Sociology information sources
Academic Liaison Librarian: Sue CumberpatchElectronic journals
- Electronic Journals at York
Provides links to an alphabetical list of full text electronic journals available at York, subject lists of full text and other electronic journals, publishers' collections of electronic journals, online newspapers and news services and directories of electronic journals.Free electronic journals related to sociology
- Sociological Research Online - "high quality applied sociology, focusing on theoretical, empirical and methodological discussions which engage with current political, cultural and intellectual topics and debates." Issues are published quarterly, on the last days of February, May, August and November.
Databases and datasets
- MetaLib (York users only)
A gateway to bibliographic databases, statistical datasets, electronic journals and other Web resources available to members of the University. Includes guides and links to help. Also allows cross-searching of resources, and Alerts. Login with your University username and password to access all of these features.
Directories of sociology resources
- BUBL Link: Sociology - a nationally-funded catalogue of selected internet resources for the UK higher education community. International list of links (with descriptions) can be searched, or browsed by subject area e.g. Social Interaction, Population.
- Internet Sociologist - "a teach-yourself tutorial on Internet information skills for sociologists", including a tour of useful sites, tips on techniques for effective searching and evaluation, and quizzes to reinforce understanding of key concepts. Written by Stuart Macwilliam, Library and Information Services, University of Exeter, as part of the RDN Virtual Training Suite.
- See also Internet for Social Research Methods - from the same service, a similar package covering Internet resources for more general social research. Written by Louise Corti, University of Essex.
- SocInfo Useful Resources: Gateways - this compilation lists not only further subject gateways but also individual websites of associations, data archives, publishers, software distributors etc, of general relevance to sociologists. Hosted by SocInfo, the CTI Centre for Sociology at the University of Stirling, "aiming to encourage the effective use of technology in order to improve the overall quality of teaching and learning in the higher education disciplines of sociology, politics and social policy."
- A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace - searchable directory of "sites to stimulate the sociological imagination", plus commentary, compiled by Professor Michael C Kearl of Trinity University (USA). Updated daily.
- Tony Fitzgerald's Sociology Site - searchable directory of resources including lecture notes/tutorials, slideshows, booklists, sample essays, quizzes and links to relevant items on external sites such as the BBC and the Guardian. Maintained by Tony Fitzgerald, a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University.
- Intute: Sociology - an extensive nationally-funded gateway to free Internet resources on sociology, which can be browsed by subject or searched by keyword. Browsing can be restricted to UK or European resources. Sites are described in detail.
- WWW Virtual Library: Sociology - a very comprehensive list of sites worldwide, listed by resource type (e.g. "directories", "newsgroups", "archives"), or searchable by keyword. Maintained by Dr Carl Cuneo, Dept of Sociology, McMaster University, Canada.
Academic sites
- Lancaster University Department of Sociology - "home to one of the leading and most exciting teams of sociologists and cultural analysts in the UK". Unrestricted access to preprints of departmental research papers (1999-).
- Sociology at Surrey - the large website of the Department of Sociology, Surrey University. Provides information on staff, research, courses etc. Also hosts:
- Institute of Social Research - "provides research expertise and research methods for the application of social research to contemporary society";
- Social Research Update - a quarterly magazine covering methodology developments, currently available online without access restrictions. Previous issues are archived; see in particular no. 20: Finding information on the World Wide Web (1998).
- Directory of Departments (UK) - compiled by the Heads of Departments of Sociology Council. Searchable directory provides contact addresses, research specialisms, courses offered, student numbers etc.
- SocInfo University Departments - alphabetical list of UK sociology (and other related social science) departmental websites, plus selected overseas institutions. Hosted by SocInfo, the CTI Centre for Sociology at the University of Stirling, "aiming to encourage the effective use of technology in order to improve the overall quality of teaching and learning in the higher education disciplines of sociology, politics and social policy."
Professional associations
- American Communication Association - "ACA was created to promote academic and professional research, criticism, teaching, practical use, and exchange of principles and theories of human communication". Site provides information about the ACA and its publications, and links to other relevant websites worldwide through the Communication Studies Center.
- American Sociological Association - information about membership, conferences, publications, job vacancies, funding, and links to publicly-available data sets and other research resources.
- British Sociological Association - information about membership, conferences and publications.
- European Sociological Association - "an academic association of sociologists and a non-profit Europe-wide association made up of over 700 members. It was established in the early 1990s in order of facilitate European sociological research, teach and communication, and to give sociology a voice in European affairs". Information about membership, conferences and publications (including the journal European Societies), plus the european-sociologist discussion list (hosted by the UK-based Jiscmail service).
