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Sociology Resources  Tags: sociology  

Last update: Nov 06th, 2009 URL: http://libguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/sociology  Print Guide  RSS Updates

Finding Books in Acorn             Print Page
  
 

What is ACORN?

Acorn is the library catalog for ALL of the 8 Vanderbilt Libraries.  You can use it to find:

  • Books
  • DVDs & Videos
  • Periodical Titles (not individual articles)
  • Reserve materials
  • and more...
 

You Might Find...

  • Across generations : immigrant families in America - Nancy Foner, editor
    Call Number: HQ536 .A27 2009
    ISBN/ISSN: 0814727700
 

What's this Number?

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Search Acorn

ACORN SEARCH TIPS:

  • Use AND to combine terms & narrow your search
    • example: immigration AND labor

  • Use OR to search for related terms & expand your search
    • example; labor OR employment

  • Use $ to truncate a word & return all possible endings
    • example: employ$ (will return employer, employee, employment, etc.)

 

Browsing for Books

Another option is to browse the STACKS for books.  The following call # areas might be of interest for this class

HM 1-299

Sociology (General)

HN 1-981 Social History, Social Problems, Social Reform
HQ 1-2039 Family, Marriage, Women
HS 1-3369 Societies: Secret, Benevolent
HT 1-1595 Communities, Classes, Races
HV 1-5840 Social Welfare, Degeneration, Substance Abuse
HV 6001-9920.5      Criminology, Criminal Justice
HX 1-970.7 Socialism, Communism, Anarchism

 

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