Social Sciences Resources

Books

The LRCs stock a large range of social science books which can be used to support your studies.  Below are some of the subject areas which may be useful:

 

  150   Psychology
  300   Social Sciences (including:)
    301     Sociology
    305.8     Race
    306     Culture

 

Journals

The LRCs have a variety of journals available to support your studies.  We have paper based journals and online journals. 

 

Here are some of the journals which may be useful to your course:

 

British Journal of Psychology

 

British Journal of Sociology


The Sociological Review

 

Check out our journals list or databases for our full holdings.

Information Skills

The LRC provides advice on information skills including:

 

  • Using online databases
  • Referencing information
  • Searching online

 

Please refer to the information skills webpages for more details.  Alternatively ask a member of LRC staff on your next visit.

 

In addition we offer information skills sessions for students at tutors request.

 

Web Resources

For those of you who are familiar with the Internet you will know it provides acccess large amounts of information. At the LRC we offer access to accurate course related resources. Below are some resources that you may find useful for your studies.

 

Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences

 

UK Statistics Authority

The UK Statistics Authority serves the public by promoting and safeguarding the quality of official statistics in the UK.

 

Intute

a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists.

Librarian's News

Sue Gold

Joe Newsome

I am the librarian with responsibility for your subject at the University Centre. Please contact me if you have any enquiries about resources for your subject or need help in finding information.  I am based at the Learning Resource Centre at High Melton.

 

My e-mail address is: joe.newsome@don.ac.uk.

 

Subject Librarian: Jane Curtis

Jane Curtis

 

I am the librarian with responsibility for your subject. Please contact me if you have any enquiries about resources for your subject or need help in finding information.  I am based at the Learning Resource Centre at the Hub.

 

My e-mail address is: jane.curtis@don.ac.uk

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