Major Social Work Databases
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- PsychiatryOnlineThe DSM-V is available through this database.
- PAIS IndexPublic policy and administration literature.
Multidisciplinary Databases
- Academic Search PremierA multi-disciplinary database that covers many social sciences areas, medicine, health, education, etc.
- ScopusA citation and abstract database of peer-reviewed literature in the areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
- Google ScholarSearches peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, books, preprints, reports from academic publishers, professional societies, universities and other scholarly organizations.
Newspaper Databases
- Access World NewsNJ Star Ledger and other local papers, as well as national and global publications.
- Westlaw Campus ResearchCurrent New York Times and Washington Post can be searched in this database, as well as many other news publications.
Other Databases for Social Work Research
A more complete list can be found here.
- The Cochrane LibraryEvidence-based reviews, health care setting.
- Congressional PublicationsCurrent information, legislative histories, hearings, Senate/House documents and reports.
- PTSD PubsPublished International Literature on Traumatic Stress