Population Studies

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias.
Indexes, Abstracts, and Full Text Sources.
Bibliographies.
Internet Sources.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics. 3rd ed. 5 vols. 2004.: Discusses the moral and ethical issues concerning such topics as population ethics, population policies, and abortion. Science and Engineering Library Ref. QH332 E52 2004.
Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2nd ed. 5 vols. 2000.: Contains 397 entries for concepts in sociology, including population and demography. Essays are lengthy and include bibliographies. Mugar Ref. X HM425 E5 2000.
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census. 2000.: From "accuracy and coverage evaluation" to "women in the decennial census," the 120 essays in this volume cover all aspects of the decennial census, including census history, contents, politics, procedures, and uses. Mugar Ref. X HA37 U55 E53 2000.
International Encyclopedia of Population. 2 vols. 1982.: Contains articles on ecology, ethics, migration, marriage, fertility, contraception, mortality, data collection, population policies, as well as articles on particular regions and countries. Mugar Ref. X HB849.2 I55 1982.
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. 26 vols. 2001.: Includes articles on demography and population. Mugar Ref. X H41 I58 2001. Available (abstracts only) on the BU Web through ScienceDirect (BU-px).
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 2nd ed. 9 vols. 2008.: Consult this work for background information on demographic transition, demography, population control, population growth, and population studies. Use the thematic overview in volume 1 to locate articles and biographical essays classified under "demography." Mugar Ref. X H40 A2 I5 2008.

Indexes, Abstracts, and Full Text Sources.

Africa-Wide: NiPAD. 19th century - . (BU-px).: "An exclusive combination of files from Africa, Europe and the USA together for the first time. This database aggregation gives premier information on all aspects of Africa. Topics covered include politics, history, economics, business, mining, natural sciences, environment, development, social issues, anthropology, literature, language, law, music, tourism and much more. Sources include books, periodicals and magazines articles, radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, pamphlets, maps, reports, theses and music recordings and much more."
The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (ABSEES). 1960 - .: The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (ABSEES) covers North American (U.S. and Canadian) scholarship on East-Central Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. It contains bibliographic records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications. Available in print from 1967 to 1993: Mugar Ref. X Z2483 F56. Available as The American Bibliography of Russian and East European Studies (1960-66), Mugar Ref. X Z2483 F56 Available on the BU Web from 1990 to the present: (ChRiv-px).
American Statistics Index. 1973 - .: Detailed index to statistical data published by the U.S. government. Covers population, housing, demography, etc. Documents are available on microfiche from 1978 onward in the Current Periodicals Room. Mugar Ref. X Z7554 U5 A46 . Available as LexisNexis Statistical on the BU Web. (BU-px).
Anthropological Literature. Late 19th century to the present. (ChRiv-px).: Comprehensive international index to articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. Updated quarterly, Anthropological Literature indexes articles two or more pages long in works published in English and other European languages from the late 19th century to the present.
Anthrosource. Late 19th century to the present. (ChRiv-px): Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Anthrosource brings 100 years of anthropological material online, including: a complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003; seamless access to archival content housed at JSTOR for 6 key AAA publications including American Anthropologist; and current issues for 15 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications.

