SOCIAL SCIENCES

This page is intended to serve as a Gateway to Social Sciences Internet Resources for the academic staff, students and researchers at the Universiti Sains Malaysia.  All attempts have been made to ensure that quality sites are listed.  If you have comments and suggestions, please send them to Ramli Abdul Samad at ras@notes.usm.my. Last updated November 2004.



GENERAL
Gateways / Virtual Libraries  |  Reference Resources  |
Academic and Research Institutions  |  Discussion Groups  |
Document Delivery Services  | Electronic Journals  |  FTP Sites  |
| Full-text Documents  |  Government Resources  |  Newspapers  |
Online Library Catalogues  |  Organisations  |  Publishers' Catalogues  |
Statistical Data  |  Teaching Resources  |
SPECIAL SUBJECTS
| AIDS Economics & Development Studies  | Political Science  |
| Social Development and Administration  |  Sociology  |  Women Studies  |


GATEWAYS / VIRTUAL LIBRARIES To TOP

NU - Coombsweb Social Science Server
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombsHome.html
Developer : Australian National University
"The Coombsweb system is a Social Sciences and Asian Studies networked research facility built around ftp, wais, e-mail and www technologies. (It) is provided by the Australian National University (ANU) and is updated on a daily basis." Highly recommended.

BUBL link : 300 Social Sciences
http;//link.bubl.ac.uk/socialsciences/
Developer : BUBL Information Service
Covers general social science links as well as specific subjects : Political science, Economics, Law, Public administration and military science, Social problems and services, Education, Commerce, communication, transportation, Customs, etiquette and folklore.

Social Science Resources
www.cf.ac.uk/socsi/undergraduate/introsoc/socres.html 
About.com NISS Data Service Guide to Philosophy on the Internet Harvard Social Science Research Engine Sociology Links at Princeton Social Sciences Information. 

Research Resources for the Social Sciences
http://www.socsciresearch.com/
Developer : Craig McKie, Carlton University of Ottawa
Mega-site of links organized by various social sciences disciplines and topics. 

Social Policy WWW VL
http://www2.bath.ac.uk/~hsstp/world3.htm
Developer : University of Bath
"This area introduces a variety of WWW resources of interest to social policy researchers and is updated every month. It provides links to sites of major organisations, libraries, research institutes, publications and journals as well as access to on-line databases and data sources, information gateways, social policy mailing lists and discussion groups. It also provides information on research opportunities and funding and access to resources for teaching social policy and related subjects."

Social Science Information Gateway
http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk
Developer : SOSIG
"SOSIG is an online catalogue of hundreds of high quality Internet resources relevant to social science education and research. Every resource has been selected and described by a librarian or subject specialist".This site is a joint effort by Universities in U.K. to document Social Science resources on the Net.

Social Sciences & Humanities InfoMine
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Developer : Library of the University of California at Riverside
A goldmine of information on social sciences and humanities. Browse by subject, keyword of title. Also has general references, educational resources and other Internet search tools. 

Social Sciences & Social Issues
http://www.clearinghouse.net/cgi-bin/chadmin/viewcat
/Social_Sciences___Social_Issues?kywd++
Developer : Argus Associates, Inc.
Links are classified under the following headings : Anthropology, Archaeology, Communities & urban planning, Families, Linguistics, Political science, Psychology, Social activism, Social issues, Sociology. Sites are rated.

SocioSite - Sociological Subject Areas
http://www.pscw.uva.nl/sociosite/TOPICS/
Developer : Albert Benschop
A very comprehensive index to websites on the social sciences (although the title of the site refers to sociology) with over 125 subject headings to select from. Includes links to information on individual social scientists, courses, electronic journals, libraries, academic departments, professional associations, newsgroups, mailing lists and publications. 

What's new in WWW Social Sciences Newsletter
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/news.htm
Developer : Gene R. Thursby
Keep up with the latest WWW social science sites with this newsletter.

World Wide Web Virtual Library : Social Sciences
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/index.htm
Developer : Gene R. Thursby
This document keeps track of leading information facilities in the various disciplines of the Social Sciences

Yahoo! - Society and Culture
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/
Developer : Yahoo! Inc.
Thousands of links to sites concerning society and concerning society and culture.

REFERENCE RESOURCES To TOP

ANU - Social Science Guides & Query Systems Register
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombswebPages/QuerySystems.html
Developer : Australian National University
Superb site to access all kinds of reference materials, like dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, and other Internet sites relevant to the social scientist. A must-visit site.

