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Sociology Source Ultimate now available

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We have upgraded our SocIndex with Fulltext subscription to Sociology Source Ultimate.

Sociology Source Ultimate features more than 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. Sociology Source Ultimate contains full text for more than 1000 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for more than 1000 books and monographs, and full text for over 40,000 conference papers.  Sociology Source Ultimate features more than 26,000 author profiles covering the most cited and most influential authors in the database, who are experts in their field.  Coverage of topics ranges from gender identity, marriage and family, to demographics, political sociology, religion and socio-cultural anthropology.

Further info

Title lists can be downloaded from https://www.ebscohost.com/academic/sociology-source-ultimate

In addition to the database entry added to several database lists, individual journals and e-books are listed in DiscoverEd.

Trial access to Informit E-Resource Packages

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CaptureWe now have trial access to the following collections from Informit until 12th December.  These can be accessed via the links below, the Trials webpage and DiscoverEd (individual titles)

Informit Humanities & Social Sciences Collection

The Informit Humanities & Social Sciences Collection is Informit’s core academic research collection. This multi-disciplinary Collection provides access to fresh perspectives in the arts, communication, education, history, linguistics, politics and more. Dedicated to content from and about Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and South East Asia, with articles by scholars worldwide, this full text database is an essential resource for students, teachers and researchers seeking a critical resource for comparative regional studies.  Over 103,000 records from 667 resources, starting from 1940.  Subjects include business, education, humanities, Indigenous studies, law and social sciences.  See also https://www.informit.org/informit-humanities-social-sciences-collection for title lists.

Informit Indigenous Collection

The Informit Indigenous Collection covers both topical and historical issues within Indigenous studies. The multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary framework provides access to emergent and groundbreaking research within the global community, and offers scope for critical international engagement and debate. With material from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, North America and The Pacific, the Informit Indigenous Collection is a platform for Indigenous world views.   Over 15,700 full text records from 111 resources, starting from 1977.  A fuller picture with access to specialist journals, conference papers, reports, magazines, eBooks and grey literature unavailable elsewhere online.  See also https://www.informit.org/informit-indigenous-collection for title lists.

Feedback and further info

We are interested to know what you think of these e-resources as your comments influence purchase decisions so please do fill out our feedback form.

A list of all trials currently available to University of Edinburgh staff and students can be found on our trials webpage.