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Description: Sociological Abstracts provides access to U.S. and international literature on sociology and related disciplines and may be useful for research in social work and women and gender studies.
Time Period: 1952 to present
Sources: Indexes more than 1,800 journals.
Subject Headings: Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social Sciences (Sociology)
Primary Materials: Journal Articles, Dissertations and Theses, Books, Conference Papers
Description: Social Services Abstracts is an index to social work journals, dissertations and book reviews. It also covers social work related fields like, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Time Period: 1979 to present
Sources: Indexes more than 1,300 publications
Subject Headings: Social Sciences
Primary Materials: Journal Articles
Description: PsycInfo is a key database in the field of psychology. Includes information of use to psychologists, students, and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, and education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.
Time Period: 1887 to present
Sources: Indexes more than 2,500 journals.
Subject Headings: Education, Mobile, Psychology, Social Sciences (Psychology)
Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly
Information Included: Abstracts, Citations, Linked Full Text
Description: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) allows you to see who has cited who/ what in any of the most cited 3,000 journals in the social sciences. It also allows you to search for articles on topics.
Time Period: 1956 to present
Sources: 1
Subject Headings: Education, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Law, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social Sciences
Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations
Description: Cross searching of Science Citation Index Expanded back to 1973, Social Sciences Citation Index back to 1981/82, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index back to 1976.
Time Period: 1900-present
Sources:
Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology
Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles
Description: PsychiatryOnline contains the six journals published by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI) as well as the current DSM. The six journal titles are The American Journal of Psychiatry, American Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, The Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, Academic Psychiatry, and Psychiatric News.
Time Period: Current
Sources: 7
Subject Headings: Psychology (Psychiatry)
Primary Materials: Journal Articles, Reference Resources
Description: OneSearch is a tool that cross searches much of the content our databases and other online sources. You can search across many collections in one search box simplifying the resource discovery process.
Time Period: 1600 to Present
Sources:
Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Music, News, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology
Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Government Documents, Journal Articles, Books