Hunting for E-Mail Addresses
trappist.kb.bam.de/uwez/Emailsearch.html 
Finding Tools on Internet. WWW White Pages. OKRA: net.citizen Directory Service; Four11 Directory Services; WhoWhere? LookUP! Internet.

Michigan Electronic Library
http://mel.lib.mi.us./reference/REF-index.html
Developer : Michigan Library
A goldmine of information for general references, like addresses, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, etc. as well as general information.

My Virtual Reference Desk - My Facts Pages
http://refdesk.com/facts.html
Developer : Bob Drudge
Bob Drudge's excellent website for all kinds of reference tools - dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, etc.

Telephone Directories Online
www.pangaea.net/data/phone1.htm 
Information provided includes addresses, telephone numbersand fax (where available). In Slovenian. ... See Asia/Pacific Fax Directory from World Telecom

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS To TOP

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
 http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/tt-info/nwdtt99/index.html
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks. Policy Research Watch. NIRALogo NIRA Top Page, Copyright (c) National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA).

Yahoo! - Social Science : Institutes
www.nira.go.jp/ice 
Developer : Yahoo! Inc.
Links to mainly American and European academic institutions offering Social Science programmes, as well as research institutes in the social sciences.

Yahoo! - Education : Higher Education : Colleges and Universities
http://dir.yahoo.com/education/higher_education/colleges_and _universities
/index.html
Developer : Yahoo! Inc.
Access to universities' and colleges' homepages around the world. Arranged by country.

DISCUSSION GROUPS To TOP

CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists
http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
Developer : L-Soft international, Inc. 
"From this page, you can browse any of the 33,570 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites."

Directoryof Scholarly and ProfessionalE-Conferences
www.kovacs.com/directory 
Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences. Note as of 02/22/02 the Directory is fully online - however it is unlikely to be updated again soon

SocialSciences
www.lib.usm.my/bysubject/social/SocialSciences.html 
Liszt : Social http://www.liszt.com/select/Social/ Developer : Scott Southwick A newsgroup directory on selected topics. 

Mailbase Electronic Mailing List Service
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/
Developer : Mailbase, University Computing Service, University of Newcastle
Provides electronic discussion lists for the UK higher education community. There are currently  2,632 discussion lists, and 193,648 members worldwide. Search by subject or name.

News Groups
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu)!#/newsgroups.html
Developer : National Council for the Social Studies
Newsgroups (Electronic Bulletin Boards) which discuss Social Studies and other educational issues.

DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICES ToTOP

The British Library Document Supply Centre
http://www.bl.uk/services/bsds/dsc/delivery.html
Developer : British Library Document Supply Centre
Provides copies of journal articles and theses, as well as loans books on request. All services are fee-based.

CARL Uncover
www.ulib.iupui.edu/erefs/carl.html 
Access to CARL UnCover is now available through the Web at ingenta. ... CARL UnCover is the Alliance's index to journals and magazines. 

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS ToTOP

Social Issues & Sciences Serials
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/reading/serials.out.pl?ty=long&id=soc0000
Developer : Internet Public Library

SocialSciences
www.lib.usm.my/bysubject/social/SocialSciences.html
Social Policy WWW VL : Journals http://www2bath.ac.uk/~hsstp/jn-onln.htm Developer : Theodoros N. Papadopoulos "Provides access to Electronic Libraries "

Yahoo! - Social science : Journals
http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Journals/
Developer : Yahoo! Inc.
Links to journals arranged by topics.

FTP SITES To TOP

Perry's FTP-List page
http://www.iaehv.nl/users/perry/ftp-list.html
Developer : Perry Rovers
Obtain giant lists of ftp files at this site. 

List of WWW Archie Services
www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/~pst/copies/servers.html 
This is a list of Archie services (gateways) in the World Wide Web. The latest version is always on http://web.nexor.co.uk/archie.html.

Charm Net's Pointers To Monster FTP Sites
http://www.charm.net/ftp.sites.html 
Extra Link Information. Site Name: Charm Net's Pointers To Monster FTP Sites.

FULL-TEXT DOCUMENTS To TOP

Social Science Research Network
http://www.ssrn.com/
Developer : Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. 
"Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences. Each of SSRN's networks encourages the early distribution of research results by reviewing and publishing submitted abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers around the world." At this site you can download research papers.
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES To TOP

Asian Government Information
http://www.nla.gov.au/gov/asiagov.html
Developer : National Library of Australia
Links to governments in Southeast Asia and the Far East.

