Research Guides: Social Work: Find Information

Best Databases for Social Work Topics

Databases

Education Source
Contains several full-text Social Work journals including Social Work Research, Health & Social Work, Journal of Social Work Education, Social Work, Journal of Family Social Work, and more. Search in combination with Academic Search Premier to access additional relevant journals.
Academic Search Premier
A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
Social Work Abstracts
Citations and some full-text articles on social work and related topics. Check the limit for "linked full-text" to find full-text articles. Produced by the Nat'l Assoc. of Social Workers.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Contains many full-text articles on social work, psychology, addiction, emotion, behavior and related topics.

The databases listed above can be searched simultaneously, or in combination with any Ebscohost database. Click "Choose Databases" to access the menu.

Complete List of Social Work Databases

Books and E-Books

Using the search box on the library's homepage, select Books & More.

Type in the title of the book, or keywords of your topic.

On the right side of your results page, limit to "Full-Text Online" to see E-books, and "Available in the library" to see print books.

Use the other limits in that column to focus your search by topic, publication date, etc.

Or, search one of our e-book databases directly.

Academic Complete
Academic Complete is a highly interactive eBook database covering all academic subject areas. The collection currently includes more than 186,000 titles from more than 280 of the world's leading academic, STM, and professional publishers.
Credo Reference E-Book Collection
Reference e-books on a wide range of topics. Sources include dictionaries, encyclopedias, Key Concepts and Key Thinkers, handbooks, atlases, and more. Search by keyword or browse titles by topic.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Over 1200 cross-searchable reference e-books on a wide variety of subjects.

Interlibrary loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service available to FHSU faculty, staff and students to help you obtain research materials not owned by Forsyth Library, or which are inaccessible to those who live too far away to visit the library. Please note that the library does not provide textbooks through Interlibrary Loan. Instructions on using this free service and more information can be found on the Interlibrary Loan Guide.