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A guide to
selected resources at the
University of Tennessee Libraries
Books
For books containing public opinion
or
information about polls and survey research consult the
UT Catalog using
the
following subjects:
- public opinion
- public
opinion
polls
- public opinion research
- social
surveys
- market surveys
- election
forecasting
It is also
possible to use the subdivision
PUBLIC OPINION under names of individual
person, corporate bodies, or
topical subjects (i.e. taxation--public
opinion). Works on polls taken in
a specific place are assigned anadditional heading (i.e public opinion--
southern states).
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Data Files
To
identify primary data from
individual researchers, polling agencies, and
governmental agencies
consult the
archive collection
of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and
Social Research.
Access to the data is restricted to faculty and
students on the
UTK-Campus. For information on how to search or download
data, consult the
ICPSR Guide, or
contact the Official Representative to the
Consortium,
eread@utk.edu.
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Databases
Several databases are
available that
identify journal articles. Most
are available
electronically through our
library network, but are restricted to UTK
faculty,
students and staff.
Connect to the UT Library Home page at
(http://www.lib.utk.edu). Under Resources
select "Databases".
- Academic
Search Premier
Contains both popular periodicals and
scholarly journals. "Public Opinion
Polls" is a subject
category.
- Business
Source Premier
Covers approximately 3000 business
journals. Includes
such titles
as Advertising Age, American
Demographics, and
Broadcasting. Major subject headings are PUBLIC
OPINION, POLLS
AND
SURVEYS, ATTITUDE
SURVEY
- ComAbstracts
Produced by the Communication Institute for Online
Scholarship.
Contains abstracts of articles from over 50 journals in the
professional
literature of communications, including Public
Opinion
Quarterly, Media Studies Journal, and
Human
Communication Research.
Abstracts can be searched full
text.
- Communication Abstracts:
An International Information
Service (P90.C6275 Ref.)
Indexes journals, books, and book
chapters in the area of
communications. Includes articles from
Public Opinion Quarterly,
International Journal of Public Opinion
Research, and
Newspaper Research Journal. Major
subject terms are POLLING,
SURVEYS, and
POLLS.
- Lexis/Nexis
Academic
Click on the Reference Category to find the Polls
& Surveys. This
database takes you to the Roper Center for Public Opinion.
Click on the
General news category for full-text information from
newspapers,
journals, and
periodicals.
- National
Journal
Group's Policy Central
A comprehensive resource
on
politics. Includes Poll Track and daily
news briefings of the latest
political developments. Also access to National Journal,
Hotline,
CongressDaily, The Almanac of American
Politics.
- PAIS
International (enter PAIS in search box)
Covers a wide
range of public opinion information from journals, books, and government
documents. Major subject heading is PUBLIC OPINION.
- PsycINFO
An index of the world's psychological journal literature
which includes
abstracts for articles on the psychological aspects of
public opinion.
Subject terms are PUBLIC OPINION AND ATTITUDES. Some
typical journals
included are Journal of Social Psychology,
Political Behavior,
Communications Research, and Journal of
Communication. We also
now have a database called PsycArticles which
provides full-text access to 42 key journals from the American
Psychological Association.
- Social Sciences
Abstracts (enter social sciences in dialog box)
Over 350
periodicals from the fields of anthropology, area studies, criminal
justice, community health and medical care, urban studies, sociology,
social work, policy studies, political science, psychology, and other
related disciplines. Subject headings are PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC OPINION
POLLS, SURVEYS, and ATTITUDES.
- SOCIOFILE
(enter
sociofile in dialog box)
This is the electronic version of
Sociological Abstracts. Terms are PUBLIC OPINION, SURVEYS,
OPINION POLLS, or search the specific subject of interest.
-
Statistical Universe - Lexis Nexis Statistical
Part of the
Lexis/Nexis Service,
this database contains references to statistics from
state and federal
government, and private organizations. Use terms like
attitude
surveys, opinion, consumer surveys.
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Newspapers
Newspapers can be a
useful source
for poll results. In some cases the
specific poll
organizations
can be
searched, i.e. Harris, Yankelovich, CBS/New York
Times Poll.
- Factiva
(formally Dow Jones)
This online service provides full
text
access to a wealth of U.S. and
International Newspapers. Also claims
to
have over 6000 full text periodicals.
- Lexis/Nexis
Academic
Provides full text access to nearly 5000 English
language sources,
including newspapers. Has a category for major
newspapers and regional
resources.
- Links to Online
News
Sources
This page takes you to world, national, and
local
news sources. Includes easy to search directories of Online
Newspapers.
- New
York Times, Historical Newspapers
Digitally scanned full
text access to back files of New York Times. Presently coverage dates
vary. When completed in summer of 2002, the coverage will be
1851-1998.
