This page provides select links to general sites relevant to the Social Sciences. For specific subjects go to following: Economics, Gender Studies, Government and Politics, Management Studies,Psychology, Sociology, Tourism and Hospitality.

Electronic databases

• Academic Search Elite (EbscoHost) (available only from UWI-Mona Campus)
• Caribbean Digital Library - A web service of ECLA's Caribbean Documentation Centre. It provides access to Caribbean documents on the web and is arranged under 21 broad headings.
• Emerald- Full text: Electronic Management Research Library Database (available only from UWI-Mona Campus)
• First Search from OCLC (available only from UWI-Mona Campus)
• ProQuest (available only from UWI-Mona Campus.) providing access to
• Regard - an ESRC Research Service: an online database containing information on social science research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It contains over 65,000 records, dating back to the mid-1980's and is updated daily to include the most current research.

Electronic Journals

• Directory of Open Access Journals: contains information about 350 open access journals, that are freely available on the web.
• Export America

Internet resources

• APA Style Essentials (University of Southern California)
• Social Sciences from BUBL Information Service (UK) A national information service for the higher education community
• Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
• Social Sciences & Social Issues from Argus Clearinghouse
• Social Science Information Gateway

Academic Departments, Associations, Institutions etc

• Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, Mona, Jamaica
• Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, Cave Hill, Barbados
• Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
• University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. Faculty of Social Sciences
• University of the West Indies, Mona. Faculty of Social Sciences
• University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Faculty of Social Sciences

 

 

Liaison Librarian: Margaret Pearce
Email:margaret.pearce@uwimona.edu.jm