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Social Sciences Packages

Social Sciences Packages. The New ProQuest Social Sciences Packages Best of precision indexing with full text in an integrated solution. Social Sciences News. ProQuest Criminal Justice (formerly CJPI) 70+% growth in active full text last 24 months…and more to come ProQuest Political Science

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Social Sciences Packages

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  1. Social Sciences Packages

  2. The New ProQuest Social Sciences PackagesBest of precision indexing with full text in an integrated solution

  3. Social Sciences News • ProQuest Criminal Justice (formerly CJPI) • 70+% growth in active full text last 24 months…and more to come • ProQuest Political Science • 70+% growth in active full text last 24 months…more to come • Dissertations, SSRN, country reports now added • Full Text build out in Social Sciences continues • E.g. 15% growth of ProQuest Social Science resources last 24 months

  4. Deep Indexing • Sociological Abstracts • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA) • Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) • International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) • ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals • Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) • Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) • PAIS • Social Services Abstracts …and more products in other areas….

  5. Example – Social Science Deep Indexing on New Platform Examine figures & charts with deep indexing via full size view Figures and charts appear in results and can be searched independently Indexing added based on chart and figure data – enhancing discoverability

  6. Political Science Package

  7. Package Components PAIS International and PAIS Archive Access to publications from over 120 countries. The PAIS International back file dates to 1972 and includes records from PAIS Bulletin and from PAIS Print Foreign Language Index, 1972-1990, at which time it merged with the PAIS Bulletin. The PAIS Archive provides retrospective coverage of the PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin andcontains over 1.23 million records. Worldwide FT Political Science Abstracts For an evolving global arena This resource opens up user access to international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Coverage dates from 1975, and comes from a combination of journals, dissertations, working papers, books and book chapters. ProQuest Political Science Search the full text of leading political science and international relations journals This collection provides full-text coverage of 150 core titles included in Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, and coverage dates back to 1985. In many cases, users will find full images of graphs, diagrams and illustrations. Titles include: ActaPolitica; Capital & Class; Comparative European Politics; Japanese Journal of Political Science; Perspectives on Political Science; World Politics. And…

  8. Take advantage of IBSS – Expand global Coverage & part of all packages 2.6M records back to 1951 2,900 journals, 7,000 books, 100K records/year 4 key disciplines: Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology 50% of journals published outside the US or UK, 60 languages (25% of references non-English) Abstracts in English, French, German, Spanish & Italian where available Adds over 250 economics titles not in EconLit – over 900 economics journals, 700 currently indexed

  9. Comprehensive Full Text with Precision Indexing An authoritative research solution Over 5. 4 million records and more than 7,136 titles are accessible to researchers. Current and Relevant Content Current bibliographic records with abstracts + full-text for core social sciences titles. Abstracts & indexing updated weekly and full-text articles added daily. More active full-text 500,00 full-text articles.

  10. International Scope • Broad coverage of international political science journals and perspectives • A majority of titles published outside of North America • Over 20% of the content is published in a language other than English.

  11. Current records and a deep backfile • The historic bibliography of this content dates back to 1915. • This deep backfile provides researchers the opportunity to track political themes, trends, and policy evolution throughout the 20th century. • Current bibliographic records with abstracts + full-text for core titles. • New full-text titles are added daily, abstract and indexing content is added weekly.

  12. Publication Diversity • Dissertations in full-text are being added beginning in Q4 2010. 500+ have already been added. • Political science blogs including Inside the Beltway and Naked Politics. • 538 working papers from the Political Science Research Network, offer a glimpse of tomorrow’s research, today. • 65 succinct country profiles from OxResearch®. These profiles utilize graphics, maps, data, and charts to summarize a country’s economic, political, and geographical conditions.

  13. Political Science Package – Key Benefits • Key titles - All of the top ranked political science titles • Content discovery - Expert indexing that is specific to political science disciplines is applied throughout the package. • High currency of content - New abstract & index content is added weekly, full-text daily. • Robust content - Much more content than any other political science resource. • Cross-search – This package is cross-searchable with Current and Historical newspapers, PQDT, and diversity databases such as Alt-PressWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch, and GenderWatch on the new ProQuest platform.

