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Start Over Topic sociology Publication Year Range Last 50 years Publication Type Newspapers Publication Type Trade Publications
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1. EBSCO Debuts SocINDEX.

Subjects
*ELECTRONIC information resources, *SOCIOLOGY, *COMPUTER network resources, *INFORMATION resources, *ARCHIVAL resources, *SUBJECT cataloging, *INDEXING, *TEXT files
Abstract

Reports that EBSCO Publishing is marketing SocINDEX and SocINDEX with Full Text. Statement that the index features more than 1.3 million records with subject headings from a sociology-specific thesaurus; Report that the full text edition includes full text for 241 core journals, 72 priority journals, 545 books and monographs, and 6,711 conference papers.

Published
2005

2. 'Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture'.

Author

Ayoub, Nina C.

Subjects
*MASSIVELY multiplayer online role-playing games, *SOCIOLOGY, *FANTASY (Psychology), *EVERQUEST (Game)
Abstract

The article discusses an academic paper written by T.L. Taylor entitled "Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture." The paper presents a study of the massively multiplayer online game EverQuest, analyzing the social systems at work among those who play the game, and how they affect interactions within the game.

Published
2006

3. EBSCO Publishing Offers SoclNDEX Databases.

Subjects
*DATABASES, *SOCIOLOGY, *INDEXES, *ELECTRONIC information resources
Abstract

This article reports on SocINDEX databases offered by EBSCO Publishing as of June 2005. SocINDEX and SocINDEX with Full Text are now available via EBSCOhost. SoclNDEX features more than 1.3 million records with subject headings from a 15,000-term sociology-specific thesaurus as welt as abstracts for more than 620 core journals dating back to 1895. It also provides priority coverage of more than 500 journals and selective coverage of more than 1,070 other journals. Indexing for books, conference papers, and other sources is included, as are searchable cited references. SoclNDEX with Full Text provides the same indexing and abstracts as Soc-lNDEX, as well as the full text of 72 priority journals and 241 core journals dating back to 1895. The database also includes the full text of 545 books and 6,711 conference papers.

Published
2005