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The WSU Libraries now subscribes to the SAGE Research Methods & Statistics database - methods, cases, video & more https://goo.gl/ja7AMK - check it out - this is a great learning resource!

USDA Rural Development COVID-19 Resources - Actions Taken by USDA Rural Development to Help Rural Residents, Businesses, and Communities Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)

USDA COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide

Rural Sociology Databases

This is not a complete list - you can find the full Sociology library guide here, and you will see links on this guide to other relevant WSU Libraries guides, i.e. agriculture.

Sociological Abstracts
A database containing abstracted citations to articles on all aspects of sociology, social work and other social sciences. Coverage from 1963-present.
GreenFile
"GreenFILE offers well-researched but accessible information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment."
AgEcon Search
"AgEcon Search is a free, open access repository of full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics, including: Working papers, Conference papers, Journal articles"
Social Sciences Index

Social Services Abstracts
Provides citations to current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development

JSTOR
Web of Science (Social Sciences Citation Index)
Social Science Research Network
POPLINE (POPulation information onLINE)
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"POPLINE®(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database on reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues."
National Conference on Social Welfare Proceedings (1874-1982)

Bibliography of Data-Related Literature (ICPSR)
"a continuously-updated database of thousands of citations of works using data held in the ICPSR archive." Includes DOI, WorldCat, and Google Scholar options for access are provided for most citations; the WorldCat link will provide a Find It @ WSU option.

US Department of Agriculture: Economic Research Service

Direct Sources

Rural Sociology [Journal]
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
Print, 1990-2012
Agriculture and Human Values [Journal]
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems [Journal]
Journal of Agrarian Change [Journal]
Sociologia Ruralis [Journal, European Society for Rural Sociology]
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
"The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is a core electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science,forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science. Scholars have selected the titles in this collection for their historical importance. Their evaluations and 4,500 core titles are detailed in the seven volume series The Literature of the Agricultural Sciences, Wallace C. Olsen, series editor."

Agriculture-Related Library Guides and Databases

New and/or Helpful WSU Libraries Resources and Services

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we have access to the PolicyMap database through 2/28/2021.

https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/1f9o8g7/CP71256899170001451

What is PolicyMap?

An online (no software installation needed) U.S. national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with multidisciplinary applications for college students and faculty. Undergraduate and graduate schools use us in their curriculum and research related to social sciences, urban studies, real estate and housing analysis, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business, economics, statistics, and geography, among others. Users can leverage thousands of U.S. data indicators in PolicyMap to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block group in many cases, up to a national level, as well as create custom regions, for their research and studies.
Look for Blog Posts, Customer Stories, and sample Maps, Tables, and Reports.

Our MapChats Blog features stories on Mapping Consumer Spending Habits, Internet Access Disparities, and the Social Drivers of Health and more!
Our Academic Web Page gives insight into how other universities and colleges use our data and mapping tool
Visit PolicyMap Support for tutorials, training videos, the training calendar.
A complete list of our data related to Demographics, Incomes and Spending, Housing, Lending, Quality of Life, Economy, Education and Health can be found here

SAGE Research Methods
Designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method, SAGE Research Methods includes more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research.

APA: The Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style (free)
Just in case, APA Sixth Edition Resources
APA: Style and Grammer Guidelines (7th edition; free)
Just in case, APA Sixth Edition Resources
The Proxy Bookmarklet and LibKey Nomad
Have you ever found something on the Web that you knew was available through the Libraries, but it was too much of a pain to log into the Libraries site and find it? Now we have a bookmarklet that you can add to your browser button bar so that you can log in via the Libraries and get immediate access (most of the time…) find out more about our new proxy bookmarklet. And it works with tablets too...
Note: after you log in, if you don't get access, just click the proxy bookmarklet again and you will (if your browser is idle for too long you may need to log in again). Also provides information on new library service LibKey Nomad which can also be used to provide instant access to PDFs available though the WSU Libraries.
Citation Linker
Use this link when you have a citation and want to get to the book or article. It will link to the item you want. If it is not available at the WSU Libraries, it will generate an automatic interlibrary loan form so you can easily request it.
The Dimensions Lab
COVID-19 update: We’ve added some resources to the Dimensions Lab website that may be of assistance to users of the lab during the Library closure. This includes links to open source software and temporarily free proprietary software being offered during the pandemic.
Big Monitors. Cool software. Large (but not really large) scanner.. And more. #DigitalMaking
The Libraries’ Dimensions Lab is equipped to provide computing resources and tools for computer-based projects in the fields of media, art, music, engineering, computer science, and physics. The lab is located on the first floor of the Holland Library on the WSU Pullman campus, right off the main elevators between Holland and Terrell. There is also a reservable 3D Photogrammetry setup.