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Social Work Databases

Electronic Social Work Journals

Getting Started:

  • Academic Search Elite
    Citations and some full-text articles from select academic journals in most disciplines as well as popular magazines. 1980 - present.

  • Social Sciences Abstracts
    Indexes  more than 415 key English-language periodicals in the areas of anthropology, criminology, economics, law, geography, policy studies, psychology, sociology, social work, and urban studies. 

Most Comprehensive:

  • Social Services Abstracts
    Citations to and abstracts of articles published in social work journals from 1977 - present.

  • PsycINFO
    Citations and abstracts for research published in psychology journals (1887 - present), dissertations and select books (1987 - present).

Other Useful Databases

Years

Contents

Information/Tips

ABI/INFORM 1985- Abstracts
Citations
Mostly full-text
Mostly full-text articles from newspapers, business and management journals
Alcohol & Alcohol Science Problems Archives Database (ETOH) 1972-2003 Abstracts
Citations
Indexes research materials on alcohol and related problems published in journal articles and selected books, conference papers, chapters.
Annual Reviews   Abstracts
Citations
Partial full-text
Titles useful to social work research include Psychology, Public Health, and Sociology.
ArticleFirst 1990- Citations Indexes articles from over 15,000 journals in many disciplines, including science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture
Ingenta 1988- Citations Descriptions of over 15 million articles published in more than 25,000 journals in many disciplines, including science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture
Child Abuse & Neglect - Library Search   Abstracts
Citations
Descriptions of books and government reports held by the library of the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect.
CINAHL Plus with Full-Text
(Cumulated Index to Nursing Allied Health Literature)
1982- Abstracts
Citations
Over 1 million records describing articles from 3000 nursing and health journals, including the full-text of articles from over 300 of those journals. Also includes citations selected books, dissertations, and conference proceedings.
Criminal Justice Abstracts 1968- Abstracts Indexes over 80,000 records related to criminal justice research from over 600 CJ journals as well as selected government reports and books.
ERIC (FirstSearch) 1966- Abstracts
Partial full-text
ERIC Digests
Descriptions of over 1 million items related to research in education including articles from over 1,000 journals and ERIC Documents (selected books, dissertations, conference proceedings, and government reports in education).  Most ERIC Documents written since 1992 are available full-text online. 

FirstSearch interface allows for limiting to journals held by CSU Stanislaus Library.  Also available from CSA and the U.S. Department of Education.
Academic Search Elite 1980- Abstracts
Citations
Partial full-text
Indexes articles from over 3,500 periodicals, including popular magazines and over 2500 key journals in many disciplines, including science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture
FindArticles.com 1998- Mostly Full-text Indexes over 5 million articles, mostly from free, popular/general magazine sites on the Internet.  Most of the articles listed are not likely to be scholarly, research-focused, or peer-reviewed.
MEDLINE (FirstSearch) 1966- Abstracts Descriptions of over 10 million publications related to research in medicine including articles from over 9,000 journals.

FirstSearch interface allows for limiting to journals held by CSU Stanislaus Library.  Also available via PubMed from the National Library of Medicine.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) databases 1994- Abstracts
Partial full-text
Includes Information about Drugs and Alcohol (IDA), Marketing Database (MKT), Prevention Materials Database (PMD), Treatment Resources Database (TRD)
NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service) 1972- Abstracts
Citations
Citations to government reports, books, journal articles and research reports compiled by the National Criminal Justice Research Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
NCJRS Virtual Library Varies Full-text Over 1,200 full-text criminal justice publications
PILOTS (Published Int'l Lit. on Traumatic Stress) Varies Abstracts  
PsycINFO 1967- Abstracts  
PubMed (National Library of Medicine) 1966- Abstracts Descriptions of over 15 million publications related to research in medicine including articles from over 9,000 journals.
Sage Family Studies Abstracts 1999- Abstracts  
Social Sciences Abstracts 1983- Citations  
ScienceDirect 1995- Full-text Check social science journals, esp. Children & Youth Services Review
Social Services Abstracts 1977- Abstracts  
Sociological Abstracts 1963- Abstracts  
Wiley InterScience 1996- Full-text Indexes 24 psychology journals

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