LibGuides: Masters in Social Work Library Resources: Scholarly Articles and Books

Social Work Databases

SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing closely related areas of study, such as criminology & criminal justice, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, social psychology, and social work among others.
Social Work Abstracts
Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Social Work Abstracts offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals. The database provides indexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.

Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window
This database contains 600 + full-text scholarly journals pertaining to areas of sociology, social work, and criminology.
APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
This psychology database from ProQuest includes over 150 high-prestige, full-text scholarly journals. Widely considered the premier psychology database.

Library Central
Search all of SAU Library's books, e-books, articles, and media.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
This background and reference database contains over 1,200 encyclopedias, handbooks, and other reference works. Contains nearly 3,500,000 full-text articles and/or chapters. Think of it as a Wikipedia you can use in your papers!

Encyclopedia of Social Work
This encyclopedia from the National Association of Social Workers Press and Oxford University Press has 800+ overview articles on key topics ranging from international issues to ethical standards.
Oxford Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care
Contains 1500+ encyclopedia articles from Oxford University Press covering social work theories, methods, policies, organizations, and statutes, as well as key terms from interdisciplinary topics such as health and education.

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