LibGuides: SCWK 751: Fundamentals of Social Work Research: Finding Articles

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SmartSearch
SmartSearch is a “discovery” tool that allows you to search across numerous databases and full-text resources from one place. Included in this search query are major databases, as well as full-text journals and e-journals to provide you with one-stop searching.
Social Services Abstracts
The primary database for Social Work research. Focuses on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development. Includes articles from over 1,300 journals as well as dissertations and book reviews. Coverage: 1979-present. Terms of Use
PsycINFO
The largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Included is information on the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others. Contains citations and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s as well as book chapters, books, and dissertations. It is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to literature in sociology & related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. Covering sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology. Coverage: 1974 to the present.
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Social Sciences Full Text
Article citations and abstracts from over 600 periodicals and scholarly journals in all areas of the social sciences. Includes full-text access to some journals. Coverage of indexing: 1983-present; full-text: 1995-present. 99 simultaneous users.
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Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
This resource includes bibliographic records and full text covering essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology. The increasing globalization of criminology is reflected with coverage of hundreds of journals from around the world.
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Education

Education Full Text
Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals, books, and yearbooks in the field of education. Full text articles from hundreds of journals. Coverage of indexing: 1983-present; full-text: 1996-present.
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ERIC (EBSCO)
Core database in education with citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, research reports, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and other education-related materials. Coverage: 1966-present.
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Public Health

CINAHL Complete
Provides indexing for more than 5,300 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health and contains records dating back to 1937. It covers the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. 30 simultaneous users
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PTSDPubs (formerly PILOTS)
(Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) Citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Produced by the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Coverage: 1871-present.
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Multi-Disciplinary Databases

JSTOR
Online access to core scholarly journals in business, education, health, arts & humanities, life sciences, literature, physical sciences, and social sciences. Coverage begins with the first issue of each journal.
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Includes: Arts & Sciences 1-15, Business 2-4, & Life Sciences
Google Scholar
How to Use Google Scholar off-campus Provides access to scholarly sources across many disciplines including articles, theses, books, etc. from a variety of publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Links to full-text when available.

Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods
A collection of handbooks and reference content on scholarly research methods. This can help with designing research projects, understanding particular methods or identifying a new methods, conducting research, and writing up findings.

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