- International Sociological Association - "founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO... to represent sociologists everywhere, regardless of their school of thought, scientific approaches or ideological opinion, and to advance sociological knowledge throughout the world". Site in English, French and Spanish provides information about ISA's research committees, working groups and publications, plus the results of a 1998 survey to identify the 10 most useful Books of the Century for sociologists.
- Resources of Scholarly Societies: Sociology - an international, alphabetical directory of the websites of academic and professional societies for sociologists, maintained by library staff at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
- Sociology arena: Professional Organisations - comprehensive alphabetical list of links to learned societies and associations with an interest in sociology, maintained as part of a promotional site for the Taylor and Francis publishing group.
Sociological theory
- Durkheim Pages - "information concerning the great French sociologist and philosopher, Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)", maintained by Robert Alun Jones, a professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Includes a biography and timeline, a complete bibliography, and full texts of some of Durkheim's works.
- Marxists.org Internet Archive - maintained by volunteer contributors under the direction of staff of the University of Colorado. Searchable archive of the works of Marx and other major Marxist/Socialist writers, with full texts (where available) in English and original languages. Includes timelines, biographies and image galleries for selected authors, plus a searchable Encyclopedia of Marxism, compiled by the site team using sources from the Institute of Marxism-Leninism of the USSR, and the Encyclopedia Britannica, amongst others.
- Social-theory mailing list - "aims to provide a forum for the discussion of social theory within the social sciences. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the relationship between psychology and sociology with special reference to the links between the individual and social processes". Hosted by the UK-based Jiscmail service, with instructions for contributors and a searchable archive of messages.
Qualitative research
- Bill Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods - a selection of teaching materials written by this lecturer at Cornell University, USA, plus links to relevant external websites.
- biog-methods - "an open list for social scientists interested in biographical methods". Hosted by the UK Jiscmail service, with a searchable archive of messages and instructions for contributors.
- Bobbi's Place: Qualitative Research - site compiled by Dr Bobbi Kerlin, Portland State University (USA) comprises a substantial bibliography of free-to-access online texts, indexed by research genre and methodology, plus links to other related websites, email discussion groups, journal lists, software directories etc.
- CAQDAS (Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software) Networking Project - a nationally-funded project at the University of Surrey, which "aims to disseminate information needed to choose and use a range of software programs which have been designed to assist qualitative data analysis (e.g. field research, ethnography, text analysis). The project also provides a variety of media where the debate surrounding associated methodological and epistemological issues, can take place", e.g. the Qual-software discussion list hosted by Jiscmail.
- Companion for Undergraduate Dissertations: Sociology, Anthropology, Politics, Social Policy, Social Work and Criminology: - This site provides free access to a survival guide published by the higher education Academy's Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics, the Centre for Social Work and Policy and Sheffield Hallam University. It provides useful tips on literature searching skills and preparing a dissertation at undergraduate level.
- Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods - links to freely-available texts and websites of research organizations. "The focus is on "how-to" do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and other methods". Compiled by Ya-Lin Liu and Gene Shackman from the State University of New York at Albany.
- QualPage: resources for qualitative research - Links to electronic journals, conference announcements, publishers, software providers and online texts.
- Qualitative Research Resources on the Internet - substantial list of links to websites and individual papers, plus an archive of the free online journal Qualitative Report. Site maintained by Dr Ronald Chenail of Nova Southeastern University, USA.
- Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - "a social science professional organization of scholars interested in qualitative, especially interactionist, research". Site maintained by Jim Thomas of Northern Illinois University (USA) includes full texts of members' papers, plus links to related sites.
Anthropology
- Anthropology Resources on the Internet - compiled by Allen H. Lutins, Senior Archaeologist for EcoScience, Inc. (USA), and now maintained by Bernard Clist. Classified list of worldwide resources (including electronic journals and email discussion lists), with some brief descriptions.
- ARD: the Anthropology Review Database - searchable bibliography of reviews of new publications in the field of anthropology, linking to the full texts of reviews if freely available. Compiled by staff of the University of Buffalo (USA).
- Association of Social Anthropologists - UK society founded "to promote the study and teaching of social anthropology... and to present the interests of social anthropology and to maintain its professional status". Site includes information about the ASA's conferences and publications, links to other relevant websites, plus a list of UK anthropology departments' homepages.
- Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing: Ethnographics Gallery - based at the University of Kent, CSAC aims "to advance anthropology by developing new methods and means for investigating anthropological problems, to promote the use of computers in 'ordinary' anthropology, and to provide advice and information resources for the anthropology community worldwide". Unrestricted access at present to a range of resources including the full texts of publications from CSAC staff and others working on related projects, a searchable bibliography, plus links to worldwide anthropology exhibits on the Web.
- European Social Survey Education Net: - This resource was created by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services and designed for use in higher education. It describes itself as a "social science research simulator": it aims to use high quality data from the European Social Survey to teach research methods, "from a theoretical problem to the interpretation of statistical results". Two topics are covered: an extensive online tutorial on each is given, with exercises to complete involving the download of some datasets and some statistical analysis. A discussion forum and glossary are provided, as is a user guide, which will help beginners.
- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford - information about the Institute's research activities and courses.
- The Margaret Mead Centennial, 2001 - "Margaret Mead was a unique person, prodigious in her work and achievements... She almost single-handedly represented us to the public by her gift for depicting, beautifully and with deep respect, other cultures and other peoples". Bibliographical information and bibliography of publications by/about world-famous anthropologist Margaret Mead (some full texts available). Site sponsored by the Institute for Intercultural Studies, New York.
- Resources of Scholarly Societies: Anthropology - an international, alphabetical directory of the websites of academic and professional societies for anthropologists, maintained by library staff at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
- Royal Anthropological Institute (UK) - "the oldest anthropological organization in the world, with a global membership". Information about the Institute's activities, and publications:
- Anthropological Index Online - the index to current periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library, British Museum (incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute Library). Records from late 1960s to date can be searched by author, title keywords, journal title or subject heading. No access restrictions at present.
University of York members please note: printed issues of Anthropological Index 1968-1994 available in the JB Morrell Library, Bibliography Periodicals E. - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute - contents pages from 1995-1999.
- Anthropological Index Online - the index to current periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library, British Museum (incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute Library). Records from late 1960s to date can be searched by author, title keywords, journal title or subject heading. No access restrictions at present.
- Understanding Society - is an ESRC funded research resource that takes a longitudinal view of the lives of those it studies. The UK-wide study takes a sample of 40,000 households containing around a 100,000 individuals and attempts to interview all household members annually. Data will be collected on a wide diversity of topics ranging from employment, expenditure and health to experiences of crime, discrimination and racism. The website includes more information on the Understanding Society initiative, including details of the methodology, research design and planned dissemination activities.
- WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology - a very comprehensive list of sites worldwide, arranged by category and searchable. Maintained by Eliot Lee and Jerome Myers of Anthro TECH (USA), who "seek to provide innovative Web resources and services to the anthropological community and general public".
Cultural Studies
- Art Gliner Center for Humor Studies - at the University of Maryland, USA. Information about the Center's members and activities, a small selection of full-text articles by members, plus links to other sites related to the academic study of humour.
- Biblioteca Virtual de Estudos Culturais (Cultural Studies Virtual Library) - an extensive, classified directory of internet resources for cultural studies, covering over 3000 sites and developed by PACC (Advanced Program of Contemporary Culture) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Subject headings and site descriptions in Portuguese, but many of the resources listed are US or UK-based, and site is searchable (see the "busca" box).
- British Universities' Film and Video Council - "a representative body which promotes the production, study and use of film and related media in higher education and research". Site provides unrestricted access to several databases compiled by the BUFVC, such as HERMES, which has details of books, journals and catalogues held by the BUFVC and of over 25,000 audio-visual programmes in distribution throughout the UK, and the Researcher's Guide Online, a searchable database of over 500 film and TV related collections in the UK, including archives, newsreel libraries, university libraries and TV stations.
- Centre for Conspiracy Culture - "a collaboration between Peter Knight of Nottingham University and Alasdair Spark of King Alfred's College, Winchester, to examine the role of conspiracy in contemporary world, and especially the United States. Our aim is to facilitate the study of conspiracy and conspiracy theory by providing a set of resources, both physical and electronic, and by networking interested academics". Site under development includes a bibliography of relevant texts, and a public message board.
- Citizens Online - "a registered charity established to explore the social and cultural impact of the Internet on society". Site includes information about projects and publications, plus an archive of statistics relating to UK Internet access/use, and links to other related sites.
