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ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts

Indexing and abstracting for over 500 journals published in 16 different countries covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.

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PAIS International w/Archive

References to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.
Covers publications from over 120 countries throughout the world.

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1915-

Sociological Abstracts

The most complete database for scholarly works in sociology and related disciplines. Provides citations and summaries for articles, dissertations, books and association papers (most of which are unobtainable) in sociology and related disciplines. International in scope. Updated monthly.

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Citations are available from 1963 to the present; summaries for articles from 1974 to the present.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Indexes and abstracts journal articles in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.
Updated monthly.

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Covers from 1975 to the present.

Social Activism Sound Recording Project

UC Berkeley Social Activism Sound Recording Project to gather, catalog, and make accessible primary source media resources related to social activism and activist movements in California in the 1960's and 1970's.

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Social activism and activist movements in California in the 1960's and 1970's.

U.S. Census Data Sets-American Factfinder

American FactFinder provides access to detailed tables and maps for population, housing, and businesses.

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American FactFinder provides access to detailed tables and maps for population, housing, and businesses from Census 2000 or Census 1990.

Shop Locally

A list of local vendors (Rochester and Buffalo area) that allow consumers to shop with a clear conscience

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Beacham’s encyclopedia of social change ref HN59.2 .B43 2001

41 chapters are arranged in alphabetical order by topics such as: ”Advertising and Consumerism,” ”Family Life,” ”Fashion,” ”Law Enforcement,” ”Science,” and ”War.” Each chapter includes a bibliography (including Web resources).

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1850s to the present.

Encyclopedia of American social movements ref HN57 .E594 2004

Examines every social movement in American history - from the great struggles for abolition, civil rights, and women's equality to the more specific quests for prohibition, consumer safety, unemployment insurance, and global justice.

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Colonial America to the present day.

DataPlace

Create thematic maps based on data from the 1990 and 2000 Censuses (demographic, economic, housing, and social characteristics), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (home mortgage applications and loans), Section 8 Expiring Use database (neighborhood- and property-level data on federally assisted housing at risk of loss), and Consolidated Plan special tabulations (data on housing needs by household income level).

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Enviromapper

EPA thematic maps on environmental issues.

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Contemporary environmental issues.

Social Explorer

Interactive data maps of the United States, including historical data back to 1940.

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1940s to the present day.

Co-op America

Provides information on how to make a difference

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FairTrade Labelling Organizations International

Provides information on how to make a difference

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Feminist Majority Foundation Online

Provides information on how to make a difference

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International Fair Trade Association

Provides information on how to make a difference

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Jeanette Rankin Peace Center

Provides information on how to make a difference

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Oxfam International

Provides information on how to make a difference

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United Students for Fair Trade

Provides information on how to make a difference

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Western New York Peace Center

Provides information on how to make a difference

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American Memory Historical Collections

A gateway to primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.

Offers more than 5 million items (digitized documents, photographs, recorded sound, moving pictures, and text) from more than 90 historical collections.

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U.S. Census Bureau Voter and registration demographics

Estimates and projections of voting-age population derived from administrative records and Census 2000 and information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas.

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ACT: Activism.net

Includes resources for alternative media, cyber rights, government watchdogs, health, peace, privacy, environment, sexuality, 911 Response, the war on drugs, and more.

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ACT: Activist Resource.org (http://activistresource.org/)

Information for activist organizations and events in New York State.

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ACT: Greenpeace (greenpeace.org)

Links to environmental activism resources.

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ACT: speakout.com

Private online opinion research company that provides market research, focus group and political polls online. Includes links to activism centers for abortion, animal rights, death penalty, education, environment, gay rights, gun control, napster, race/ethnicity, religion, and technology issues.

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LEARN: Civic Engagement, Available Resources

A featured article from C&RL News, January 2006, that suggests some of the best internet resources for learning about and getting involved in civic engagement.

