Suggested Databases & Resources
- Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new windowLimited Use 4 users
Contains abstracts from social work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, and community organization. - SocINDEX This link opens in a new windowSocINDEX is a comprehensive, high quality sociology research database. This index features citations with subject headings from a sociology-specific thesaurus designed by expert lexicographers. Extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources is included. Searchable cited references are also provided.
- QuickSearch This link opens in a new windowQuickSearch combines results from many search tools for you to review in one list. Results come from the Wright State catalog and hundreds of library databases including all of our Ebscohost databases, JSTOR, the Web of Science, and others.
- APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowPsycINFO covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas.
- PsychiatryOnline This link opens in a new windowRead American Psychiatric Association books, journals, and assessment tools. Includes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM-V and APA practice guidelines.
Social Work Speaks: National Association of Social Workers Policy Statements, 2021-2023 by Call Number: Dunbar 24hr Reserve HV88 .N126 2021 (Social Work)Publication Date: 2021Comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020
Tips for Database Searching
- Database Search Strategies: YouTube PlaylistThis YouTube playlist includes videos on searching the University Libraries databases.
Videos:
Introduction to QuickSearch
Brief Look at QuickSearch Results
Effective Search Strategies: Database Limiters
Effective Search Strategies: Use Subject Terms
Saving Sources in QuickSearch
Citing Your Sources with QuickSearch - Tips for Database SearchingThis guide includes tips, tricks, and techniques for conducting successful database searches.
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