UC eLinks and Citation Linker
Sometimes the database you search doesn't link to the fulltext -- it only gives the citation. Click the 
button to see if Berkeley has it online, and if not, it will check for a print version. And if we don't have it at all, it lets you request it through Interlibrary Loan.
What if there isn't a button??? Sometimes you find an article in a bibliography, a book or a footnote -- and you want to see if we have it. The Citation Linker searches through our online databases to see if it's available fulltext. If not, it sets up a search for the paper journal in Melvyl. And if we don't have it at Berkeley, it lets you request it through Interlibrary Loan.
Theory
Sometimes encyclopedias and handbooks can help you get an overview of a particular theory or theoretical approach, and will also provide citations for additional books and articles. Here are some that might be useful for this course:
- Social Theory Fulltext database of the writings of major sociological theorists.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (IESBS) You can search on "intersectionality" and it will provide an overview of the theory and provide some links to related articles.
- Ebrary fulltext books -- great place to search on intersectionality as a theory and its various applications.
- Oxford Handbooks Online: Political Science See Political Theory for example.
- No social science without critical theory edited by Harry F. Dahms.
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Please note: this course guide was created during a previous semester, and is no longer being actively maintained. For a list of current course guides, please see http://lib.berkeley.edu/alacarte/course-guides.
Find articles
JSTOR: Education and Project MUSE: Education Particularly helpful when you want to search every word of the article, not just an abstract. Core journals in the discipline, and JSTOR goes back to the very first volumes -- but it doesn't include the past three to five years.
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ERIC
Indexes education journals, articles and unpublished documents on education research and practice. ERIC is from the U.S. Department of Education, and the free version was recently redesigned, adding some great new features.
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ProQuest Social Sciences
Because education is interdisciplinary, it's helpful to search other databases in the social sciences.
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EconLit
Economics of education and political economics.
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Sociological Abstracts
Core database in sociology, includes the sociology of education.
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Ethnic News Watch
Not just news -- indexes scholarly journals as well as over 200 ethnic, minority, and native press publications.
Find Books
UCB: Use OskiCat to find books related to your topic at UC Berkeley. Oskicat will show you where it's located, and will also show you the Library of Congress Subject Heading -- which can help you find material other relevant books.
UC: Not enough books at Berkeley? Use Melvyl to find more books at other campuses in the UC system. Clickon the REQUEST button (in the detailed view of a catalog record) to request the item through Interlibrary Loan.
World: Still want more? You can search thousands of libraries through WorldCat on FirstSearch and then request the material through UC e-links or directly via Interlibrary Loan.
Google Books: Library catalogs don't search inside of books. Google Books can help you identify the book you need, then click on "Find in a Library" to see if we have it.