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SW 6160 - Graduate Social Work Research I : Finding Sources

Finding Scholarly Articles: Best Bets

This is not a comprehensive list. These are starting points for your research - don't rule out other non-social sciences databases! Social Work is multidisciplinary and so your search needs to encompass a variety of subject areas. 

Identifying Policy Organizations (Think Tanks)

Google Site Search

Google Site Search allows you to limit the results to a specific site or domain extension. Put "site:" in front of a site or domain extension to narrow the results. Don't forget to include your keywords or search terms before the "site:"!

site:.gov searches government websites

site:.edu searches educational websites

site:.org searches non-profit organizations

site:.com searches commercial websites

Example search: chronic illness site:.gov 

Google Scholar

Google Scholar works even better when you have it connected to your library. Set up your library link and get results that are available through the University Libraries.

  1. Click Library Link
  2. Type Wright State in the Library Access Links search Bar
  3. Click Search 
  4. Check the box next to Wright State University-Full Text
  5. Click Save and start searching!