Wolfgram Subject Guides: Social Work: Databases & Journals

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Subjects: Archives and Distinctive Collections, Chester, PA, History, Law, Public Policy, Social Justice, Social Work, World History

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Library Databases

Top Databases for Social Work research available @Widener:

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1895 to present
SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. In addition to full-text journals, it contains informative abstracts for core coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. The database also provides data mined from priority coverage journals and selective coverage journals. Complete with extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources, the database also includes searchable cited references.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1987 - present
PsycINFO is an electronic bibliographic database that provides abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health.
LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1950 - present
The Essential Resource for LGBT Literature. This database provides full-text coverage for the most important literature regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Offering a variety of scholarly, popular and regional resources, it includes journals, books, magazines and more.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975 - present
ASP provides comprehensive content, including PDF backfiles to 1975 for nearly 140 journals and searchable cited references for more than 1,000 titles. As a leading scholarly database, it provides access to acclaimed full-text journals, magazines, and other valuable resources.
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PsycTESTS This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1910 -present
Full text (when available) of psychological tests and measures as well as a source of structured information about tests in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neurosciences, law, medicine, and social work.
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Science Direct This link opens in a new window
Coverage: varies
Search for peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content.

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Research Data Repositories

Qualitative Data Repository
QDR curates, stores, preserves, publishes, and enables the download of digital data generated through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences.