Reference Librarian
Alicia Hopkins
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Subjects: Counseling, Faculty, General, Human Services, Psychology, Regional & Online Programs, Social Work
Open Access Journals
Looking for more (or different) journals? Find links to open access journals and learn more about open access through our Open Access Guide.
Searching for Social/Public Policy Information?
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Social Work: Public PolicyThis Research Guide is tailored specifically for Social Work students trying to locate information on social policies.
DSM LIbrary
Databases for Researching Social Work
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Social Work Abstracts
Indexes citations to journals and dissertations in social work and social issues related to casework. -
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Covers essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology. -
ERIC
Covers journal and report literature in disciplines related to education. -
Global Issues in Context
Information on key issues and events across the world, broken down by issue and by country. Issues are framed by editorial essays and updated with current international news. -
Google Dataset Search
Find research datasets from across the Web through a simple keyword search. -
PsycInfo
Information on psychology and related disciplines, including journal articles and book chapters. -
SocINDEX
An excellent source of information on sociology and the social sciences, including full text for journals and information on books, dissertations, etc.
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a free online resource which will allow you to quickly search hundreds of thousands of academic citations to articles, books, and more. Check full text access through Journal titles A-Z or order the items you find through Interlibrary Loan.
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Checklists
The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme has developed a series of checklists to help anyone who wants to be able to better read and evaluate research articles. Choose the checklist you want below: