Skip to main content

Searching in Social sciences

Places to search

This section of the guide directs you to databases and resources for social science research.

Start with core databases, which cover a broad range of disciplines, or explore subpages for resources relevant to specific fields within the social sciences.

What are you trying to find?

Journal articles

To find journal articles and other types of literature:

Multimedia resources

For multimedia resources to help you learn about social sciences topics:

  • Trove newspapers, oral histories, archived web content, letters and government documents
  • EduTV coverage of Australian broadcast television

Research methods

Resources on research methods:

AI tips

Take a look at the next section of the guide: AI explained

Interdisciplinary topics

If your research topic spans several disciplines and you aim to be thorough, it may be helpful to explore resources from other subject guides. For example:

Criminology Law Psychology More subject guides

Looking for more help with searching?

For quick help, you can get in touch via Library Chat

Or visit us at the Library Help Zone

UNSW staff, postgraduate and honours students can book a Research consultation