Research Guides: DASA: Demographic & Social Analysis: Home

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Phone: 949-824-4971

EMail: jgelfand@uci.edu

Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Informatics, Public Policy, Urban Planning

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Sociology 262A - Population

This course is a graduate level survey of of population studies and social demography. Subject Headings that may be useful to find information on different topics include:

Demography
Emigration and immigration
Epidemiology
Epidemological studies
Families - Research
Fertility
Marriage
Migration
Mortality
Population
Population aging
Social integration
United States - Emigration and immigration

Browsing the Langson Library for materials can take place in the HBs.

About DASA Resources

DASA [Demography and Social Analysis] is the UCI is a joint program of the School of Social Sciences and the School of Social Ecology. The library resources in this guide support DASA curricula and faculty from both of these interdisciplinary Schools. As librarians for the program, we welcome input and questions. Please contact us if you wish to:

Request a Library Workshop

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023 a representative from US Census Bureau, Western Division will visit UCI and present updates about Census resources. For additional information about open sessions, please contact Julia Gelfand.

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Zotero Workshop
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Overleaf - Collaborative Software
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Overleaf LibGuide
Collabratec
IEEE platform that is free for sign-up. Think of it as LinkedIn for Engineers. Very international in scope. Active discussion for authors.
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Bibliographic Management Software
Consider adopting & learning some method of BMS to use for organizing information retrieved from literature searches, to take notes. Use the Comparison chart, take a tutorial & determine if it fits in to your workstyle. Will format outputs according to different style manuals. There is definitely a learning curve so allow time. The free or open source products are Mendeley, Zotero & EndNote Basic. In addition you may want to consider ReadCube/Papers which has a modest student fee (https://support.papersapp.com/support/solutions/30000035227)
UCI Libraries Presentation Studio
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Subscriptions to Free Online National Newspapers
The UCI Libraries provides free access to UCI affiliates to the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Orange County Register and Financial Times for these papers on your preferred device from the attached tabs.
Research Grant Resources
If you need to apply for special funding for conference attendance, or for a research grant this guide will offer many resources.
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Recreational Reading
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Table Games
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LastPass Password Manager
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Meet with Librarian, Julia Gelfand
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