LibGuides: Lynk's courses: Overview

Top Library Databases

Sociology Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Are you doing sociology research? Do you a journal article with empirical research? Start here. Sociology Database offers current, peer-reviewed sources from core journals indexed in Sociological Abstracts. The hallmark of empirical research is original results. Avoid journal articles or studies that review research or literature. A quick way to narrow to empirical research is "case study" in advance search available in ProQuest/EBSCO databases.
Social Science Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
This database is worth a look ... it offers current, peer-reviewed resources from top journals in the Social sciences. Social Science researchers often cite journal articles that have empirical research. The hallmark of empirical research is original results. Avoid journal articles or studies that review research or literature.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search is a good all around database. It has a ton of content including peer-review sources. One can do a preliminary search on a topic to see what current research there is or what potential sources there are. Try using Advance Search and "empirical research" as a subject term.

"Empirical research" search terms
Research	Case study
Study	Report
Observation	Cross-cultural studies
Survey	Bibliography
Experiment	Findings
Subjects	Participants
Longitudinal study	Participant group