NEIU Libraries Research Guides: Psychology & Gerontology Research Guide: PSYC 348: Community Psychology

Social Sciences Librarian

Contact:

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(773) 442-4474

Subjects: African & African-American Studies, Counselor Education, Geography & Environmental Studies, History, Political Science, Psychology & Gerontology

Finding Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles via PsycINFO

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References to articles, books, and more on the psychological, social, and behavioral sciences, 1806 to present.

Finding Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles via other databases

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
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References to articles from over 10,000 full text journals on a wide range of academic areas. Included is a searchable collection of images plus videos from the Associated Press from 1930 to the present.
Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window
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Full-text database with scholarly journal articles and other sources on criminology, corrections administration, criminal law, criminal justice, law enforcement, addition, family law, industrial security, and rehabilitation, 1981 to present.
ERIC (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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References to articles, ERIC documents, and more on all areas of education, 1966 to present.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
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A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles, 1950s to present. While free to anyone, using this link will identify you as an NEIU user, making it easier to connect to our subscriptions.
Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
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Index and full text databases on the social sciences, including politics, sociology, education and criminal justice, 1871 to present
Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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References to articles and other publications on social work, human services, and related areas, 1979 to present.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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References to articles, books, and more on sociology and related disciplines, 1952 to present.

Finding News Sources

Google News

Chicago Sun-times Current This link opens in a new window
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Full text, 1986-present
Chicago Tribune via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Full text, 1985-present

Finding Government Statistics

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Tool to visualize and interact with data, create maps, charts, reports and downloads related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more.

City of Chicago Data Portal
The City of Chicago's open data portal lets you find city data and neighborhood-specific facts.
Illinois Data Portal
Illinois Open Data Portal lets you find data across state, find facts about your state, lets you create maps and graphs, and lets you freely download the data for your own analysis. Many of these datasets are updated daily, and some even more often.
U.S. Data and Statistics
Find data and statistics about the people and economy of the United States from the United States Census Bureau.

Finding Organization-Specific Documents

Google Advanced Search
Use Google Advanced Search to find information specific to organizations. Try searching for the name of the organization and limit your file type to PDF.