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  Social Work   -- Where to start Database(s)

  PsycINFO
Key database for Psychology articles
Subjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations, book reviews

titles included

  Social Services Abstracts
Subjects: Social Work, Social Problems, Poverty, Disabilities, Gerontology
Info type: scholarly articles, book reviews, dissertations

titles included

  Encyclopedia of Social Work
A good place to start social work research.
Subjects: Social Work
Info type: encyclopedia articles with overviews and introductions for social work topics



  Social Work   -- Related Database(s)

  Social Work Abstracts
Subjects: Social Work, Social Problems
Info type: scholarly articles
Access Tips: Up to 4 users at a time. If you don’t get in, try again later.


  Cochrane Library
Evidence-based reviews for healthcare decision-making
Subjects: Diseases and Treatments, Health Topics, Medical Procedures, Health Admin
Info type: systematic reviews, clinical trials, methods studies, technology assessments, economic evaluations


  Criminal Justice Abstracts
Subjects: Criminology, Corrections
Info type: scholarly articles, book info


  ERIC
Key source for Education articles and reports
Subjects: Education, Communication
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, ERIC documents
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/
Search Instruction: ERIC Basic Guide; ERIC Advanced Guide

titles included

  Google Scholar
Search for scholarly materials
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get Findtext+ links. Also free at http://scholar.google.com/
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video


  Health & Wellness Resource Center
Subjects: Health, Diseases, Drugs, Medicine, Alternative Medicine
Info type: professional articles, scholarly articles, magazine articles, reference book entries, medical dictionary, web videos
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/
Search Instruction: Searching Health & Wellness Center pdf; Health & Wellness Center video - takes a minute to load

titles included

  Mental Measurements Yearbook
Reviews of educational and psychological tests.
Subjects: Personality Tests, Educational Tests, Aptitude Tests, Neuropsychological Tests, Achievement Tests, Intelligence Tests, Speech & Hearing Tests
Info type: descriptions of tests, reviews of tests
Access Tips: Up to 4 users at a time. If you don’t get in, try again later.


  Nursing Journals Full-Text (via Pro-Quest)
Subjects: Nursing, Case Management, Health Admin, Nutrition, Public Health
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, evidence based reviews, government reports, dissertations, video training

titles included

  Sociological Abstracts
Subjects: Sociology
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, book chapters, book reviews, conference papers, dissertations

titles included

  PILOTS Database
Citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events

 





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