedback on current and p r o p o s e d p r o je c ts . A c c e s s : http:// gpu.srv.ualberta.ca:8010 or ftp.srv.ualberta.ca, cd pub/docs/e-journal. • E th n o /C A N ew s. New sletter for re­ searchers in ethnomethodology and conversa­ tion analysis. A ccess: http://www.comp.lancs. ac.uk/sociology/staff/soajeo.html. • E u r o p e a n Sociologist. The European Sociological Association’s newsletter for devel­ opments on the sociology o f Europe. Access: http://www.qub.ac.uk/socsci/miller/submit. html. • H u m a n E colo gy F o ru m . The leading journal in human ecology. A ccess: gopher: // goρher.enews.com/11/magazines/ alphabetic/ all/human_ecology/Sub. • IC P SR B ulletin. The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (University o f Michigan), a membership-based organization, offers access to the world’s larg­ est repository of computer-readable social sci­ ence data. The quarterly ICPSR Bulletin an­ nounces data collections most recently released or updated, and ICPSR activities, programs, and services. Access: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ ICPSR_homepage.html or gopher://gopher/ icpsr.umich.edu. • J o u r n a l o f World-System s R e s e a rc h . An interdisciplinary scholarly research journal sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Program in Comparative International Development. A c­ cess: LISTPROC@CSF.COLORADO.EDU, mes­ sage: subscribe wsn Firstname Lastname. • N ew C om m unity: J o u r n a l o f th e E u ­ r o p e a n R e s e a r c h C en tre on M igration a n d E th n ic R elations. Contents and abstracts of latest issues are posted with ordering informa- mailto:MAILBASE@MAILBASE.AC.UK mailto:MAJORDOMO@WORLD.STD.COM mailto:LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU mailto:METHODS@UNMVMA.UNM.EDU mailto:LISTPROC@URAUS.JUN.ALASKA.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@GIBBS.OIT mailto:LISTSERV@UGA.CC.UGA mailto:LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU ftp://ftp.srv.ualberta.ca http://www.comp.lancs http://www.qub.ac.uk/socsci/miller/submit http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ gopher://gopher/ mailto:LISTPROC@CSF.COLORADO.EDU October 1 9 9 5/641 tion for print and electronic formats. Access: http://www. ruu.n1/ercomer/index.html. • P o s t m o d e r n C u lt u r e . This includes analytical essays, reviews, and various liter­ ary forms to stimulate discussion o f postmod­ ern culture, encouraging reconsideration o f traditional forms of academic writing and pub­ lis h in g . A c c e s s : h ttp :/ / je ffe rs o n .v i l la g e . virginia.ed u/pm c/contents.all.htm l or ftp. ncsu.edu, cd/pub/ncsu/pmc or LISTSERV@ LISTSERV.NCSU.EDU, message: subscribe pmc- list Firstname Lastname. • S o c i a l S c i e n c e J a p a n . An English-lan­ guage newsletter addressing economic, politi­ cal science, law, and sociological research on Japan. A ccess: http://www.iss.u=tokyo.ac.jp/ center/SSJ.html. S u b d isc ip lin e -re lα te d sites The following resources illustrate the wealth of information (bibliographic, numeric, and full- text) on the Internet. Highly specialized sources (e.g., the Anabaptist Sociology & Anthropol­ ogy Association homepage) may be identified through the gateway systems listed above. • A lcoholism R esearch Data Base. This file includes citations to books, book chapters, journal articles, documents, technical reports, etc., on alcoholism and substance abuse in the Project Cork Resource Center (Dartmouth Uni­ versity). Access: telnet lib.dartmouth.edu, log on and then enter: SELECT FILE CORK. • C en ter fo r th e Study o f G roup P ro ­ cesses. Information about the center (Depart­ ment o f Sociology, University o f Iowa), group processes research, researchers, publications, and events around the country. A ccess: http:// www.uiowa.edu/~grpproc. • D e m o g ra p h y & P o p u la tio n Studies WWW Virtual Library. Provides over 140 links to d em ographic resou rces. A c c e s s : http:// coombs.anu.edu.au/ResFacilities/Demography Page.html. • D isaster R esearch C en ter (U niversity o f D elaw are). Addresses group and organiza­ tional preparations for, responses to, and re­ covery from communitywide emergencies, both natural and technological disasters. Provides in­ formation on the center as well as extensive listings o f books, monograph series, prelimi­ nary papers and project/technical reports, ar­ ticles, dissertations, etc. A ccess : gopher:// nisee.ce.berkeley.edu:70/l/l/drc. • I n s titu te f o r R e s e a r c h o n P o v e rty (IR P ) G op h er. Provides information on the institute, its programs, and publications. Instruc­ tions for retrieving discussion papers and news­ letter features (in PostScript format) are pro­ vided. A ccess: gopher://eunice.ssc.wisc.edu:70/ 1/1/irpgopher. • In ter-U n iversity C o n so rtiu m fo r P o­ litical an d S ocial R esearch (ICPSR) G opher. Provides information on ICPSR, its staff, mem­ bers, services, and summer training program, with pointers to topical archives, Census 2000, data archives at other U.S. universities, and so­ cial and behavioral science and government In­ ternet services. The ICPSR Guide to Resources and Services is searchable. Access: gopher:// icpsr.umich.edu. • In tern atio n al Networks fo r Social Net­ w o rk (INSN) Analysis. Provides background information on INSN, its journal and ftp site, including social network analysis reference re­ sources, course descriptions, and related links. Access: http://home.mcom.com/comprod/mir ror/index.html. • IRSS Public O p in io n D ata A rch ives (Institu te fo r R esearch in Social Sciences, U niversity o f N orth C aro lin a). Provides ac­ cess to the General Social Survey codebook with response frequency distributions. Other opinion data include: Louis Harris surveys, USA T oday polls, National Network o f State polls, A tlan ta J o u r n a l Constitution survey, and Latin American public opinion polls. Other IRSS data are also cataloged. F o r a c c e ss instructions: go- ρher://uncmvs.oit.unc.edu:70, select “Getting started.” • M arx & Engels. Marxist classics in ASCII text files, plus contemporary Marxist material, graphics, and lyrics, and a sound recording of “T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l e .” A c c e s s : gop her:/ / csf.Colorado.edu:70/l/l/psn/Marx. • P r o g r e s s i v e S o c io lo g is ts N e tw o rk (PSN). PSN brings together sociologists world­ wide, especially the American Sociological Association’s Marxist Sociology section, con­ cerned with progressive issues and values such as working class struggles, civil rights, commu­ nity development, justice, ecology, and the environment. It provides access to archival material, reviews, syllabi, discussion, etc. A c­ cess: gopher://csf.Colorado.edu:70/l/l/csf-lists/ psn. 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A ccess: gopher://garnet. berkeley.edu/: 1250/1/. • Society fo r th e Study o f Sym bolic In ­ te ra ctio n (SSSI) H om epage. A social science professional organization for qualitative, espe­ cially interactionist, research. The society orga­ nizes panels and sessions at annual meetings o f the American Sociological Association and other organizations. A ccess: http://sun.soci.niu. edu/~sssi. • W orld-System s A rchive. This electronic archive promotes the free exchange o f infor­ mation on the modern world-system and ear lier intersocietal networks, including announce­ ments, documents, books, data, biographical information, bibliographies, newsletters, the J o u r n a l o f W orld-System s R esea rch , and the World Systems Network (WSN) listserv archive. A c c e s s : g o p h e r:/ / csf.co lo ra d o .e d u / 7 0 / ll/ wsystems. G r α n t s m α n s h ip a n d f u n d in g so u rc e s g a t e w a y s Internet information on grants, contracts, schol­ arships, and other financial assistance is found on numerous, reciprocally linked sites. Typical hot-links include the C atalog o f F e d e r a l D om es­ tic A ssistance, C o m m erce B usin ess Daily, the F e d e r a l Register, MOLIS (Minority Online Schol­ arship Service), FEDIX (Federal Funding Pro­ grams Information Exchange), and Foundation Center background information. B elow are three excellent gateways. • F o u n d atio n an d G ran t In fo rm a tio n (t h e U n iv ersity o f M ich ig an ). A ccess: go- pher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu; Port 70, select: genref. • G ra n ts, S c h o la rs h ip s a n d F u n d in g ( R i c e U n i v e r s i t y ) . A c c e s s : gop her:/ / riceinfo. rice. edu: 70/1/ 1/Subject/Grants. • GrantsNet (U.S. D ep artm en t o f Health a n d H u m a n S e r v ic e s ). 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