The Business Information Centre stocks a range of material on sociology and social issues, which are useful for both the social studies student and anyone interested in social issues.

The various resources include newspaper cuttings files, magazines, books and electronic journal databases. These are available for reference use (cannot be borrowed) in the library.

Photocopying facilities are provided and the Copyright and Related Act 2000 applies.

Here is a listing of some of the material available in the Centre:

Newspaper Cutting Files

• Abortion
• Adoption
• Child Abuse
• Childcare Industry
• Children
• Crime / Crime Prevention
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse / Alcoholism
• Family Law
• Homelessness
• Marriage / Divorce / Separation
• Migration / Emigration / Immigration
• Poverty
• Prison Service
• Women
• Youth Work

View a full list of newspaper cuttings files available in the Centre

Magazines

• Childminding Ireland (provides some information on the childcare industry)
• Cornerstone (magazine of the Irish Homeless Agency)
• Equality News (reports on equality issues in Ireland)
• Family Law Matters (provides information from the family law courts in Ireland)
• Foundation Focus (migration issues in Europe)
• Inclusion Ireland (focuses on poverty and social inclusion)

View a full list of our magazines and periodicals

Electronic Journal Databases

• Emerald Journals Online
• European Business ASAP Online
• Factfinder Online
• LexisNexis Online
• Irish Times Archives Online

View a sample list of electronic journals available at the Centre

Books

• Cultural Intelligence (Brooks Peterson)
• Encyclopaedia of Gender and Society (ed. By Hans-Peter Blossfeld)
• Introducing Social Work (Lena Dominelli)
• Managing Social Research: a Practical Guide (Roger Tarling)
• Media, Gender and Identity: an introduction (David Gauntlet)
• Social Policy in Ireland (ed. Sean Healy)
• Taming the Tiger: Social Exclusion in a Globalised Ireland (ed. David Jacobson)
• Theorising Irish Social Policy (ed. Bryan Fanning)
• Welfare Policy and Poverty (Combat Poverty Agency)

For a full list of available reference book titles check our catalogue.