Social Work Research at a Distance

RECOMMENDED DATABASES IN SOCIAL WORK

• Social Work Abstracts: Contains more than 45,000 records, spanning 1977 to the present, from social work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization, and more.
• Social Services Abstracts: Provides coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database covers over 1,406 serial publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.
• PsycINFO w/ PsycARTICLES
  • Quick Tips (APA Search guide for PsycINFO; PDF format)
  • Tutorial (Courtesy of the University of Iowa's Psychology Library)
• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• MEDLINE
• Health and Psychosocial Instruments

SELECTED DATABASES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

• AARP AgeLine
• Child Abuse & Neglect
• Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption
• Current Contents
• EBSCO
• ERIC
• First Search Databases
• Gender Watch
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• PAIS International
• Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
• SocINDEX with Full Text

OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES

• FREQUENTLY USED DATABASES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: This is a list of high use databases provided by the Education and Social Science Library website.
• Online Research Resources: UIUC's searchable listings of electronic journal and database subscriptions. If you find an article citation and need to track down the full text, this is the place to go--searching on the journal title will tell you whether UIUC has electronic access. For help using the ORR see Using the Online Research Resources (ORR) Page or Ask a Librarian!

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