Class Blog
Finding Articles
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CQ ResearcherExplores a single controversial issue in the news in depth each week. Search for "human trafficking" to find an overview of human trafficking and several related articles.
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Academic Search CompleteFind articles in all subject areas in over 9000 periodicals, with full text for about 6100. Updated daily. Dates vary, some as early as 1865 to present. Search for scholarly (academic journals) and popular (magazines, newspapers, etc.) on human trafficking.
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SocINDEX with Full TextComprehensive index to sociology, covering 640 core journals, 530 priority, and 1420 selectively-covered journals with many books, conference papers and author profiles. Varies, some as early as 1895. Look for citations to scholarly materials on slavery from a sociological perspective.
Finding Books
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Online catalogThe library’s online catalog contains information about the books, e-books, music scores, print journals, videos, and sound recordings that the library owns.
Many of the books on human trafficking can be found in the HQ 281 section of the library, which is located on the 3rd floor. You can request an interlibrary loan for materials that the library does not own.
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WorldCatCatalog of books and other materials worldwide in OCLC member libraries. (Does not include book chapters or individual articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers.) Includes considerable non-English language material.
Finding Statistics
Here are a few websites that can help you visualize social inequality.
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Google Public Data ExplorerCreate graphs, charts, and overlay data onto maps using data available to the public.
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StatPlanet World BankProvides an interactive map of data from the World Bank.
Subject Guide
Victoria Elmwood
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