If you are searching Google Scholar off-campus, set your preferences in Google Scholar Settings to link to the Saint Mary's online collections.
For information on journal quality and what to look out for when searching for journal articles on the web (e.g., in Google Scholar), see the Library's Open Access guide page on Predatory Publishers.
You can also look up a journal in the following source as one way to check for quality and credibility:
Identifies journals which use deceptive practices and threaten the quality of scholarly publication.
The following databases are suggested starting points for research in Sociology. To access a database off-campus, use your SMU email and password to login. View a full list of the library's databases on the A-Z Databases webpage.
Contains over 6000 detailed, updated reports on a wide range of Canadian social and economic issues.
Over 3 million bibliographic references to journal articles, books, reviews, and selected chapters dating back to 1951.
Full-text access to some of the most significant women's periodicals from the late 18th century through the early 1930s.
Key index for scholarship in sociology and related disciplines. Links to full-text in other databases.
Other useful databases:
Multi-disciplinary database of full-text articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers.
Contains three linked databases indexing sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities scholarly articles.
Indexes scholarship on women's studies, gender studies, and related disciplines with links to full-text in other databases. Coverage from 1972 to present.
CANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socio-economic database. Provides statistics on various subjects, such as population and demography, and income, labour, and business performance.
Canadian Census and NHS data available to download for many levels of geography.