Social Work: PhD Students
A guide to library and research resources for doctoral students in social work.
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Database Search Tips
- Use AND to combine your concepts, e.g., women and substance abuse
- Use OR to combine synonyms, related terms, e.g., domestic violence OR family violence
- Use the * (asterik) to search for the root word and any ending, e.g., parent* will retrieve parent, parents, parenthood, parenting.
- Look at the subject headings on the full record for an item-these can help you generate new keywords, concepts, etc.
Major Social Work Databases
- PAIS IndexPublic policy and administration literature.
- ProQuest Social Sciences Premium CollectionThis will search several databases provided by ProQuest simultaneously, e.g., PAIS lndex, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, etc.
- PsychiatryOnlineThe DSM-V is available through this database.
Multidisciplinary Databases
- 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.
- Academic Search PremierA multi-disciplinary database that covers many social sciences areas, medicine, health, education, etc.
- Annual ReviewsAnnual Reviews offers comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews of primary research literature in the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences.
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 -select Social Work from the Subject drop-down menu
- The Cochrane LibraryEvidence-based reviews, health care setting.
- Congressional PublicationsLegislative histories, hearings, Senate/House documents and reports.
- Open Access Theses and DissertationsA great tool for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.
- PILOTSPublished International Literature on Traumatic Stress