Bibliography of Asian Studies. 1971 - . (ChRiv-px).: The Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS ) contains more than 545,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present.
Bibliography of Bioethics. 1975 - .: Indexes and abstracts periodical articles, books, documents, and AV sources in bioethics. To use this classified subject index, consult the contents for a listing of subjects (for example, population control and abortion). Mugar Ref. X Z6675 E8 B53.
BIOSIS. 1989 - .(BU-px): BIOSIS is the electronic version of Biological Abstracts (held at the Science-Engineering Library). It covers many science disciplines, including biochemistry, ecology, microbiology, neurosciences and many others.
Contemporary Women's Issues. 1992 - . (ChRiv-px).: Full-text database, international in scope, covering such topics as health and reproductive issues, development, human rights, arts and media, customs, family life, violence, and legal issues. Includes journal articles, newsletters, fact sheets, proceedings, and the alternative press.
Econlit. 1969 - . (BU-px).: Contains citations to, and selected abstracts of, the international literature in the field of economics. It covers journal articles, dissertations and books, as well as chapters and articles in books and conference proceedings.
Ethnic NewsWatch. 1990 - . (BU-px).: A comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
FRANCIS. 1984 - . (ChRiv-px).: Multilingual, multidisciplinary index to journals in the social sciences and humanities.
General Science Full Text. 1984 - .(ChRiv-px).: Subject index to periodical articles in the sciences, including biology, medicine and health, food and nutrition, environment, and genetics. Includes full text of selected periodicals.
GPO. 1976 - . (BU-px).: Index to U.S. government documents.
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index. 1970 - . (ChRiv-px).: Subject/author index to articles, bibliographies, documents, literary works, and reviews on U.S. Hispanics and on Latin America.
Historical Newspapers: The New York Times. 1851-2004. (BU-px).: "Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue."
Index to International Statistics. 1983 - .: Index to statistical publications produced by international, inter-governmental organizations. Documents available on microfiche in the Current Periodicals Room. Mugar Ref X Z7552 I53 . Available as LexisNexis Statistical on the BU Web: (BU-px).
JSTOR. (BU-px).: Archive of scholarly journals in electronic format, digitized from the first issue onward to a "moving wall" of two to five years ago. Includes several Population Studies journals.

LexisNexis Academic.(BU-px).: A full-text database that includes newspapers, wire services, transcripts of television and radio broadcasts, medical and health journals, trade journals, accounting literature, company financial reports, law reviews, statutory and case law, and public opinion polls. The database is international in scope, and includes newspapers in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and German. Dates of coverage vary depending upon the publication.

LexisNexis Statistical. (BU-px).: "An online version of three indexes: American Statistics Index, covering 1973 to the
present; Index to International Statistics, covering 1983 to the present; and Statistical Reference Index, covering 1980 to the present. The database indexes and abstracts social, demographic, and economic statistics published by the U.S. government, the U.N. and other international governmental organizations, as well as US state governments, and US private nonprofit and commercial associations and organizations. Most of these publications are available in the ASI, IIS, and SRI microfiche collections in Mugar Library. The PowerTables section of the database contains complete statistical tables, and may be searched separately."
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service). 1915 - .: Subject index to articles, books and documents in public affairs and public policy, including social conditions, population, food supply, and hunger. Mugar Ref. X Z7163 F15. Available from 1972 onward on the BU Web(BU-px)
POPLINE.: "POPLINE (POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database on reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues. POPLINE is maintained by the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development. (USAID). POPLINE contains nearly 360,000 records and has been maintained since 1973 by the INFO Project (formerly Population Information Program). The majority of items are published from 1970 to the present, however, there are selected citations dating back to 1827."

Population Index. 1935 - 2000.: This classified subject index to the literature in demography and population growth is an annotated bibliography of books, journal articles, theses, machine readable data files, and proceedings. Mugar Ref. X Z7164 D3 F35. Searchable on the Internet from 1986-2000. Searchable in JSTOR from 1935-1985 (BU-px).
Rural Development Abstracts. 1978 - .: Indexes English and foreign language journal articles, reports, conferences, and books about all aspects of rural development in developing countries from environmental management to technical progress, poverty and women's studies. Mugar stacks HC59.7 R75 (1983-1994). Mugar Microfiche HC59.7 R75 (1978-1983). Searchable (1990- ) on the BU Web (ChRiv).
Social Sciences Citation Index. 1956 - .: Interdisciplinary index to 4700+ journals and collected volumes in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides access by author, citation, and subject. Mugar Ref. X Z7161 S65; (1956-1980). Searchable on the BU Web as Web of Science (1978- ) (BU-px).
Social Sciences Full Text. 1983 - .(ChRiv-px).: Indexes and abstracts core journals in such fields as anthropology, criminal justice and criminology, gender studies, geography, gerontology, minority studies, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Includes full text of articles from 215+ journals as far back as 1995. For retrospective searching (1907-1984) use Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective, which indexes nearly 1,200 periodicals as early as 1907.
Social Services Abstracts. 1979 - . (BU-px).: Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,500 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.
Sociological Abstracts. 1952 - . (BU-px).: Indexes and abstracts periodical articles, conference papers, proceedings, dissertations and book reviews in sociology and related fields.
Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts. 1995 - . (ChRiv).: Indexes and abstracts journal articles, chapters, and books on women. The focus is on "education, employment, women in the family and community, medicine and health, female sex and gender role socialisation, social policy, the social psychology of women, female culture, media treatment of women, biography, literary criticism, and historical studies." Formerly Studies on Women Abstracts (1983-1999), Mugar Ref. X Z7962 S78.
Women's Studies International. 1972 - . (BU-px).: Contains citations or citations/abstracts from ten women's studies databases.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. 1975 - . (BU-px).: "Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy.