Index of Government Sites listed at CCTA Government Information 
www.av8.org/av8fst-uk/UKGovL.html 
Index of Government Sites listed at CCTA Government Information Service. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W 

FedWorld Information Network Home Page
http://www.fedworld.gov/#usgovt/
Developer : United States Department of Commerce
A search engine to all U.S. government servers. You will also be able to check on U.S. government reports.

Foreign Governments - Government Publications and Maps
http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
Developer : North Western University Library
Lists of links to government departments all over the world arranged by country.

SocialSciences
www.lib.usm.my/bysubject/social/SocialSciences.html 
Malaysia's Homepage-Government and Politics - http://www.mymalaysia.net.my/hotlink/gov/ Developer : MIMOS Links to websites Developer : MIMOS
Links to websites classified under the following headings : Associations, Diplomatic missions, Government Agencies, Government Projects, Malaysian States, Political Parties.

The World-WideWebVirtualLibraryUSGovernmentInformation 
www.lib.csusb.edu/~xz/netsources/dirs/General/E-Publications/E-Journals/35145560.htm 
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: US Government Information Sources
 

NEWSPAPERS To TOP

Lists of Newspapers available over the Internet
www.sussex.ac.uk/library/journals_and_newspapers/news_internet_lists.shtml 
E&P Media Links Links to newspapers and news sources. Ecola's Newsstand: Newspaper Directory Links to a small selection of newspaper Web sites worldwide.

Online Newspapers.com
www.onlinenewspapers.com 
Links to online editions of newspapers from around the world.
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INDIVIDUAL TITLES, A-Z

Asia Times Online
http://www.atimes.com
Developer : Multimedia Asia Co., Ltd.
Selection of news from various newspapers in Asia, including Australia. There are links to the actual online newspapers where the original articles are located.

Berita Harian
www.bharian.com.my 
Selected news from this Malay daily newspaper. Divided into News, Editorial, Entertainment, Business, Sports and Archive (for the latest week only). Free access.

CNN Interactive
http://www.cnn.com/
Developer : Cable News Network
Keep up with the latest international news at this electronic news site.

Nanyang Siang Pau
http://www.nanyang.com.my/
Developers : Nanyang Siang Pau and CY Multimedia Lab Sdn Bhd.
Clippings of current news in Malaysia. In Chinese, updated daily and free access.

Star Online, Malaysia
http://thestar.com.my/
Developer : Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd.
Selection of news from and about Malaysia. Updated daily. Free access.

Sarawak Tribune Online Welcome
www2.jaring.my/tribune 
Developer : Sarawak Press Sdn. Bhd. 
Selected news from the Sarawak (in English) and Utusan Sarawak (in Malay). Updated daily. Free access.

Sin Chew Interactive
http://www.rhmedia.com/sinchew/
Developer : Pemandangan Sinar Sdn. Bhd.
Selected news from a Chinese daily in Malaysia.

Utusan Malaysia Online
http://www.utusan.com.my/
This Malay newspaper presents the latest news in Malay under the following headings: Front page, Home news, Lifestyles, Entertainment, Sports, Features. Also has selected news translated into English. Updated daily. Free access.

ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGUES To TOP

British Library
www.bl.uk
Online information server containing comprehensive information about the Library, the scope of its collections, how to use its services, and more.

European Library Catalogs
www.lib.virginia.edu/wess/eurocats.html
Western European Library Catalogs on the Internet. National Libraries. This site provides listings of : Online Public Access Catalogues and National Bibliographies

HYTELNET on the World Wide Web
http://www.lights.com/hytelnet/
Provides access to the catalogues of libraries all over the world.

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/catalog/

National University of Singapore
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/screens/opacmenu.html

Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia
http://www.pnm.my
The National Library of Malaysia.

Universiti Malaya
http://www.umlib.um.edu.my/OPAC.HTM

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
www.unimas.my
UNIMAS in Sarawak. Includes academic, enrollment, calendar, student information, and more. Also in Malay.

 Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad
www.lib.upm.edu.my

Universiti Utara Malaysia
http:www.lib.uum.edu.my
Provides electronic resources, collections, and online services

UL Workstation - Library Catalogs
http://www.library.yale.edu/pubstation/libcats.html
Yale's gateway to library catalogues around the world.

webCATS: Library Catalogs on the World Wide Web
axion-gw.ee.uec.ac.jp/japanese/link/Resources/library/webCATS.html 
Library Catalogs on the World Wide Web", is now available for use. Here you will find links to all the online public-access library catalogues.

