The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources / Edition 3

by Nancy L. Herron

Overview

It's here: the third edition of the highly acclaimed guide to social sciences literature! Updated and expanded, this classic comprises more than 1,500 annotated citations, offering librarians and researchers fast and easy access to some of the best and most commonly used resources in the social sciences arena. The book also serves as a standard text in universities nationwide as it gives students a comprehensive overview of must-know reference sources in both print and electronic format. Prepared by leading subject specialist librarians and arranged by discipline, the book's 12 chapters cover general social sciences, political science, economics, business, history, law and justice, anthropology, sociology, education, psychology, geography, and communication. All chapters have been revised, the essays expanded, and the annotated lists of resources have been rewritten to incorporate the latest research findings and developments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563088827
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/06/2002
Series:	Library and Information Science Text Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.05(d)

About the Author

NANCY L. HERRON is Associate Dean for Academic Programs at Commonwealth College, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. She is recipient of the Penn State Achieving Woman Award.

Table of Contents

Acknoledgments
Introduction
Contributing Authors
General Editor
Part I: General Literature of the Social Sciences
Chapter 1: General Social Scienes
Part II: Literature of the Established Disciplines of the Social Studies
Chapter 2: Political Science
Chapter 3: Economics
Chapter 4: Business
Chapter 5: History
Chapter 6: Law and Justice
Chapter 7: Anthropology
Chapter 8: Sociology
Part 3: Those Disciplines with a Social Origin or That Have Acquired a Social Aspect
Chapter 9: Education
Chapter 10: Psychology
Part 4: Those Disciplines with Recognized Social Implications
Chapter 11: Geography
Chapter 12: Communication

Editorial Reviews

A guide to social science resources, useful for practicing librarians and students in library science and the social sciences. This second edition contains 1,043 annotated citations, arranged in sections on general social sciences, established disciplines, emerging disciplines including psychology and education, and the related disciplines of geography and communication. Includes citations on media reviews, theses, and electronic resources. Paper edition (unseen), $32.00. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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