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Social Science Literature Information System (GESIS)

- SOLIS is a bibliographic database with short summaries of social science literature in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Social Science Research Information System (GESIS)

- The SOFIS database offers information on theoretical and empirical social science research conducted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland over the past ten years.

Literature for social work and social education

- The DZI SoLit database of the German Central Institute for Social Questions (Deutsche Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, DZI) contains information on scientific and practice-oriented literature in the following subjects: Social work and social education including their basic sciences, such as education, sociology, social policy, social medicine and social psychology, in addition to welfare work, social administration, social law, health, senior citizen care, child and youth welfare.

Sociological Abstracts (CSA)

- CSA Sociological Abstracts contains bibliographic references to research results from sociology and related disciplines selected from more than 1,800 international journals and series such as conference publications, books, chapters, reviews and dissertations. Approximately 30,000 documents are added yearly to the database. The German Research Society's national license for searching in infoconnex includes CSA Sociological Abstracts as of 1996.

Social Services Abstracts (CSA)

- CSA Social Services Abstracts contains bibliographic references to research results from the field of social work and related areas, based on more than 1,300 international journals and series as well as reviews and dissertations. Approximately 5,500 documents are added yearly. The German Research Society's national license for searching in infoconnex includes CSA Sociological Abstracts as of 1996.

Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (CSA)

- ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts contains references based on more than 500 international journals focusing on health care and social systems, sociology, psychology, economics, political science and education. Approximately 18,000 documents are added yearly. The German Research Society's national license for searching in infoconnex includes for ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts as of 1996.

PAIS International (CSA)

- ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts contains references based on more than 500 international journals focusing on health care and social systems, sociology, psychology, economics, political science and education. Approximately 18,000 documents are added yearly. The German Research Society's national license for searching in infoconnex includes for ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts as of 1996.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA)

- CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts contains references from the fields of political science and related areas.

Physical Education Index (CSA)

- CSA Physical Education Index contains references from the fields of sociology of sports, sports psychology as well as sports and health. The references are based on scientific publications, conference materials, patents, as well as articles from popular publications and business magazines in addition to other literature. Approximately 12,000 references are added yearly. The German Research Society's national license for searching in infoconnex includes CSA Physical Education Index as of 1996.

Catalogue of the library of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

- Complete catalogue of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) library, which contains the Digital Library database.

Catalogue of the library of the Social Science Research Center Berlin

- The WZB (Social Science Research Center Berlin) library catalogue contains entries from the fields of social and political science and economics literature on current research questions.

Literature on social gerontology and social work with senior citizens

- The database GeroLit of the German Centre of Gerontology contains references of scientific literature from the thematic fields of Gerontology, Sociology, particularly Sociology of Aging and the Life-Course, Lifespan developmental Psychology, Senior Citizens and Social Policy, Health and Social Care for Old People and Nursing Science, particularly emphasising old age.

Catalogue of the university and public library Cologne (USB Köln)

- Online-Catalogue of the University and City Library of Cologne/social science section

SocioGuide (GESIS)

- The specialized information guide SocioGuide serves as a further orientation for the internet spectrum in fields of social science and it offers online information from all social science disciplines: profiles and descriptions of journals, institutions, scientific events and conferences and information about networks and collections.

Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung

- The Bertelsmann Stiftung is a private operating foundation whose extensive database is integrated in the offering of SOWIPORT.

SSOAR

- The Social Sciene Open Access Repository (SSOAR) is a freely accessible full-text server, which provides preprints and postprints of journal articles in particular, but also makes other documents like monographs and collected edition articles electronically available.

Data Catalogue

- The data base system DC documents all social science studies and data archived at GESIS.