Social Science Librarian
Stephen (Social Sciences) Woods
He/him/his
Contact:
Office: 208 Paterno Library, University Park
Phone: 814.865.0665
General
- Evaluating Organizational Reports & Working PapersShort description a method for evaluation reports and working papers.
- Social Science Research NetworkContains abstracts on over 629,200 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 524,800 downloadable full text documents in a broad array of social science disciplines, including sociology.
- Policy Commons This link opens in a new windowDatabase for public policy, with more than 3.2 million reports, working papers, policy briefs, data sources, and media drawn from a directory of more than 24,000 IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, and research centers.
- CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) This link opens in a new windowPolicy resources from think tanks and interests groups with an international focus.
- SocioSiteThis resource contains a wealth of information about research organizations, associations, and information outlets for those involved in sociological research.
- Nongovernmental Organizations Search EngineA specialized Google search engine designed to search across NGO organizations.
- International Organizations Search EngineA specialized Google search engine designed to search across a wide variety of International & Intergovernmental Organizations.
Research Organizations
- Social Science Research CouncilAn independent, nonprofit international organization founded in 1923.
- Social Science Research NetworkSSRN is devoted to the dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.
- The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)"Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community."
- Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new windowGreat policy papers written by researchers connected with the Library of Congress.
Professional Organizations
- American Sociological AssociationPrinciple association for sociological research and teaching.
- International Sociological AssociationPrimary international association for the study and teaching sociology.
- Pennsylvania Sociological SocietyPennsylvania's leading society in sociological research and teaching.
- SocioSiteThis resource contains a wealth of information about research organizations, associations, and information outlets for those involved in sociological research.
- Society for the Study of Social Biology (SSSB)Geneticists, demographers, psychologists, physicians, psychiatrists, public health workers, educators, and sociologists interested in the study of heredity and population. Seeks to further the discussion, advancement, and sharing of knowledge concerning the biological and socio-cultural forces affecting human populations and their evolution.
- American Statistical AssociationFounded in 1839. A community of statisticians
Related Guides: Organizations
- International OrganizationsResources to locate both intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.
- Eurpean Uniona guide to resources for researching the European Union
- United Nations ResearchA guide to key resources on the work of the United Nations
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)a guide to resources by and about the OECD