Social Work: Find Articles

Overview

This page lists article databases for Social Work.
- Databases fall under 3 categories:
  1. Start Here - a shortlist of key databases.
  2. More Article Databases - a longlist of key databases.
  3. Article Database Collections - a list of bundled databases.
- Need help? Contact the Social Work Librarian, Meredith Fischer mefischer@wlu.ca.

1. Start Here (the Shortlist)

APA PsycInfo®

A comprehensive database for the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.

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CINAHL with Full Text

Index for nursing and allied health literature including full text for some content.

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Social Services Abstracts

Citations and abstracts focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

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Social Work Abstracts

Citations and abstracts for articles on social work, social welfare, and related fields.

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Sociological Abstracts

Comprehensive, international coverage of journal articles, books, papers, etc. in sociology and related disciplines.

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2. More Article Databases (the Longlist)

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Index of literature covering health services, social work, psychology, and sociology.

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Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America

Contains citations to books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and government documents.

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Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database

Provides access to Canadian journals, magazines and news resources on all topics.

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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text

Covers journal articles, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers.

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ERIC (via US Department of Education)

Freely available index with full text for education related literature.

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I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal

Index to articles, books, and other documents related to indigenous peoples of Canada and North America.

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JSTOR

Current and back issues of journals in arts and sciences.

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MEDLINE (via ProQuest)

Key index for biomedical and related literature.

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Social Sciences Citation Index

(included in Web of Science)

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Sociology Database

Index and full text collection of literature regarding the sociology and social work.

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3. Article Database Collections (the Bundles)

Cochrane Library

Collection of seven databases with information on the effects of intervention and prevention in health care.

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Social Work @ EBSCOhost

Selected EBSCOhost databases for Social Work.

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Social Work @ ProQuest

Selected ProQuest databases for Social Work. Suitable for general searching in social sciences and social services, education, and psychology

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Sociology Collection

Index and full-text databases covering sociology, social work, and related disciplines.

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Web of Science Core Collection

Citation indexes for the arts & humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences.

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