GSU Library Research Guides: Social Work 3600: Social Welfare Policy: Scholarly Articles

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Most scholarly sources are not available for free on the web, so you will have to use the University Library's article databases in order to search for them. Our Discover search is similar to searching Google because it the majority of our databases and catalog, resulting in thousands of results.

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The Discover search, which you can find on the library's homepage, searches over 90% of the University Library's print and online holdings.

General/Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for thousands of journals and other publications. PDF content dates back to 1887.
Research Library This link opens in a new window
This database provides one-stop access to more than 4,000 periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines.

Criminal Justice Databases

Criminal Justice Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for criminal justice and criminology research journals. Covers all related subjects, including forensic sciences, criminal law, and more.
Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window
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Supports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
Legal Source This link opens in a new window
Providing indexing and full-text coverage of the most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative database for current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive database of legal materials and journals, including federal and state statutes, codes, regulations, and case law materials

Education Databases

ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Provides extensive access to educational related literature. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. 1966 - current.
Education Database This link opens in a new window
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Spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education. Many titles indexed in the ERIC database. 1988 - present.
Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Chronicle.com daily news, data, and analysis of current issues faced by universities dating back to 1989. Also provideds access to the Almanac of Higher Education, The Trends Report, and other newsletters with the creation of a free account.

Health Databases

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) provides more than 370 nursing and allied health full-text, non-open access journals indexed in the CINAHL database. Additional materials include full-text evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and continuing education modules.
Public Health Database This link opens in a new window
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Designed to be the ideal starting point for public health information and research, delivering core public health literature across a variety of disciplines ranging from the social sciences and biological sciences to business. Includes journals, news, trade publications, reports, and current newspaper articles.
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Combined with the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database this database offers information related to the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences.

Public Policy Databases

PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
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(Public Affairs Information Service) Index database contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more.
Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
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Gives users access to political science and international relations journals, political science dissertations from U.S. and Canadian universities, and current working papers from the Political Science Research Network.

Social Services Databases

APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
APA PsycInfo is unmatched as a resource for locating scholarly research findings in psychology and related fields across a host of academic disciplines.
Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Offers indexing and abstracting of social work and human services journals dating back to 1965, covering theory, practice, areas of service, and subjects such as therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, and civil and legal rights.
Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, community development, and more.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracting of international publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) This link opens in a new window
An indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.
Child Development & Adolescent Studies This link opens in a new window
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A source for references to current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21.