SOC - Sociology: Home

Welcome!

This guide is designed to help you start your Sociology research.  Use the tabs to navigate this guide, and be sure to scroll down to see the content on each page.

1. Jump right in to finding scholarly articles.
2. Browse through various search strategies that will help you target your topic in the databases.
3. Looking for a primary source?  We have special resources for those.
4. See a short list of places to search for government information.
5. Check out our tips for writing and citing.

• UC Library Search - search all of the UC's library collections

  UC Library Search is our new online catalog, article search and interlibrary loan system, and allows you to search all of the University of California's library collections. It includes scholarly and peer-reviewed journals and articles, books and ebooks, course reserves, special formats (media, maps, newspapers, dissertations, etc.), government documents and datasets and primary resources, archives, and special collections

• Off-Campus Access to Journals, Ebooks, and Databases:  Use AnyConnect VPN.  When logging in, select the 2 Step Secured - althruucsd option (click to see an example)  Duo two-step login also required