LEARN: Global Issues that Affect Everyone

Provides information on how to make a difference

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LEARN: Global Policy Forum

Provides information on how to make a difference

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LEARN: Green Party of New York

Provides links to activist resources on the WWW; includes political, social, feminist, environmental, and consumer rights links.

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LEARN: National Political Index (politicalindex.com)

Provides an index of substantive political information for U.S. voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politicians, academicians, and media editors.

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Contemporary U.S. politics.

LEARN: New American Dream

This site is filled with practical information, tips, and calls for action in an effort to make our country (and world) a better place to live

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LEARN: PolicyLink (policylink.org)

National nonprofit research, communications, capacity building, and advocacy organization working to advance economic and social equity in the U.S.

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LEARN: Social Psychology Network

Searchable index of social activism resources for animal rights, environment, politics, AIDS education, hunger, homelessness, LBGT, civil rights, and more.

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Contemporary social activism.

LEARN: World of Good

Provides information on how to make a difference

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SHOP: Alonovo

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Alternative Outfitters

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: American Apparel

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: DamFashion

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Dean's Beans

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Divine Chocolate

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: EcoMall

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Ecomiles.com

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Edun

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference. Bono's clothing line can also be purchased at Blue Bee Online, http://www.bluebeeonline.com

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SHOP: Equal Exchange

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: eShopAfrica.com

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Fair Indigo

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Fair Trade Federation

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Fair World Gallery

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Global CraftWork

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Global Exchange

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Global Girlfriend

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference

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SHOP: Greater Good Network Store

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference, the proceeds of products sold at Greater Good support the following causes: breast cancer, hunger, the rainforest, children's health, animal rescue, and literacy

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SHOP: Grounds for Change

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference . . . and a good cup of coffee . . . Grounds for Change sells coffee and other products that have been fairly traded

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SHOP: Liberation Ink

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference, Liberation Ink is a worker-owned apparel printing and design collective created to fund social justice organizing

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SHOP: Mercado Global

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference, handmade products of all sorts are sold at the Global Mercado in a commercial model that provides both fair wages and investments in third world community’s long-term development

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SHOP: Natural Pet Market

For conscious consumers who love their pets, Natural Pet Market sells natural and ecologically friendly products for our furry and feathered loved ones

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SHOP: New American Dream

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference, this site offers numerous links for all different shops selling products for a good cause

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SHOP: No Sweat Apparel

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference, No Sweat Apparel sells footwear and casual clothing produced by independent trade union members in the US, Canada, and the developing world

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SHOP: Tilonia

For conscious consumers interested in making a difference, this site offers ”a rich array of fine crafts from rural artisans in India”

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Academic Search Complete

A recommended multidisciplinary resource to begin your research in all subject areas. Contains full text for more than half the journals covered.

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Indexing for over 10,000 publications, with full text for more than 6,100. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

ArticleFirst

Indexes 12,500 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture.

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1990 to the present.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
On-campus users will see additional links to ”Full Text” and ”IDS (ILL)” which will lead to resources available from Milne Library. To have these links available off campus, use ”Scholar Preferences” to set ”SUNY Geneseo” as the ”Library Link.”

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JSTOR

JSTOR, a multidisciplinary database, provides the full text of many scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences back to their beginning.

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Full text beginning as far back as 1665.

ProQuest

A recommended multidisciplinary resource to begin your research in all subject areas. Abstracts and full text for both popular magazines and scholarly journals.

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Includes ABI/INFORM Global, American Medical Association, Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest Health Management, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest Social Science Journals, and ProQuest Reference & Research Library.

Scopus

Scopus is an extensive database for scholarly journal articles in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields.

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Scopus covers titles continuously from 1996 onwards, including citation data. Some content is available back into the 1960s. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database. It covers:

• Life Sciences >3,400 titles
• Health Sciences > 5,300 titles (including 100% coverage of Medline titles)
• Physical Sciences > 5,500 titles
• Social Sciences > 2,850 titles