Databases for Social Work
Best Bets
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| Social Work Abstracts |
Coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals. |
1977-present |
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| Social Services Abstracts |
Social Services Abstracts indexes over 1,300+ serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews. |
1979-present |
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| Family and Society Studies Worldwide |
Provides 1 million bibliographic records drawn from over a thousand professional journals, books, popular literature, conference papers, government reports, and other sources, many of which are ind |
1970-present |
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| Encyclopedia of Social Work |
Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the Encyclopedia of Social Work is widely considered the cornerstone of reference in its field. |
2008-present |
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Also Useful
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| Academic OneFile |
Contains more than 11,000 academic jounals, the majority in full text and peer-reviewed, and podcasts and transcripts from major news sources. |
1980-present |
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| Academic Search Complete |
Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals, and indexing for 4,100 more titles. |
1980-present |
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| Ageline |
Covers 600 journals, books, book chapters, reports, dissertations, consumer guides, and educational videos focusing on the subject of aging and middle-aged and older adults. |
1978-present (selected coverage 1966-1977) |
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| Counseling and Therapy in Video |
Provides access to more than 400 hours (330 videos) of actual therapy sessions, re-enacted therapy sessions, and scripted sessions designed by counseling professionals to illustrate common issues a |
Current |
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| PsycINFO |
PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains over 3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles (over 2,500 journals), book chapters, books, and |
1887-present |
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| Sage Knowledge |
Sage Knowledge provides full text access to more than 150 social science encyclopedias and over 100 handbooks. |
1994-present |
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| Social Sciences Citation Index |
Part of Web of Science, the Social Sciences Citation Index provides indexing for more than 1,950 journals across 50 social sciences disciplines. |
1900-present |
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| Sociological Abstracts |
Sociological Abstracts indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. |
1952-present |
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| WorldCat |
Contains over 50 million records cataloged by OCLC member libraries throughout the world: Appalachian State University Library is a member (OCLC member code=NJB). |
1000 BC-present |
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