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Reference
Titles - A Selected List
- An American Profile -
Opinions and Behavior 1972 -
1989
(HM261. A85 Ref.)
Opinion
results from approximately 300
high interest questions from the General
Social Survey.
-
Dictionary of Polling: The Language of
Contemporary
Research (HM
261.Y684.1992 Ref.)
Over 400
important terms in the field of polling
are clearly defined.
Definitions
are written for both people who produce
polls and those who
use
them.
- Gallup Poll Monthly (HM261.G36) Latest year
in
Reference.
Has approximately 7 polls for
each issue. Back years
are located in the 4th Floor Stacks.
- Gallup Poll Public
Opinion, 1935 - 1971 (3
vol.)
(HN90.P8G3 1935/71 Ref.)
Contains statistical data released to
newspapers.
- Gallup
Poll, 1972 - 1977 (2 vol.)
(HN90.PG832 Ref.)
Compilation of
public opinion polls from 1972 -
1977.
- Gallup Poll, Public
Opinion 1978 -
(HN90.P8G3 Ref.)
Yearly volumes from 1978 to
present. Contains
economic, social, and political public opinion results.
Has a chronology
of year's events.
- Opinions 90
(HN90. P8Q65 1990
Ref.)
Extracts from public opinion surveys and polls
conducted by
business, government, professional, and news
organizations.
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Current Periodicals/
E-Journals
There are
several publications received in the Periodicals Room (2nd
Floor) that
are useful to a researcher interested in public opinion. Some
of the more
popular ones are: American Demographics
(HB3505.A66),
Public Opinion Quarterly (HM261.AP8),
Journal of
Advertising Research (HP5801.J83),
Journal of
Applied
Communication Research (HM258.J67), and
National
Journal
Group's
Policy
Central.
This site contains polls
from a
variety of sources that cover public opinion on policy
issues. It
also
contains the full text of questions.
PollingReport.com
Published
twice a month, this e-journal publishes results of the some of
the latest
surveys from organizations such as Gallup, Yankelovich, and
Harris.
Polling Report is an independent, nonpartisan resource on
American
public opinion.
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Public Opinion Database comes
from the
Howard W.Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC.
Contains a
searchable database of questions from Louis Harris Polls,
Carolina Polls,
State Polls, and the Southern Focus Poll. Maintains an
archive that can
be searched by question, date, and state.
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Access to materials not owned or licensed by The
University of Tennessee Library.
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Selected
Links to the Internet
- American Association for Public
Opinion Research
Has subject and author index to articles in
Public Opinion Quarterly. Includes links to other public opinion research
organizations and associations. For UT students and faculty access to
Public Opinion
Quarterly is via JSTOR database.
- Center on Policy
Attitudes
This public policy site has extensive reports and
full questionnaire
texts.
- The
Gallup Organization
Contains an archive of Gallup poll news
releases, Gallup pole data,
special reports, and information about the
Gallup organization.
- Odum
Institute
for
Research in Social Science Public Opinion
This institute
maintains a variety of national and state public opinion
poll data. The
IRSS Public Opinion Questionnaire Database is composed of
data from 8
separate sources. The Louis Harris Data Center, the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Polls/Southern Polls, the Carolina Polls, the
National Network of State Polls, the
General Social Survey, the Southern
Focus Poll, the USA Today Polls, and the Latin
America and Spanish
Polls.
- OP-ED Online
Resource
Designed to help users get their views in print. Has
pull down menus for
selecting major publications. Site has tips for
writing Op-Ed pieces.
- Opinion Pages
Search
English language newspapers/magazines for op/ed pages.
- Pew Center for the People and the
Press
An independent opinion research group that studies
attitudes
toward press, politics and public policy issues.
- Political
Science and
Law
A subject page that will take you to
government, think
tank, and
political sites. Has a section on public
policy and public
opinion that will link to addition web sites of
interest.
- PollingReport.Com
Access to
current polling results and articles. Can get recent results of
latest
surveys from Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich. Wide range of topics
covered.
- Public
Agenda
Contains public opinion and policy analysis on key
issues.
- The
Pulse
Is a "consumer's guide" to public opinion data on a wide
range of
issues such
as education, health care, environment, social
security,
and the
economy.
- Roper Center
Has
information on the resources and services of the Roper Center for Pubic
Opinion. Can
get full text articles from the Public Perspective
Magazine.
- Survey Research
Resources
Survey research for social issues, policy analysis, and
marketing.
- Quick
Facts: Statistics and Public Opinion
Statistics on media usage,
content, and media issues.
- Zogby
International
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Compiled 12/03/03 by Jane S. Row,
Social Sciences Coordinator John C.
Hodges
Library, The University of
Tennessee. 37996-2000
(865) 974-4699; (865)
974-9242 fax. E-mail, at jrow@utk.edu.
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