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Major Reference Works -- Anthropology and Social Sciences
- eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
eHRAF World Cultures is based on the full HRAF database, begun in 1949, which contains hundreds of thousands of pages of text on cultural groups and materials. This online eHRAF world cultures collection consists of over 350,000 pages of information on hundreds of racial and ethnic groups.
- Encyclopedia of AnthropologyFive-volume set, published in 2006, contains about 1,000 signed entries that "focus on topics in physical/biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology. Also included are relevant articles on geology, paleontology, biology, evolution, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and theology." You may preview a list of entries.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral SciencesThe IESBS (2002) is the largest reference work on the social and behavioral sciences ever published -- over 4,000 signed articles in 26 printed volumes.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social SciencesThis second edition (2008), consisting of nine volumes, is the major revision of the first edition and its printed predecessor. [ Preview ] Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund.
- Encyclopedia of SociologyFive-volume set (2nd edition; 2000) probably is the most comprehensive encyclopedia focusing on sociology ever published, containing nearly 400 substantial signed articles. [ preview ]
- Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural AnthropologySecond edition (2009) combines anthropological theory and ethnography, including 275 substantial entries, over 300 short biographies of important figures in anthropology, and nearly 600 glossary items, all alphabetically arranged.
Methods and Statistics
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics by
Nearly 4000 terms are defined, covering medical, survey, theoretical, and applied statistics, including computational and graphical aspects. Entries are provided for standard and specialized statistical software...
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780521766999Publication Date: 2010
- Social Workers Count: Numbers and Social Issues2018 volume provides an "accessible (re)introduction to the basic mathematical concepts on which many core social welfare policies and programs are built." You may preview the contents.
- Encyclopedia of Social MeasurementOver 300 signed articles in this database (published 2005) cover the data, techniques, theories, designs, applications, histories, and implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena. You may preview the table of contents.
- Ethical Choices in Research: Managing Data, Writing Reports, and Publishing Results in the Social Sciences2016 guides reviews such topics as confidentiality, fraud, responsibility, intellectual property, and the publication process.
- Encyclopedia of Survey Research MethodsTwo-volume set, published in 2008, contains about 600 signed entries covering "major facets of survey research methodology..."
- Sage Handbook of Interview ResearchSecond edition (2012) begins with an "overview of the history and conceptual transformations of the interview, which is followed by chapters that discuss the main components of interview practice." [ Preview ]
The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology by
The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology explores both the increasingly scientific endeavour of surveys and their growing complexity, as different data collection modes and information sources are combined.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781446282663Publication Date: 2016
- Handbook of Ethics in Quantitative Methodology2011 volume offers a "practical, interdisciplinary review of ethical issues as they relate to quantitative methodology including how to present evidence for reliability and validity, what comprises an adequate tested population, and what constitutes scientific knowledge for eliminating biases."
- Improving Survey Methods: Lessons from Recent Research2014 review of "recent developments in survey research." You may preview the contents.
- Handbook of Web Surveys2011 "guide to methodological issues related to web surveys, covering both theoretical and practical aspects of the topic," including web survey design and sampling issues. You may preview the contents.
- Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods: From Hypothesis to ResultsTeaches how "to understand and apply procedural steps in completing quantitative studies. It explains statistics while progressing through the steps of the hypothesis-testing process from hypothesis to results."
- Statistics Translated : A Step-by-Step Guide to Analyzing and Interpreting Data2012 volume discusses "how the most common statistical tools can be used to answer interesting real-world questions." You may preview the contents.