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Essential Scholarly Resources for Social Work

Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Includes access to over 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965.
Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides access to articles from more than 1300 journals in social work, human services and related areas, as well as book chapters and dissertations. Coverage from 1979 to present.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Offers access to the contents of more than 2400 scholarly journals in psychology and related fields, as well as book chapters and dissertations. Coverage from 1800s to present.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Features access to the full text of articles from more than 70 scholarly journals published by the American Psychological Association and related psychological organizations.
PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
Provides access to worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of traumatic events. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for PTSD.

University of Minnesota Social Welfare History Archive

Social Welfare History Archive
Archive of digitized primary source documents including Social Work today.

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Encyclopedia of Social Work This link opens in a new window
Over 400 overview articles on key topics ranging from international issues to ethical standards.
Social Sciences Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Includes access to more than 600 journals in all areas of the social sciences. Coverage from 1983 to present.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides access to journal articles, citations, and book reviews from thousands of publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Health Policy Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides content from more than 300 publications dealing with health policy and closely aligned topics.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Articles on gender studies including the women's movement, men's studies, the transgendered community, and the changes in gender roles.
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies and feminist research from before 1972 to the present with over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Articles from almost 1,000 magazines and scholarly journals in education and related fields. Also includes over 300,000 ERIC documents. Coverage from 1966 to present.
ERIC (Federal database) This link opens in a new window
Official version of ERIC produced by the U.S. Department of Education. Includes the same content as the EBSCO version, and offers additional related information.

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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A good place to start for most topics with a wide range of scholarly journals and articles, along with some newspaper and newsmagazine content.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides complete full-text coverage of over 1000 leading journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences as well as over three million licensed, high-quality images previously in Artstor.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Provides full text of articles from 440 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Two million digitized entries spanning 25 different subject areas.
CQ Researcher plus Archive This link opens in a new window
Collections of original reports and analyses on issues of current interest such as health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

Google Scholar
Google's search engine for locating scholarly literature. Searches scholarly articles, books, and other technical or research content. Often helpful for locating specific articles when you already know the title.

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Essential Scholarly Resources for Social Work

University of Minnesota Social Welfare History Archive

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