Quick Guide: Sociological Abstracts
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Sociological Abstracts is a primary resource for accessing the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
The database consists of citations for articles in over 2,600 journals
and other serials publications, conference papers, books, and dissertations
dating back to 1963. Sociological Abstracts is restricted to use by GW students,
staff, and faculty. It can be accessed from any computer with web access,
both on and off campus.
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- In your Internet browser, go to the Gelman Library home
page (http://www.gwu.edu/gelman).
- On the left-hand side of the page, under Quick Links,
click on ALADIN.
- In the right-hand column, under Databases by Title, click on M-Z.
- Scroll down to the S's and locate Sociological Abstracts.
- Next to the database name, click the blue Connect
button.
*NOTE: If you are off campus, log on to ALADIN to access the ALADIN databases. Put your last name in the
first box. Put your GWid number in the ID box, beginning with the letter "G". For the
Institution, select George Washington from the dropdown menu.
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Use the Avanced Search form to enter a search.
Remember:
Synonyms are lined up horizontally, connected by 'or'.
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The results will be a list of all the citations that match the search terms. To see the full record of a
document, click 'View Record' at the bottom of the citation.
To view the full text of the document, if it is available full text online in any other
ALADIN database, click on the blue 'FindIt' button  on the right side of the citation.
A note on dissertations: Citations that have 'Dissertation Abstracts International' as the source are
doctoral dissertations. If you find a current dissertaion on your topic, it is often an excellent resource. Dissertations
from about 1995 to the present are avaialable full text online through the ALADIN database Dissertations & Theses Online. For more details on how to find them, see
the Research Guide on Finding Dissertations.
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If you are not getting enough material, browse the list of Descriptors adjacent to each citation. You may see terms
that you can use to modify your search to broaden your topic. You may also spot terms that you can use to more precisely
focus your search and narrow your topic.
If you find new terms to try, press the Back button or press the  button to open the search form and enter them. Once you determine that a particular term is
used as a Descriptor, select that in the drop-dowm menu. Remember that synonyms line up horizontally, separated by the 'or'.
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Put a check in the box adjacent to all the citations that you would like to save, print, or e-mail. Then press the blue
'Save/Print/Email' button at the bottom of the page and following the directions.
For questions regarding this database guide, please contact Janet Olsen.
If you require additional assistance in using Gelman's databases, please go to the Reference and Information Desk
on the first floor of the library, use the email reference form or call the
Reference Desk at (202) 994-6048.
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