Databases for Social Work

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Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the Encyclopedia of Social Work is widely considered the cornerstone of reference in its field.
Provides access to over 1,000 scholarly journal titles, with around 700 available in full text, across a wide range of social science disciplines.
Indexes over 1,300+ serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, covering current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas.
Coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals.

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Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals over a wide array of academic disciplines.
ASSIA is designed to serve the information needs of the caring professions, including practitioners, researchers, and students in healthcare, social services, education, and related areas.
Provides access to actual therapy sessions, re-enacted therapy sessions, and scripted sessions designed by counseling professionals to illustrate common issues and scenarios.
Covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship; includes journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, dissertations, and other sources.
Full text access to over 130 journals, indexing for 200 more, as well as access to more than 170 full-text monographs/books on LGBTQ+ topics.
Multidisplinary database with access to nearly 20,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers.
Contains over 3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines.
Full text access to more than 200 encyclopedias and over 100 handbooks in the social sciences and related subjects.
Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines, providing abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications.
Provides access to the full text of more than 310 journals in sociology and social work.
Lets you search the holdings of thousands of libraries using precision search features, view detailed results, and link to University Libraries' holdings.