Environment, Health and Society (SOC 193a)   Tags: environment, health, medicine, sociology  

This guide has been prepared in conjunction with a library research session for the course Environment, Health and Society (SOC 193a). It contains information and links for resources you will use in your research. Click on the tabs above for more information. I hope you find the guide useful. Email or call me (see my contact information to the right) any time to schedule an appointment, or drop by InfoPoint (see "Ask a Librarian" to the right) & ask to speak to a reference librarian. Some of the material in this guide was prepared by Amira Aaron, former Director for Information Resources and sociology liaison at Brandeis.

LTS staff are available to help you with your research in person, on the phone, or online. Follow the link below for more information.

Ask a Librarian    -  http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/help/ask

For help with access to electronic resources, refer to the E-Resources Help Guide - http://brandeis.libguides.com/eresources

Learning Objectives for the session - students will:

• Be aware of relevant library resources and tools and know how to find them
• Learn how to access peer-reviewed journals in the social & health sciences & the popular press
• Learn how to access gray literature
• Learn how to find information about organizations involved in environmental health
• Become familiar with in-dept subject and course guides at: brandeis.libguides.com
• Know where to go for research help and understand the importance and value of asking for help from a library professional
• Learn where to go for information about citation management tools