Reference Librarian
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?
- 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
- Academic Search Complete
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A very large general academic database covering a broad range of topics. It includes a mix of magazine and journal articles. Many items are full text.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts
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Covers essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology.
- ERIC
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Covers journal and report literature in disciplines related to education.
- Global Issues in Context
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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
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Find research datasets from across the Web through a simple keyword search.
- PsycInfo
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Information on psychology and related disciplines, including journal articles and book chapters.
- SocINDEX
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An excellent source of information on sociology and the social sciences, including full text for journals and information on books, dissertations, etc.
Google Scholar
- Google Scholar
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Use this link to Google Scholar instead of going to Google Scholar directly. This will allow you to quickly search huge numbers of academic citations AND access or request them through Library Services.
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: