Skip to Main Content

Sociology: Web Research & Statistics

Sources of Scholarly Material on the Open Access Internet

A list of resources, freely available on the web, that give you the ability to find and, in most instances, access scholarly research.  Includes full text articles in open access journals, working papers, theses and open access books.

These resources can help you find and track emerging research.  Some require you to become a registered member (usually no cost).

Follow specific authors and find full text publications: 

Get involved in discussions:

A list of resources freely available on the web that give you the ability to find and access statistics/data sets.  

New Zealand Sources:

International Sources:

Other New Zealand websites:  

Improve your Online Searching Skills

Use the Searching and Evaluating page of the Self Help Guide to learn the differences between library databases and Google. Learn how to search Google more effectively. 

 

How do you know what information to trust? Use the questions in the TRAAP test to determine which websites you can trust and therefore use in your assignments:        

TRAAP Test tutorial