Library News - Sociology

Faculty Technology Days 2009

2009-04-20T22:19:00.002-06:00

Faculty Technology Days 2009: Teaching and Learning with Technology
For Faculty and Graduate Students
May 5-7, 2009

Registration ends April 30, 2009

Libraries and Cultural Resources, the Teaching and Learning Centre and Information Technologies are pleased to present the annual Faculty Technology Days: Teaching and Learning with Technology, May 5-7, 2009. This 3 day event is open to all faculty and graduate students. There is no charge to attend Faculty Technology Days.

Tom Hickerson, Vice-Provost (Libraries and Cultural Resources and University Librarian), will kick-off FTD with a session on Convergence of Knowledge and Culture: our Design for the Future: the Taylor Family Digital Library. Tom will discuss how the Taylor Family Digital Library (scheduled to open in fall 2010) will bring together libraries, archives, museums, and the university press for the benefit of scholars. It will be a 21st century research facility in the heart of campus which will house a "collection of the future" integrating access to traditional print, museum, and archival materials. Come hear about the strategic plans and learn how the Taylor Library will embody a new campus prototype for learning, teaching and conducting research. There will be time for questions.

For a complete list of sessions click on the Sessions and Registration tab.

New Database: Slavery Abolition and Social Justice 1490-2007

2009-04-20T22:19:00.001-06:00

Slavery and Abolition and Social Justice 1490-2007 is designed as portal for slavery and abolition studies, bringing together documents and collections covering 1490-2007, from libraries and archives across the Atlantic world. Close attention is being given to the varieties of slavery, the legacy of slavery, the social justice perspective and the continued existence of slavery today.

Topic coverage includes the African Coast; the Middle Passage; the varieties of slave experience (urban, domestic, industrial, farm, ranch and plantation); Spiritualism and Religion; Resistance and Revolts; the Underground Railroad; the Abolition Movement; Legislation; Education; the Legacy of Slavery and Slavery Today.

The project aims to assemble many substantial clusters of material offering in-depth case studies in America, the Caribbean, Brazil and Cuba along with important material examining European, Islamic and African involvement in the slave trade.

New Law Databases

2009-03-16T14:31:00.000-06:00

The University of Calgary has added three new legal databases that may be of interest...

United Nations Law Collection
Presents exact reproductions of major United Nations legal publications, including the complete collection of the United Nations Treaty Series

World Trials Library
In addition to trial transcripts and other critical court documents, this collection includes trial-related resources such as monographs which analyze and debate the decisions of famous trials as well as biographies of many great trial lawyers in history.

Foreign & International Law Resources
Part 1 will include International Yearbooks and Serials, Part 2 contains U.S. Law Digests, Part 3 consists of International Tribunals and Judicial Decisions and Part 4 includes other significant works relating to foreign and international law.

New Database: Social Theory

2008-12-03T11:19:00.001-07:00

Social Theory offers an extensive selection of documents that explore the complexities and interpret the nature of social behavior and organization. In addition to direct access, the titles of these works can also be found through the library catalogue. Complete list of authors.

Here are some available titles:

Aspects of Sociology, [by] Theodor W. Adorno and translated by John Viertel. (Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 1972). 210 pp

Culture as Praxis, [by] Zygmunt Bauman. (Sage, London, England, 1999). 148 pp

A General View of Positivism, by Auguste Comte. (Trübner & Co., London, England, 1865). 426 pp

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, [by] Michel Foucault. (Vintage Books, New York, NY, 1979). 333 pp

Social Theory and Social Structure, [by] Robert K. Merton. (Free Press, New York, NY, 1968). 702 pp

New Database: Criminal Justice Abstracts

2008-09-11T14:04:00.000-06:00

Criminal Justice Abstracts covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. The database contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice.

Sociology Librarian Fall Office Hours

2008-08-25T11:41:00.002-06:00

My office hours in SS 905 for the fall semester are:

Thurs. 1:30-3:30 (Sept.11-Dec.11)

Please drop by. As always, I'm also available by appointment.

Cross-Database Searching

2008-08-25T11:40:00.001-06:00

The UofC Library is now offering cross-database searching. This tool allows one to search multiple databases, including the library catalogue at the same time. Select individual databases or select from broad subject categories.

Give it a try and let us know what you think. Please email your comments to Paul Pival.

Retaining Copyright in Journal Articles

2008-08-25T11:39:00.001-06:00

Retaining Copyright in Journal Articles is an Intellectual Property Advisory from CAUT (Canadian Association of University Teachers) from July.

UofC Library New Book Lists

2008-06-24T14:37:00.000-06:00

Check out the UofC library new books list currently in beta. You can select by branch (like MacKimmie), by material type (like reference) and by broad call # range (like FC, GV, HM, PN). And a reminder to send me book suggestions - you don't need to wait until April.