Bibliographies.

The Baby Boom: A Selective Annotated Bibliography. 1985.: Contains 700+ citations to articles, books, and dissertations on Americans born between 1946 and 1965. Topics covered include demographic, economic, marketing, managerial, sociological, and popular aspects of the baby boom generation. Mugar Z7164 S66 B925 1985.
Bibliography of American Demographic History: The Literature from 1984 to 1994. 1995.: Classified subject bibliography on American demographic history, covering such topics as family and demographic history, marriage and fertility, health and death, migration, ethnic groups, and women. Mugar Ref. X Z7164 U5 G428 1995.
International Bibliography of Sociology. 1955 - .: Annual publication listing sociology journal articles and monographs in over 70 languages. Arrangement is by subject classification, with subject and author indexes. Mugar Ref. X Z7161 F522.

Internet Sources.

Center for Environment and Population.: "A non-profit research, policy and public outreach organization that addresses the relationship between human population, resource consumption, and the environment."
Demographic Yearbook.: "The United Nations Demographic Yearbook collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. The Demographic Yearbook disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce on an annual basis. Demographic Yearbook special topics issues cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing, ethnicity and language, among others."
Demography.: Trinity University (San Antonio) Sociology professor Michael Kearl's Web page on Demography, with an overview on the topic and links to Web sites on the census, international population data, immigration, population studies, cities and urbanization, and maps.
Historical United States Census Data Browser.: Selected historical U.S. census data describing the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.
Minority Links.: "Quick and easy links to the latest data on racial and ethnic populations in the United States."
Office of Population Research, Princeton University.: Princeton University's Office of Population Research provides information on its facilities, data archives, and resources (including Population Index, listed above), and links to other demography centers, online demographic publications, other resources for demographers (including the World Bank), as well as other social science resources.
The Population Profile of the United States.: Offers data on Americans with disabilities, computer use, families and living arrangements, geographical mobility, health insurance coverage, poverty, voting, and more.
Population Reference Bureau.: "The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. PRB informs policymakers, educators, the media, and concerned citizens working in the public interest around the world through a broad range of activities, including publications, information services, seminars and workshops, and technical support." Web page of the non-profit PRB offers "news, numbers, and analysis" on world population.

Population Research Center, University of Texas.: "The Population Research Center (PRC) is an interdisciplinary research and training unit of the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Most of the research is concentrated in five overlapping and reinforcing thematic areas: Health Disparities; Religion, Family Life, and Health; Children and Families; Education, Transitions to Adulthood, and the Labor Force; and Latin American Demography and Social Policy."
Population Research Institute (PRI), The Pennsylvania State University.: Provides information on the PRI at Penn State, and links to other population centers, North American demographic and population servers, U.S. Census and other federal data sources, international demographic and population servers, international data sources, and related fields.
State and County Quickfacts.: Provides comparative data for each state and county/parish for 33 categories of information, divided into the following broad subjects: People, Business, and Geography.
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN).: A decentralized network of population institutions with links to family planning, population, and demography Web sites world wide and reports from the International Conference on Population and Demography (Cairo, 1994).
United Nations Population Fund.: "UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems. It is the largest international source of population assistance.The Fund has three main programme areas: Reproductive Health including Family Planning and Sexual Health, Population and Development Strategies and Advocacy." Includes publications, reports, statistics, and more.
U.S. Census Bureau.: Social, demographic, and economic data for the United States. Includes data from the 2000 census.