ORGANISATIONS To TOP

United Nations and other International Organizations
http://www.undcp.org/unlinks.html
Developer : United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
The best site for information on and from the United Nations. Also has links to other international organizations.

Social Policy WWW VL /Organizations
www.bath.ac.uk/~hsstp/organiz.htm
Provides access to a variety of World-Wide Web pages of international and national organisations of potential interest to social policy researchers

PUBLISHERS' CATALOGUES To TOP

Publishers' Catalogues Home Page
http://www.lights.com/publisher/
Developer :  Northern Lights Internet Solutions Ltd.
You can gain access to publishers' catalogues from all over the world.
STATISTICAL DATA To TOP

CASS - Centre for Applied Social Surveys
www.socstats.soton.ac.uk/cass
CASS is an ESRC Resource Centre run jointly by The National Centre for Social Research, the University of Southampton and the University of Surrey

Human Development Report
http://www.undp.org/hdro/
Developer : United Nations Development Programme
Contains the reports for 1990 onwards. Also provides access to the National development reports.

InfoNation
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Developer : United Nations
Provides current statistics of 185 countries , e.g. population, life expectancy, fertility, school enrollment, illiteracy, homicides, etc.

International Data Base
http://ww.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www.idbnew.html
Developer : U.S. Census Bureau
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for all countries of the world Additional data on marital status, ethnic origin, religion, literacy, labor force, income and poverty. Data may be downloaded directly or viewed via a spreadsheet

Social Indicators of Development, 1994
http://www.ciesin.org/IC/wbank/sid-home.html
Developer : World Bank
Population, education, income, labor, and consumer expenditure statistics for 170 countries, 1965 onwards.

Social Policy WWW VL/Databases
users.utu.fi/thepap/SPVL/dp-dbas.htm
To a variety of WWW Databases, Data Archives, National and International Statistical Offices and other data providers of interest to social policy researchers .Developer : Theodoros N. Papadopoulos, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath.
"Provides access to a variety of WWW (statistical) databases and archives of interest to social policy researchers. They are categorised according to geographical area".

Social Science Data Archives - Europe
http://www.nsd.uib.no/cessda/europe.html
Developer : Council of European Social Science Data Archives
A cooperative effort by European countries to locate the world's best Internet data resources in the Social Sciences. 

Social Science Data on the Net
http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata/
Developer : University of  California, San Diego
"Search or browse (this) collection of 772 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more". Highly recommended.

Statistical Resources on the Web
www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
meta-index to statistical web sites and individual statistical publications arranged by broad subject category from the University of Michigan Documents Center.A very good site for all types of statistics all over the world. Highly recommended.

World Resources, 1996-1997
http://www.wri.org/wri/wr-96-97/index.html
Developer : World Resources Institute
World Resources 1996-97 is an authoritative primary reference volume on global environmental and natural resource conditions and trends for the United Nations, World Bank, and related international organizations.

World Population Trends
gopher://gopher.undp.org:70/11/ungophers/popin/wdtrends
Developer : United Nations Development Programme
Provides statistics for world population. Topics include growth projections, urbanization, fertility, mortality, migration, and abortion.

TEACHING RESOURCES To TOP

Learning On and Over the Internet: Dynamics and Limitations
users.otenet.gr/~kar1125/education.htm 
Research on learning opportunities on and over the Internet.
Links to colleges, universities, and other educational institutions that are teaching classes or delivering course materials over the Internet. Includes also links to directories of online courses, syllabi, course materials, and examples of online classes. Also included are consortia and other organizations involved in devoted to delivering distance education with networked technologies.

Social Policy WWW VL /Organizations
www.bath.ac.uk/~hsstp/organiz.htm 
Developer : Theodoros N. Papadopoulos
Provides access to a variety of World-Wide Web pages of international and national organisations of potential interest to social policy researchers 

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html
Developer : Dr. Marty Levine, California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Dr. Levine has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.

Social Science Research Resources
http://osiris.colorado.edu/POLSCI/RES/research.html
Developer : University of  Colorado
Provide links to sites which deal with citing Internet resources, online courses and guides, summer programs in data analysis, and also provides a listing of social science research centres with links.

World Lecture Hall: Cultural Studies
wlh.cit.utexas.edu/Browse/Communication/CulturalStudies
News; Search; Browse; Members; Info; Help; FAQ. Login; Join. Cultural Studies. Resources pertaining to the study of culture. World Lecture Hall Navigation.


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