- Communication Studies Resources - maintained by the University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies. Substantial list of links to Internet resources, arranged by subject e.g. "Advertising", "Digital media", "Film Studies", "Gender and race" etc. Also full-text resources on current US media issues.
- consumer-studies - "a forum for the exchange of information, ideas and research in the specific areas of advertising and consumption. As a newsletter, the list shall provide space for discussions of consumer and advertising theory, methodology, shopping, market-research, cultural and social change". Hosted by the UK Jiscmail service, with instructions for contributors and a searchable archive of messages.
- Cybersociology Magazine - "a non-profit multi-disciplinary webzine dedicated to the critical discussion of the internet, cyberspace, cyberculture and life online". Edited and designed by Robin Hamman at the Hypermedia Research Centre, University of Westminster, the site comprises an archive of all issues since the magazine's beginning in 1997.
- death-soccon - an email discussion list "for scholars in the social and medical sciences and the humanities interested in the social context of death, dying and the disposal of the dead". Hosted by the UK Jiscmail service, with a searchable archive of messages and instructions for contributors.
- humour-research - "an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion, debate and exchange of ideas and information associated with the study of humour in all its forms". Hosted by the UK Jiscmail service, with instructions for contributors and an archive of messages.
- McDonaldization of Society, The: - This useful lecture handout was written by Robert Keel at the University of Missouri. He explains the meaning of the term "McDonaldization" which has been taken from sociology. He also gives some other weblinks and references to follow up.
- PopCultures.com - searchable directory of cultural studies resources worldwide (mostly English-language), maintained by US journalist Sarah Zupko M.A. Links to freely-available e-journals, academic sites, bibliographies, book reviews, discussion groups and more.
- The directory of development organizations 2007: - The directory of development organizations, listing 53,750 development organizations, has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, research institutions, governments and the private sector. In particular, the directory is intended to provide a comprehensive source of reference for development practitioners, researchers, donor employees, and policymakers who are committed to good governance, sustainable development and poverty reduction.
- Theory.org.uk: theory, gender and identity resources - "a website about the relationship between the mass media and people's identities, genders and everyday lives", created by David Gauntlett, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds. Includes articles, bibliographies and links to related resources. See also the sister site New Media Studies (by the same author).
- Virtual Society? The social science of electronic technologies - information about this new ESRC-funded UK research programme, including latest findings from the various projects running, such as those at the Oxford Internet Institute, Brunel University's Centre for Research into Innovation, Culture and Technology, and others.
- What is McDonaldization? - This Web page introduces the idea of McDonaldization - the process of taking a task and breaking it down into smaller tasks. The site argues that over-rationalizing a process in this manner has an unexpected side effect of irrationality. In a sociological context this could mean that a rationalized system may result in events or outcomes that were neither anticipated or desired.
Gender Studies
- SOSIG: Sociology of Gender and Sexuality - extensive searchable directory of internet resources, part of the nationally-funded Social Science Information Gateway.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Gender Studies - list of links to Internet resources, maintained by Alan Liu at the University of California Santa Barbara. Mixture of academic and popular sites, classified as "general", "women's", "gay/lesbian", "men's", and "cybergender".
Resources on women and women's studies
See Womens' Studies information sources.
Resources on men and men's studies
- American Men's Studies Association - "a not for profit professional organization of scholars, therapists, and others interested in the exploration of masculinity in modern society". Site includes information about the AMSA and their publications, links to other related sites, plus a catalogue of men's studies courses in the US.
- World Wide Web Virtual Library: Men's Issues Page - comprises "comprehensive reference lists of mens' movement organizations, books, periodicals, web links and other related resources". Links to academic and popular sites listed alphabetically and by subject, but not searchable. Compiled by David Throop, University of Austin, Texas.
- XY - "a website focused on men, masculinities and gender politics", featuring over 80 articles from the Australian magazine XY: Men, Sex, Politics. Incorporates a substantial list of links (searchable), and hosts
- The Men's Bibliography - compiled by Michael Flood of Australian National University: a comprehensive searchable directory of references to books and journal articles on "men, masculinities and sexualities".
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Studies
- Bi.org - "serving the world bisexual community" (site based in the UK). News and popular sites, plus links to other organisations and information sources covering bisexuality issues (not updated very regularly).
- Campaign for Marriage Equality - The Rhode Island Campaign for Marriage Equality is a grassroots movement that seeks legal recognition of same-gender civil marriage in Rhode Island and beyond. "We believe that a civil society guarantees to all of its citizens certain civil rights; civil marriage is one of these fundamental rights. Each and every adult in Rhode Island - regardless of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation - deserves the opportunity to attain the legal protections and safeguards gained through civil marriage."
