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Social Work

Articles (from journals) | Citation Searching | News Articles | Statistics & Datasets |
Style Manuals & Citation Management Tools | Tests and Test Information

 

 

Articles (from journals)

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Social Work Abstracts (Ovid)
Indexes and abstracts articles about social work.  Limited to 8 simultaneous users.  [more info]
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Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews on social work, human services...  [more info]
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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, book reviews, abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations...  [more info]
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Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO)
Criminal Justice Abstracts contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, reports, dissertations...  [more info]
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PsycINFO (APA)
An index with abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines (sociology, linguistics, anthropology, education, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology).  [more info]
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ERIC (EBSCO)
Index with abstracts to educational periodicals and unpublished documents available since 1966  [more info]
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Google Scholar
Search the Internet for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research...  [more info]
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCO)
Descriptive information and critical reviews of more than 2,000 commercially-available standardized tests.  [more info]
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PubMed (NLM)
A medical and health database developed at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).  [tutorial]  [basic info pdf]  [more info]
Internet
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Scopus (Elsevier)
Indexing, abstracts, and citation searching for science and social science scholarly literature...  [more info]
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Citation Searching

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Scopus (Elsevier)
Indexing, abstracts, and citation searching for science and social science scholarly literature...  [more info]
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News Articles

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Access World News (NewsBank)
Provides full-text for over 600 U.S. and over 700 international news sources.
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Alternative Press Index & Archive (EBSCO)
API and Archive contains bibliographic information on over 300 international periodicals dealing with alternative, radical, and left information.  [more info]
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Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)
Full text and indexing for ethnic, minority, and international newspapers and magazines...  [more info]
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Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services)
Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news...  [more info]
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LexisNexis Academic
Contains several full-text databases: current news, laws and legislation, business and company information and more...  [more info]
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Opposing Viewpoints In Context (Gale)
Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues...
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Statistics & Datasets

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FedStats (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
Provides access to statistics and information produced by more than 70 U.S. government agencies ...  [more info]
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National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics' Web site, a rich source of information about America’s health.  [more info]
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Statistical Abstract (2013-present) (ProQuest)
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. This current edition is published by ProQuest and contains information from 2013 onward.  [more info]
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Statistical Abstract of the US (1878-2012) (US Government)
Access social, political, economic, and health data compiled by the US Census Bureau from 1878-2012.  Data sources include government agencies, private organizations, and professional associations.  [more info]
Internet
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Virginia Center for Health Statistics
The Division of Health Statistics collects and disseminates vital records data, conducts research and produces reports which help guide health policy issues affecting the Commonwealth of Virginia.  [more info]
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Style Manuals & Citation Management Tools

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APA Style Citation Examples
Created by JMU Libraries, this document contains examples for the most frequently cited material in APA (American Psychological Association) format; includes examples of citing Internet resources. (MS Word document)
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CheckCite
Check your citation style for papers and speeches  [more info]
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Go for the Gold module 7
This section of Go for the Gold covers information ethics, plagiarism. citing sources, and fair use.  [more info]
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RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database of bibliographic records.  For more info, view RefWorks in 5 Minutes, a short online video tutorial.  [more info]
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Tests and Test Information

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HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) (Ovid)
Descriptions of behavioral tests and measurements in health fields, psychosocial sciences...  [more info]
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