Research Guides: Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M Coetzee: Social Sciences

Book Delivery

How to Get a Book That Is Not at Dana

1. Use the DELIVER/RECALL BOOK button inside the IRIS catalog to borrow books from other Rutgers libraries.

2. Book not at Rutgers? Go to E-ZBorrow (PALCI) and sign in with your Net ID.

3. Book not in E-ZBorrow? Go to ILLIAD and use the ILL book request.

Some Important Social Sciences Databases

CQ Researcher
Current issues database of well-researched reports on "hot topics".
Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Interdisciplinary database that includes sociology, social work, psychology, anthropology, foreign affairs, and many other subjects.
Sociological Abstracts
Core database in the field of sociology.
PsycINFO (Including PsycArticles)
Online version of the Psychological Abstracts, a core database in psychology.
Business Source Premier
Indexes important journals in business and economics as well as in public service and administration.
EconLit
Indexes articles in economics.
PAIS International and Archive
"Covers literature from 1972 to the present in the fields of economics, political science, public policy, business, finance, law, international trade and relations, public administration, and government." -- from the Rutgers database page. The PAIS Archive has material from as early as 1915. Originally based upon the collections at the Economics and Public Affairs Division of the New York Public Library.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
"Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, sociology, economics, and public administration/policy" -- from the Rutgers database page.
Westlaw Campus Research
Full-text material in news and business as well as case law and law reviews. Law reviews are excellent sources for the non-attorney because they treat legal subjects for the most part without specialized legal language.