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association - Founded in 1981 as the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, GLMA "came out" as an organization in 1994. "Our members represent the interests of thousands of LGBT physicians, medical students, and increasingly other health care professionals, as well as millions of LGBT patients throughout North America who seek equality in health care access and delivery. " GLMA's focus is to increase the visibility of the specific health concerns of LGBT patients and offer programs and services that we are in a unique position to provide. We serve and advocate for several "layers" of the LGBT community:
- Guide to Gay and Lesbian Resources - a classified bibliography based upon the collections of the University of Chicago Library, covering over 4500 titles (books and journals, but not individual journal articles). Not currently searchable, but does have a full author/title index as well as detailed subject headings.
- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission - searchable site in English, French and Spanish. Includes a comprehensive collection of news items and information sources classified by country.
- International Lesbian and Gay Association - a world-wide federation of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people everywhere. Founded in 1978, it now has more than 400 member organisations. Every continent and around 90 countries are represented. ILGA member groups range from small collectives to national groups and entire cities." ILGA is to this day the only international non-profit and non-governmental community-based federation focused on presenting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation as a global issue. "
- Intersex Society of North America - "devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female."
- People with a History: an Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual History - one of the Internet History Sourcebooks, "collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use", edited by Paul Halsall, Fordham University, New York. A large full-text resource, including detailed bibliographies.
- Peter Tatchell Gay and Human Rights Campaigns - the official website of British of British gay rights campaigner and activist Peter Tatchell. His website includes a brief biography, bibliography of published works and access to recent press releases, recent news headlines on gay/queer issues and full text articles. Topics cover all aspects of gay rights.
- QueerTheory.com - indexed directory of academic homepages, bibliographies, book reviews, and other educational/commercial websites, maintained by Danne Polk of Villanova University, USA.
- Stonewall - "equality and justice for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals."
Health and illness
General
- British Sociological Association: Medical Sociology Group - information on the Group's activities and publications, plus links to other related sites.
- UNECE Family and Fertility Surveys: - The Family and Fertility Surveys are part of the UNECE Population programme. The FFS were conducted in the 1990s in selected Member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and were co-ordinated by the Population Activities Unit (PAU). Also included are links to UNECE resources on Ageing, Generations and Gender in addition to related publications. Tables and documents are available in EXCEL and Adobe PDF.
AIDS and HIV
- AIDSchannel.org - searchable archive of information and resources from civil society organisations, governments, research institutions and media, with a mission "to foster understanding and knowledge, and to emphasise that the disease is not only a health but a development, social, economic and human rights issue". Hosted by oneworld.net, "an internet community of over 1,000 organisations leading the way for human rights and sustainable development worldwide".
- AVERT - "an independent UK AIDS charity that funds AIDS research and carries out AIDS education. This site focuses on information about education to prevent infection with HIV, information for HIV positive people and the latest news and statistics". Substantial collection of resources including details of AVERT publications and events.
- The HIV InSite Knowledge Base - "a textbook on HIV disease from the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital". Full text available online; no access restrictions at present.
- Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health - a charity supported by the British Medical Association, which "promotes specialised education about HIV, AIDS and sexual health for professional groups and policy makers (not the general public). We work to influence attitudes, opinion, policy, prevention and professional practice". Information about publications and policy, plus a collection of links to AIDS and health-related Internet resources worldwide.
- National AIDS Trust (UK) - "a charity dedicated to policy research and campaigning to improve the UK's prevention efforts and the quality of life of people with HIV". Site includes full text of factsheets, press releases and policy documents, plus links to related sites worldwide.
- OMNI: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - substantial searchable list of Internet resources, with descriptions. Part of the national OMNI gateway (covers "medicine, biomedicine, allied health, health management and related topics").
- UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - co-sponsored by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank. Searchable site includes background information and press releases in several languages, archived 1996-.
Disability Studies
- Centre for Disability Studies at Leeds University - information about research and publications, plus the Disability Studies Web Ring of links to other disability-related sites. Also hosts:
Disability Archive UK "to provide access to the writings of those disability activists, writers and allies whose work may no longer be easily accessible in the public domain" - a searchable database of free-to-access documents;
and the Jiscmail disability-research discussion list "intended for all those interested in research as it affects disabled people... particularly researchers working within a social model of disablement". Includes a searchable archive of messages and instructions for contributors. - Source - "an international information support centre designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability". Site provides a free-to-access bibliographic database of over 20,000 health and disability information resources, plus further databases of contacts and newsletters, compiled by staff of the Centre for International Child Health at University College London, and related NGOs.