  14. Sociology Package

  15. Packaged Resources Sociological Abstracts “Bringing you sociological research since 1952” A comprehensive, authoritative collection of material—more than 808,000 records—from international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. This exceptional database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800 serial publications for postgraduates, researchers and students. Social Service Abstracts Focused and current research from over 1,300 sources This practical resource contains material from a wide selection of sources, including over 1,350 serials publications dating back to 1979, abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, citations and book reviews Updated monthly, this growing resource has approximately 5,500 records added every year. ProQuest Sociology Full-text support for Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts This comprehensive resources adds 180 in-demand full-text journal titles, covering the wide range of sociological and social work topics. Subject areas address issues such as culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse, addiction, and more. Titles include: American Sociological Review; Archives Européennes de Sociologie/European Journal of Sociology; Criminology; International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy; Rural Sociology; Sociological Theory; Symbolic Interaction. And…

  16. Take advantage of IBSS – Expands global Coverage & part of all packages 2.6M records back to 1951 2,900 journals, 7,000 books, 100K records/year 4 key disciplines: Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology 50% of journals published outside the US or UK, 60 languages (25% of references non-English) Abstracts in English, French, German, Spanish & Italian where available Adds over 250 economics titles not in EconLit – over 900 economics journals, 700 currently indexed

  17. Comprehensive Full Text with Precision Indexing An authoritative research solution Over 5. 6 million records and more than 5,083 titles are accessible to researchers. Current and Relevant Content Current bibliographic records with abstracts + full-text for core sociology titles. Abstracts & indexing updated weekly and full-text articles added daily. More active full-text 500,00 full-text articles. 182 active full-text titles.

  18. Sociology package – Key benefits • Cross-searching on the all-new ProQuest platform • New capabilities offer a more holistic approach to research: • Historical & current newspapers • Interdisciplinary sociological research across: • Political Science • Humanities • Business & Economics • Medical and Sciences • Deep-indexing • Sociological Abstracts and other indexes bring a new level of accessible research and instant identification of results. • Depth of content • More core and priority titles indexed and covered in full text. • Virtually all of the relevant literature produced is covered: books, book chapters, reviews of books and other media, and dissertations, along with scholarly journals.

  19. Social Sciences Package

  20. Packaged Resources

  21. Packaged Resources Social Science Journals “Bringing you sociological research since 1952” This database indexes 560 social science publications and provides full text for over 330 of these for those who need access to a variety of scientific journals. Disciplines covered include: addiction studies, gerontology, economics, international relations, minority studies, urban studies and more. ProQuest Criminal Justice ProQuest Criminal Justice (formerly CJPI) is a comprehensive full text and A&I only database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends – geared for scholar and career criminal justice professional alike. ProQuest Education Offering complete information on hundreds of educational topics, this database includes both text and images from journals such as Childhood Education, College Teaching, Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Athletic Training, and Educational Theory. Charts, tables, diagrams and other graphical elements all serve to enhance the editorial value of these articles. Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.

  22. Comprehensive Full Text with Precision Indexing An authoritative research solution Over 13.2 million records and more than 10,000 titles currently indexed. Current and Relevant Content Current bibliographic records with abstracts + full-text for core social sciences titles. Abstracts & indexing updated weekly and full-text articles added daily. Essential full-text from mostly scholarly journals 1,300 full-text titles. Nearly 1,000 active full-text titles. International Scope Majority of titles are published outside of North America. Plus, 20% of this content is published in languages other than English, making this package truly international in scope.

  23. Examples of the content additions Social Sciences Package Includes all titles in the Political Science and Sociology Packages. As well as ProQuest Education, Criminal Justice, and Social Science full text resources. Totaling nearly 1,300 full text (1,000 active) publications. Political Science Package Gain 5,500 titles vs WPSA, 3,000 vs PAIS & FT of almost 400 (318 active) Sociology Package Gain 3,000+ titles, FT of 255 (180+ Active)

  24. Key Benefits • More comprehensive coverage • Coverage in all areas of social sciences – something that’s increasingly important as research becomes more interdisciplinary. • Added deep discipline • Key coverage of the applied social sciences, criminal justice, education, and linguistics and language behaviour. • Added full text • Across the entire spectrum of social science disciplines such as Social Services/ Welfare, Anthropology, Aging, Children/Youth, Applied Psych, and Population/Migration Studies. • Expert indexing • For records indexed in multiple databases – ensuring comprehensive literature searches.

  25. 3. Cost effective, subject specific full text Social Science Packages – Summing up 2. Search precision: innovative deep indexing of tables and figures to uncover hidden data 1. Trusted, comprehensive discipline-oriented databases

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