Social Work Databases by Concentration

social work research help

The following is a list of databases recommended especially for social work research. All students are encouraged to contact the Social Work Library with questions.

Clinical

PILOTS: a trauma database
PsycBooks
PsycInfo
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts

Policy

Academic Onefile
Alt Press Watch
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Abstracts
Business Source Complete
CSA Social Science Databases: a package of cross-searchable social science databases. Recommended for major literature reviews on a subject, or for research that is multi-disciplinary in scope.
CQ Researcher
Econlit
International Political Science Abstracts
Left Index
LexisNexis Academic Universe
LexisNexis State Capital
PAIS International
Sociological Abstracts
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts
Work & Family Literature Database
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

DSM Online Library

Psychiatry Online: DSM Library:

Medical/Health

Ageline
Cinahl
Health Reference Center
Medline

Multicultural Issues

Academic Onefile
African American Studies
America: History & Life
CSA Social Science Databases
Ethnic News Watch
Gender Watch
GLBT Life Full-Text
Hispanic American Periodicals
International Index to Black Periodicals
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
Sociological Abstracts
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts

 

Substance Abuse

CINAHL
Drugs & Pharmecology
Health Reference Center
Medline

News Sources

Factiva
Facts.com
Left Index
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Lexis-Nexis State Capital
Newsbank

Children, Families, and School Social Work

Education Research Complete
PILOTS: a trauma database
PsycInfo
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts

Gerontology

Ageline
CINAHL
Medline
PsycInfo
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts

Tests & Measures

Please see our guide to finding tests & measures.

Dissertations Online

ProQuest Digital Dissertations

Global Practice

Academic Onefile
Applied Social Sciences Index (ASSIA)
CSA Social Science Databases: a package of cross-searchable databases.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
PAIS International
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts