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Sociology Research Assistance

Ask a Librarian

There are a variety of ways to get help from a librarian. You can come see us in person, call us, email us, or chat with us via our new online answerXpress service.

  • Visit the Library
    Between the Business Building and Hemingway Center, we encourage you to come to the library and talk to a librarian in person.
     
  • Call Us
    You are welcome to call a reference librarian at 208 426-3301.
     
  • Email Us
    We invite you to email us at refquest@boisestate.edu. A reference librarian will reply to your email within 24 hours, Monday-Friday.
     
  • answerXpress
    Live, online help from librarians is now available to the Boise State community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from your computer through our www.answerXpress.com service.

Article Indexes & Databases

All databases are available both on campus and remotely, unless otherwise indicated. You will need to supply your BroncoWeb ID and password to access these resources off campus.

Also Useful

Periodicals

To determine the library's holdings for each of the following publications, click on the journal title, and then enter the journal name in the search box.

Reference Books

The following books are located in the reference section of the library and are useful for providing brief, introductory information on a given topic.  For more detailed information, go to the Library's catalog or to the Library's Indexes to Journals and Databases.

  • ASA Style Guide, 2nd ed.
    ref HM 73 A83 1997
     
  • Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists
    ref HM478 B583 2000
     
  • Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology
    ref RA418 B5736 2001
     
  • Blackwell Companion to Social Theory
    ref H61 B4773 1996
     
  • Blackwell Companion to Pollitical Sociology
    ref JA76 B58 2000
     
  • Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families
    HQ519 B53 2004
     
  • Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
    ref HM 251 B476 1995
     
  • Critical Dictionary of Sociology
    ref HM 17 B6813 1989
     
  • Cultural Theory: the Key concepts
    ref HM621 .K49 2002
     
  • Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory
    ref HM 101 D527 1996
     
  • Dictionary of Medical Sociology
    RA 418 C655 1997 (4th floor stacks)
     
  • Education and Sociology: an encyclopedia
    ref LC189.95 E38 2002
     
  • Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2v.
    ref HM 425 E47 2005
     
  • Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed. 5v.
    ref HM425 E5 2000
     
  • Handbook of Economic Sociology
    ref HM 35 H25 1994
     
  • Handbook of Economic Sociology, 2nd ed.
    ref HM548 H25 2005
     
  • International Bibliography of Sociology
    ref Z7161 I594
     
  • International Handbook of Sociology
    HM585 I57 2000 (3rd floor stacks)
     
  • International Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education, 1st ed.
    ref LC191 .I49 1997
     
  • Key Contemporary Concepts: from Abjection to Zeno’s Paradox
    ref HM 425 L43 2003
     
  • Penguin Dictionary of Sociology
    ref HM 17 A23 1994
     
  • Sociology: a Guide to Reference and Information Sources.
    HM585 A24 2005 (3rd floor stacks)

Web Resources


 

General Library Information and Assistance: 208-426-1204
Support for Electronic Resources and Remote Access: 208-426-1235
Albertsons Library, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725-1430 USA
Network Services Manager: Dan Lester, dlester@boisestate.edu