Research Guides: SOCW 310 Social Welfare Policy & Services I: Find Articles

Best Databases for Social Work & This Assignment

NOTE: Reports from these sources may not be peer-reviewed, but could count as one of your supplementary sources, and provide excellent background information.

Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
More than 900 timely, in-depth articles on current issues. Features include pro/con statements, timelines, news updates, editorial cartoons, statistics, and more.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
In-depth reporting on current controversial issues, with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of social issues. The resource includes continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio and links to vetted websites.

Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources by K. Lee Lerner (Editor); Brenda Wilmoth Lerner (Editor); Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner (Editor)
Publication Date: 2007
A collection of primary source documents that focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. International in scope, each title is devoted to one topic.

You can also find books & e-books providing the history of social issues by using the search box on the library's home page. Select the "Books & More" tab prior to searching. To find print books, limit your results to "Available in the Library". For e-books, select "Full-Text Online".

New York Times This link opens in a new window
Students, faculty and staff now have access to the full content of the NYT.com and NYT mobile apps. Activate your free pass and create an account by going to NYT Edupass . You must use your FHSU e-mail address to create an account.
***Accounts are active for 364 days. If your account has expired use the same NYT Edupass link and log-in at that page to reactivate your account.***
Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
This is a full-text news resource offering coverage of over 8,200 local, regional, national and international sources from over 200 countries. Browse replicas of popular local newspapers' like the Topeka Capital Journal and Kansas City Star, with full-color layouts of all news articles, graphics, advertisements, classifieds, weather reports, box scores, puzzles, cartoons and more. Available as soon as print editions.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
U.S. news coverage stretching back to 1980, featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. Access to major U.S. dailies, including Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USAToday, and Wall Street Journal, as well as local and regional newspapers.
Ethnic Newswatch This link opens in a new window
Included are journals, magazines, and newspapers from ethnic and minority presses, from 1959-present. Ethnicities include: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People.

These databases contain scholarly articles from many social work journals, as well as from other fields. Limit your search to scholarly/peer-reviewed articles if possible. Note that all content in Sage Premier is scholarly.

PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Millions of article citations, some with links to the complete article. To find complete articles, check the box for "Linked Full-Text" under Limit Results on the search page. Covers psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, social work, pharmacology, medicine, law, and education.
Sage Premier This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary database with many full-text, scholarly articles back to 1999, and citations/abstracts prior to 1999.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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. Limited to one user at a time. Be sure to close out of the database when you are finished.

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full-Text This link opens in a new window Contains more than 400,000 records selected from the most important sources within the discipline. Subject areas covered include: criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation; history of crime; substance abuse and addiction; probation and parole.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window Millions of article citations, some with links to the complete article. To find complete articles, check the box for "Linked Full-Text" under Limit Results on the search page. Covers psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, social work, pharmacology, medicine, law, and education.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
Science Direct This link opens in a new window Citations, abstracts and some full-text scholarly articles covering a wide range of science and health sciences topics. Quick search tutorial
PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window PTSDpubs database (formerly PILOTS) is a freely available, online database providing access to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.
It is provided by the National Center for PTSD, part of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs.
*May not have full accessibility in China.