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Parrish Library’s Database of the Week for 10/14/11

October 19th, 2011

Welcome to this feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. These database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.

Database name:  Social Sciences Full Text, from WilsonWeb.

Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.

Description/focus: Social Sciences Full Text covers trends, opinions, theories and methods of the social sciences.

Start with this hint:  As a WilsonWeb database, Social Sciences Full Text has a straightforward interface and includes tools not found in some other aggregators.  Click here to see the basics of searching Social Sciences Full Text, and features such as translation or the audio option, which are available on limited selections.  Many of the hits that date from the early 1980’s are not available as full text in this database, but articles that are only indexed always come equipped with the Find It @Purdue Libraries tool.

Why you should know this database:  Social Sciences Full Text subjects include economics, ethics, international relations, law, planning and public administration, policy studies, and psychology.

How this will help students:  Students researching topics that include an aspect of human society or relationships or behavior will find scholarly articles and  other document types in Social Sciences Full Text.

Cost: For information on the cost of this database, contact mdugan@purdue.edu.

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