Most Useful Databases
SocINDEX
An index of journals, books, and
conference papers in sociology, social work, and criminology.
(Some full-text).
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
PsycINFO
Start here for psychology research.
A comprehensive index of journals, books, and dissertations.
(Some full-text).
Other Databases
American
FactFinder
U.S. Census Burea data on people,
housing, and the economy for the nation, cities, counties, or
ZIP codes. (Full-text).
CQ Researcher
Reports on "hot" topics with detailed analysis and opposing viewpoints. (Full-text).
ebrary
A collection of electronic books
with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
Encyclopedia of Social Work
The leading encyclopedia of social work and related fields. (Full-text).
Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
Google
Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly
journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased
content.
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center
Essays on controversial topics
from books, magazines, journals, news, primary source, and web
sites. (Full-text).
SAGE
Journals Online
Journals in communications, criminology,
education, health, management, political science, psychology,
and sociology. (Full-text).
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
Social, political, and economic
statistics of the United States from 1878 to present. (Full-text).
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
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