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SocINDEX with Full Text

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If required login using your university email address and password.

The new look Ebsco interface is now live.  

We have the following guides to help you use the new website:
Quick Guide to Using Ebsco Eresources  
Advanced Searching in Ebsco Eresources 
Subject searching

Key updates:

  • Searching functionality stays the same in terms of entering keywords, building search strategies and viewing results
  • Any previous saved searches you had should have carried over into this new look
  • Ability to save and download more results than previously
  • A ‘Recent Activity’ log of searches and viewed records
  • New ‘Add to Project’ feature to save results for specific named projects
  • A new MyEbsco area which includes access to projects, saved items and recent activity log

If you previously created custom folders in the old version you will get a report to work with when you first login again.  Visit the Ebsco guidance for assistance with this. 

Any queries please email skills@cumbria.ac.uk  

Full Details

2,100,000+ records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. Guide to Subject searching using the thesaurus.
Extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources is included, and searchable cited references are provided.

Date Range

Coverage dating back to 1895 and full-text back to 1965.

Size

1260 core coverage journals; 500 priority coverage journals & 2950 selective coverage journals.

Features

  • Simple and advanced search options.
  • Use the thesaurus to search subject headings.  Guide to Subject searching
  • Search specific journals.
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