If you have any comments or questions, let me know.

New Database: Essay and general literature 1985+

2008-06-24T14:31:00.000-06:00

Unlocking the wealth of literature, Essay and general literature 1985+ offers precise access to nearly 65,000 essays contained in some 5,300 anthologies and collections—a wealth of information that might be otherwise hidden away in your library. Some 300 single and multi-author collections are indexed annually, plus more than 20 selected annuals and serials. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, art history, drama, and film.

List of New Databases at UofC

2008-06-24T14:18:00.000-06:00

New databases are always being added at UofC and there are many that I don't include here that might be of interest to you individually so check out: New Research Databases.

Create Change in Scholarly Communication

2008-06-24T14:13:00.000-06:00

Create Change is an educational initiative that examines new opportunities in scholarly communication, advocates changes that recognize the potential of the networked digital environment, and encourages active participation by scholars and researchers to guide the course of change.

In the age of the Internet, the ways you share and use academic research results are changing — rapidly, fundamentally, irreversibly. There’s great potential in change. After all, faster and wider sharing of journal articles, research data, simulations, syntheses, analyses, and other findings fuels the advance of knowledge. It’s a two-way street — sharing research benefits you and others. But will the promise of digital scholarship be fully realized? How will yesterday’s norms adapt to tomorrow’s possibilities?

This website will help you understand the changing landscape and how it affects you and your research. It also offers practical ways to look out for your own interests as a researcher.

A scholarly revolution is underway. It enables you to get a greater return from your research. All you have to do is share it.

New Database: Abstracts in Social Gerontology

2008-06-24T14:02:00.000-06:00

Abstracts in Social Gerontology includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.

New Database: Family Studies Abstracts

2008-06-24T13:58:00.000-06:00

Family Studies Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Journal of Family Studies, Journal of Marriage & Family, and Family Relations.

New Database: Peace Research Abstracts

2008-06-24T13:57:00.001-06:00

Peace Research Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including International Journal of Peace Studies, International Journal on World Peace, and Conflict Management & Peace Science.

New Database: Race Relations Abstracts

2008-06-24T13:55:00.000-06:00

Race Relations Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Race, Ethnicity & Education and Ethnic & Racial Studies.

New Database: Violence and Abuse Abstracts

2008-06-24T13:53:00.000-06:00

Violence & Abuse Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.

New Database: Urban Studies Abstracts

2008-06-24T13:50:00.001-06:00

Urban Studies Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Journal of Urban Affairs, Urban Studies, and Canadian Journal of Urban Research.

New Database: Environment Complete

2008-01-23T20:53:00.000-07:00

Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Environment Complete contains more than 1,722,000 records from more than 1,660 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s (including 1,094) active core titles as well as more than 100 monographs. The database also contains full-text for more than 600 journals.

New Database: Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

2008-01-23T20:46:00.000-07:00

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. CASC provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,470 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection. Full text is also available for more than 660 periodicals.

New Database: Education Research Complete

2008-01-23T20:45:00.000-07:00

Education Research Complete is the definitive online resource for education research. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,820 journals, as well as full text for more than 900 journals, and includes full text for more than 71 books and monographs, and for numerous education-related conference papers.

New Web pages for UofC Visual Resources Centre

2008-01-09T09:36:00.000-07:00

The Visual Resource Centre webpages have been integrated into the Library pages at:

And some changes to the look of the Media Library Catalogue.

Looking for government bills? Try the Canadian Legislative Pulse

2008-01-09T09:35:00.000-07:00

The Canadian Legislative Pulse is a unique workflow tool that provides users with one convenient location to obtain information on the progress of Bills in the federal and provincial legislatures. Subscribers have access to an on-line service which enables them to locate and track detailed information, from first reading dates to proclamations and in force dates, for all the legislatures across Canada. The search engine allows users to locate Bills by jurisdiction, session of parliament, bill title, chapter number or amended Act.

Criminal Spectrum

2008-01-09T09:34:00.000-07:00

Criminal Spectrum contains quite a few resources, like

Harris Youth Criminal Justice Act Manual
MacFarlane, Frater, and Proulx Drug Offences in Canada, Third Edition
Includes federal and provincial legislation

Martin's Online Criminal Code

2008-01-09T09:33:00.000-07:00

Martin's Online Criminal Code is an online legal research tool that provides users with access to the Criminal Code at a particular point in time, along with the corresponding commentary. Users can browse through previous versions of Martin's Annual Criminal Code, or search for a particular section or subsection at a specific date.

It includes full-text of the following:

all versions of the Criminal Code dating back to 1955,
cross-references, synopses, and annotations from Martin's Annual Criminal Code dating back to 1955,
forms of charges dating back to 1970, and
cases referred to in Martin's case law annotations.