MCCC Library Guides: SOC 161--Death, Loss and Grief/Kovach: Overview

RESEARCH STRATEGY

Article Databases—
- Sources include magazines, journals & newspapers
- To find current, cutting edge information & research
Reference Databases
- Handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias online
- For overview information, definitions, historical perspective, & statistics
Internet Sources—
- Online information to identify, update & expand information
- Evaluate each site carefully for credibility

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO, via MeL)
Find magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal (peer-reviewed) articles on a wide variety of topics and subjects. Covers most disciplines (English, History, Political Science, Technology, etc.).
Sociology Database (ProQuest)
Find peer-reviewed (scholarly) and magazine articles and dissertations and theses in sociology, social work and related fields
- ProQuest Platform Basic Search Guide (from ProQuest, PDF)
ProQuest Central (ProQuest)
Find news, magazine, and scholarly journal articles; also dissertations, reports and more across all major subject areas, including business, health & medical, social sciences, arts & humanities, education, science, technology, and religion.
- ProQuest Platform Basic Search Guide (from ProQuest, PDF)

Credo Reference (Infobase)
Find definitions, pronunciations, images, maps, overviews, and topic introductions from hundreds of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks. Covers art, medicine, history, technology, literature and more. Use the Mind Map feature to identify related terms and topics.
- Citation information is available at bottom of each article
- How to Run a Basic Search on Credo (video from Credo, 3:07)
- Mind Map Tutorial (video from Credo, 2:06)
- Credo Reference Image Search (video from Credo, 1:39)
Ulrichsweb (ProQuest)
Find detailed information on periodicals or serials of all types: academic & scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, & more. Find out if a specific title is peer-reviewed or not.

USA.gov
Online guide to government information and services.
Center for Disease Control
The nation's health protection agency whose mission is to save lives and protect people from health threats; conducts critical scientific research and provides health info.
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center - Global Map
Covid-19 Dashboard for cases, deaths and vaccination statistics