II. Searching for articles in databases:
To search for articles click on "Indexes/Databases." There are both alphabetical and subject listings of
databases. The Library provides access to several major social work
databases including SocINDEX with Full Text and Social Services
Abstracts. In addition, there
are number of databases available on related topics: social
sciences, psychology, criminal justice, law, etc.
Note: when using these databases from off-campus you must
first log in through the
EZ-Proxy
link. You will need to enter the number from your Owl Card in
order to do this.
SocINDEX with Full Text
The
world's most comprehensive and highest quality social sciences
research database. Includes option to limit searches to social work
journals only (under "Refine Search").
Social Services Abstracts
Provides bibliographic coverage of current
research focused on social work, human services, and related areas,
including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
InfoTrac
OneFile
A very large interdisciplinary database
which allows the option of limiting searches to refereed journals
only, search results with full-text only, or both.
JSTOR
An archive of full-text scholarly
journals. Does not include most recent five years, but has complete
back files.
Social Sciences Full Text
Covers some 350 core periodicals in the
fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology,
political science, social work, sociology, and international
relations.
Sociological Abstracts
CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and
indexes the international literature in sociology and related
disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
PAIS International
Consists of articles, books, conference
proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical
directories about public affairs.
PsycArticles
Contains the full text of articles from
APA journals and selected EPF journals, must from 1988 to the
present.
PsycINFO
Produced by the American Psychological
Association, PsycINFO covers the professional and academic
literature in psychology and related disciplines.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text general reference database of the
newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and
native press -- English and Spanish language.
LexisNexis Academic
Accesses over a billion full text news, magazine, legal, and
business articles and reports, including newspapers, magazines, and
government documents, state and federal laws and regulations, case
law, newsletters, company and industry information.
Westlaw Campus
This resource includes access to the
complete laws and statutes of the federal government and all 50
states, federal regulations, precedent-setting court decisions,
KeyCite, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and current
and archived articles from hundreds of leading law reviews and
journals.
ProQuest Digital Dissertations
Covers every
doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at
accredited institutions for the last 150 years.
It includes some master's theses and foreign
language dissertations. The full-text of most
recent (1997 to present) dissertations is
available to download.
Web of Science
Three unique
citation databases which allow searching cited
references as well as traditional searches
independently of in combination: the Science
Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences
Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation
Index. Sort search results by "Times Cited" to
determine most influential articles.
III. Citing your References:
APA Style:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
(Ref BF 76.7 P83 2001)
Many quick reference guides to APA style are available on the Web
such as the
APA Style and Formatting Guide from Purdue University.
IV. Getting Research Help
Reference Chat and Email:
"Ask a
Librarian" form
Reference Telephone 561-297-3785
Reference Consultations: meet with a librarian to receive
individualized help
