You may also find links in the guides for Aboriginal Studies, Legal Studies, Studies of Religion and Society and Culture (in HSIE) useful.
Use the Information Skills Process (ISP) on the Research page to guide you.
Browse the non-fiction shelves:
200-290s – religions; 300s – social sciences; 305 – social groups; 306 – culture and institutions; 307 – communities; 340s – law; 360s – social problems and services; 390s – customs; 914-919 – geography of specific countries; 940–999 – history of specific countries/periods.
For audio visual resources, search ClickView by subject heading or title. ClickView can be accessed when you are at home. Restrictions apply based on age/rating.
Oliver Catalogue
Search theCTHS Library Oliver catalogueusing subject terms such as family, communities, children, parents, socialization, employment, games, etc. Add sub-headings such as history, research, social conditions, case studies, statistics, etc.
Search Series: Issues in Society (hard copy and downloadable pdf), Current social issues (some searchable contents pages).
Expand your search to Trove by running a search in Oliver, click other providers and select Trove.
Expand your search to Hornsby Libraryresources by running a search in Oliver, click other providers and select Hornsby Shire Library. If you are a member of Hornsby Library you can borrow their items.
Expand your search to Macquarie University library resources by running a search in Oliver, click other providers and select Macquarie University Library. You can access their hard copy resources onsite but will be unable to borrow.
Subscriptions
Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, Australian Financial Review
Encyclopaedias
Search World Book Online Advanced or Timelines. This is a reliable starting point for research if you don’t know much about the topic.
Insight – Search for your topic in SBS Insight. The episodes examine social issues with experts and first person stories.
The Spinney Press: Web links for students – Links to websites on a variety of topics. There are links for NGOs, Government departments, organisations and support networks.
The Conversation – Informed news analysis and commentary. Free to read and republish. Good for an overview of many topics.
Pew Research Center – Issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world using public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.