{"id":1300,"date":"2019-07-05T05:12:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T05:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.iiti.ac.in\/?page_id=1300"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:54:26","slug":"humanities-and-social-sciences-hss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.iiti.ac.in\/?page_id=1300","title":{"rendered":"Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Welcome to HSS Subject Guide&nbsp;!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This subject guide serves as a starting point to your search of scholarly resources in the area of HSS. Resources listed here include those that are accessible through our library and also on the web. It enables you to access from one point, various resources such as books, e-journals, e-databases, theses and dissertations and other web-based resources. (Please remember that this is not an exhaustive list. You will find many additional resources in the library such as Reference Books).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome your suggestions to make the guide better suited to your requirements. Please write to us at&nbsp;<strong>library@iiti.ac.in<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources Available in the LRC Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E-Journals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/14679841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Sociolinguistics<\/a>&nbsp;(Wiley Online Library) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/action\/showJournals?browseType=title&amp;contentType=journals&amp;letter=0-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JSTOR<\/a> (e-Journals collection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/language-variation-and-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Language Variation and Change<\/a>&nbsp;(Cambridge University Press) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Muse<\/a> (e-journals collection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springer Journals<\/a> (e-Journals collection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Economist<\/a>  &#8211; Please contact the library at&nbsp;deputylibrarian@iiti.ac.in&nbsp;for access credentials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E-Databases<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerpyramidsdx.cmie.com\/\">CMIE Consumer Pyramids Dx<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prowess.cmie.com\/\">CMIE Prowess IP on Web<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epwrfits.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EPWRF India Times Series<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiastat.com\/\">Indiastat<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/db.isid.org.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Books<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Library uses Dewey Decimal Classification system to classify&nbsp;books.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A call number is a number used to identify and locate&nbsp;books in the library.&nbsp;It includes the Classification number, the Author Code (first three letters of the Author\u2019s name) and the Accession number (serial number) of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:&nbsp;<strong> <em>Understanding psychology<\/em>&nbsp;by Feldman, Robert S.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/library.iiti.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Spine_HSS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1330\" style=\"width:116px;height:98px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this book label,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>150&nbsp; is the Class Number of Psychology<br>FEL is the Author Code&nbsp;<br>20572 is the Accession Number.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The library has a sizable collection of books and reading material on HSS. These books are classified under the following Class Numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> 100 : Philosophy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 150 : Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 160 : Logic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 170 : Ethics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 180 : Ancient, medieval &amp; eastern philosophy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 200 : Religion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 210 : Philosophy &amp; theory of religion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 300 : Social sciences, sociology &amp; anthropology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 310 : Statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 320 : Political science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 330 : Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 350 : Public administration &amp; military science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 360 : Social problems &amp; social services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 370 : Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 390 : Customs, etiquette &amp; folklore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 400 : Language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 410 : Linguistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 420 : English &amp; Old English languages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 700 : Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 780 : Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 790 : Sports, games &amp; entertainment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 800 : Literature, rhetoric &amp; criticism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 810 : American literature in English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 823 : English Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 890 : Other literatures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 900 :History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 910 : Geography &amp; travel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 920 : Biography &amp; genealogy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 950 : History of Asia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 954 : History of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 990 : History of other areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To locate the books on HSS, please search the &nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/koha.iiti.ac.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library Online Catalogue<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institutional Digital Repository<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080\/jspui\/handle\/123456789\/334\">Books<\/a> (English)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080\/jspui\/handle\/123456789\/339\">Books<\/a> (Sociology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080\/jspui\/handle\/123456789\/586\">Journal Papers<\/a> (English)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080\/jspui\/handle\/123456789\/22\">Theses and Dissertations (Ph.D.)<\/a> (Economics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080\/jspui\/handle\/123456789\/25\">Theses and Dissertations (Ph.D.)<\/a> (English)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080\/jspui\/handle\/123456789\/23\">Theses and Dissertaions (Ph.D.)<\/a> (Philosophy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OER \u2013 (Open Educational Resources) (Freely Available)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>e-Journals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JSTOR Open Content<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>e-Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doabooks.org\/doab?uiLanguage=en\">Directory of Open Access Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/samplings\/math-history\/math-history#freehistbooks\">INTECH Open Access Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Gutenberg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ETD Resources (e-Thesis):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.ndltd.org\/\">Networked Digital Library of Thesis and Dissertations (NDLTD)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian Thesis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/\">World Bank: Open Knowledge Repository<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open Access Directories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/subjects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\"Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/v2.sherpa.ac.uk\/cgi\/search\/repository\/basic?repository_name-auto=humanities&amp;_action_search=Search&amp;screen=Search&amp;repository_name-auto_merge=ALL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oalib.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Access Library (OALib)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nptelvideos.in\/\">NPTEL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ndl.iitkgp.ac.in\/result?q={%22t%22:%22subject%22,%22b%22:{%22browse%22:%22subject%22,%22filters%22:[]}}\">NDL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Online Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/search\/ocwsearch.htm?q=chemistry\">OpenCourseWare<\/a>&nbsp;(MIT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nptel.ac.in\/course.php\">NPTEL Course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swayam.gov.in\/\">SWAYAM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Study Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epgp.inflibnet.ac.in\/index.php\">e-PGPathshala<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/egyankosh.ac.in\/\">eGyanKosh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Others<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/\">Catalyst<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to HSS Subject Guide&nbsp;! This subject guide serves as a starting point to your search of scholarly resources in the area of HSS. Resources listed here include those that are accessible through our library and also on the web. 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