See also Health information sources and Women's Studies information sources: women's health.
Human rights, ethnic relations and migration
- Politics of privacy blog: - A blog maintained by political science academic Andreas Busch which provides timely comment and analysis on issues relating to governance and politics of privacy. Key topics covered include the extent and nature of surveillance in modern society, the political economy of privacy, Identity theft and personal data, civil liberties and information technology security.
Religion
- Academic Info: Religion Gateway - "an independent directory compiled by Mike Madin, a graduate of the University of Washington" (USA). Substantial and regularly-updated collection of links, arranged by subject (e.g. "Holocaust Studies", "Pagan", "Women & Religion" etc) and including reference sources such as a global calendar of holy days.
- British Sociological Association: Sociology of Religion Study Group - information about members' activities and publications, and joining instructions for SOCREL, the Group's mailing list, hosted by the UK JISCmail service.
- Hartford Institute for Religion Research - from the Hartford Seminary, USA, "committed to providing quality, social scientific religion research information that is helpful for religious leaders and the general public". Site includes a list of links on sociology of religion, covering professional associations, academic sites, online texts, bibliographies and other research resources.
- Society for Scientific Study of Religion (US) - the Society's "purpose is to stimulate and communicate significant scientific research on religious institutions and religious experience". Site includes information about the Society's activities and publications, plus a list of links to other relevant sites (all US).
Science and environment
- Citizen Media Law Project: - The Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP) is jointly affiliated with Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Center for Citizen Media. Its purpose is to provide information and resources for individuals involved in web 2.0 citizen media and citizen journalism. The website includes blogs, press releases and reports from the project. Another key feature is an online legal threats database which contains examples of court cases, threatening letters and lawsuits directed against bloggers and online journalists (mainly in the USA).
- European Association for the Study of Science and Technology - "an interdisciplinary scholarly society, which reflects the closeness of history, philosophy, psychology and sociology of science in recent years. It also welcomes a policy perspective on science and technology". Site provides information about the Association's activities (the 2002 Conference was held in York), and publications, including full text of the quarterly journal EASST Review 1994-.
- Infoscape Research Lab: - Infoscape Research Lab is a major research centre based at Ryerson University, Toronto Canada. It specialises in conducting research into the cultural impact of digital technology. Key issues include social networking, and the impact of the Internet upon politics and elections.
- Oxford Internet Institute webcasts: - The Oxford Internet Institute is a department of the University of Oxford. This website provides free access to a selection of its webcasts from approximately 2005 onwards. Topics covered include web 2.0 and the future of the Internet; open source movements; Internet cybersecurity and regulation; e-government; citizen journalism; new media technologies and civil society. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
- Report on the surveillance society (PDF): - This site provides access to the full text of the report by the Surveillance Studies Network published by the Information Commissioner in September 2006. It provides a definition of the surveillance society, case studies of the way in which modern life in Britain is under constant surveillance and discussion of the technology and impact upon civil liberties. Topics covered include surveillance by CCTV, tracking on the Internet, Oyster card and credit card monitoring.
- SOSIG (Social Science Internet Gateway): Environmental Sciences and Issues - an extensive nationally-funded gateway to internet resources, which can be browsed by subject or searched by keyword. Browsing can be restricted to UK or European resources. Sites are described in detail.
- UK confidential: - This site provides free access to a book by Charlie Edwards and Catherine Fieschi, which was published by UK think tank Demos in May 2008. ISBN 978 184180 1926. The 184 page report contains a collection of essays which discuss issues relating to privacy in modern society. They include materials relating to the nature, extent and impact of surveillance; the challenges and realities of privacy in an open society; the impact of surveillance on human rights and the need for regulation of privacy.
- World Conference on Science - held by UNESCO and the International Council for Science in Budapest, 1999. Site includes full texts of key documents and policy statements (including follow-up publications), background papers and abstracts of meetings.
- World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable Development - "maintained by the Center for Economic and Social Studies on the Environment, at Université Libre de Bruxelles". A long, searchable list of links, with latest updates published in several European languages.
See also Subject resources: Science and technology; Environment information sources.
Subject Arrangement
The following is a summary of the main subject divisions relevant to Sociology as arranged in the Library. It is not a comprehensive list of all subjects covered.
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