The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. They diverge from the arts and humanities in that the social sciences emphasize the use of the scientific method and rigorous standards of evidence in the study of humanity, including quantitative and qualitative methods.
The social sciences, in studying both inter-subjective and objective or structural aspects of society, are sometime referred to as soft sciences. This is in contrast to hard sciences, which may focus exclusively on objective aspects of nature.
Social scientists engage in research and theorize about both aggregate and individual behaviors.
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Columbia University Lehman Social Sciences Library - Internet guides to resources by school and by topic, including foreign and international studies, and public affairs. With information on library collections, electronic journals, and related departments.
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McGill University Humanities and Social Sciences Library - General library information, access to online resources and services, including government documents, reference help, and major new acquisitions.
New School University Fogelman Library - General social sciences and humanities library, with web guides and other resources in a variety of subjects.
Penn State University Social Sciences Library - Resources include quick reference sites, data and statistics databases, guides to using and citing information, and print and electronic materials arranged by subject.
School of Government Library - The School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill specializes in North Carolina law and training for public administrators and elected officials. Includes information on hours and services.
SID - Service d'Ingénierie Documentaire, Institut des Sciences de l'Homme - Gathers collections in social sciences from the Institute and its units of research members. Includes Online catalogue, online journals, subject guides and a directory of databases in Social Sciences and Humanities.
Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research - Information about policies, collections, and membership, with indexes to major collections archiving Los Angeles history and culture.
UCSD International Relations and Pacific Studies Library - Links to area resources include the Pacific Rim Digital Library, East Asian and Latin American collections, and general electronic materials for social studies.
UIUC Education and Social Science Library - Overviews of special and general collections, tools for information resources, and subject guides for anthropology, education, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and speech communication.
Yale University Social Science Libraries and Information Services - Access to subject guides and government documents in social sciences as well as to the anthropology and statistics libraries and to the Economic Growth Center, School of Management, and Social Science Data Archive collections.
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