This is a selective guide to information resources related to Sociology available in the Gerald B. James Library at Rockingham Community College, or accessible to library users through Internet connections. For further assistance in identifying, locating, or borrowing materials, please consult a librarian.
Search for James Library materials with WebCat, the library's online catalog, the first link at the top of the Gerald B. James library page. Call numbers are listed in bold for each item on the left side of the search results screen. Use the complete call number to find the item on the shelf in the library's collection. Watch this basic Power Point presentation with audio for a demonstration of basic searches in WebCat.
If you need material beyond what is available in the James Library collection, you may expand your search to 43 other NC Community College library catalogs and have items shipped to RCC at no cost. This process is known as Interlibrary Loan. Watch this basic Power Point presentation with audio that demonstrates the Interlibrary Loan process. Books are usually delivered within 7 working days. This service is FREE for RCC students, faculty, and staff.
If you already have citations for materials not available in the James Library or NC Community College collections, you may use our online Interlibrary Loan form to request those items. Materials usually arrive at the James Library within seven working days by U.S. Mail, courier, or FAX. Although an effort is made to locate materials at no charge, if the loaning library charges a fee, it will be passed on to the patron.
The library subscribes to several periodicals dealing with Sociology: look under the Humanities/Social Sciences category in the subject listing of periodicals page for specific titles and holdings information. Print magazines, research journals, and newspapers are for library use only.
Encyclopedia of Sociology - Reference 301.03 Enc
Library Research Guide to Sociology - Reference 301.072 McM
and in the circulating collection ...
Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook, 808.042 Sor - An excellent resource for research and writing; advice and direction for just about any writing assignment you will encounter in college classes.
Note - All databases require a password for use off-campus. The password is emailed to RCC student email accounts at the beginning of each term; you may also pick up a password card in the library.
NetLibrary - This Ebook database provides easy access to the full text of more than 22,000 reference, scholarly, and professional books.
[Library Use Only] : New York Times (January 1995 - June 2005), search the full-text of the New York Times; available on all library PCs.
Go to Recommended Links at the library's web page for web pages grouped under the Sociology, Demographics, and other "tags".
Librarian's Index To The Internet - "A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 14,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness." Web pages are reviewed for currency on a regular basis.
Time Management - The University of Minnesota's Assignment Calculator will help you set up a schedule for completing research assignments on time. Try it!
Plagiarism - Go to the bottom of this page for some basic information on plagiarism and some self-paced exercises.
Be sure of the credibility of web-based sources by using the library's online evaluation form.
You'll need to properly cite your sources - print and online sources. Check the James Library Citation Styles page for citation examples using MLA and APA style. Multiple copies of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are also available on reserve in the library.