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- Social Work AbstractsIndexes and abstracts journals in all areas of the profession, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues, and social problems.
- Academic Search CompleteMultidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies
- PsycINFO (APA PsycInfo)Covers psychology and related disciplines in the behavioral sciences. Materials indexed include abstracts to journals, book chapters, books, and dissertations.
- SocINDEXIndexes literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides abstracts and citations to journal articles, books, and conference papers. Includes author profiles.
- Google ScholarGoogle Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Connecting to Google Scholar via the OU Libraries' website enables you to link directly to full text in our collections via OU Link to Article.
NOTE: Google Scholar does index many types of materials that are NOT scholarly or peer-reviewed, so carefully evaluate everything you find. Library databases often have more up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the scholarly literature, so use Google Scholar to supplement your database searching.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher is often the first source that librarians recommend when researchers are seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Covering 1923 - present, CQ Researcher offers thousands of single-themed full-text reports. CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published online 44 times a year by CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc.
Each 12,000-word CQ Researcher report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist. Reports can be read in their entirety or by section:
· Background or chronology
· Assessment of the current situation
· Tables and maps
· Pro/Con statements from representatives of opposing positions
· Bibliographies of key sources
Other Databases for Articles
- CINAHL CompleteCumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, including topics on nursing, allied health, biomedicine, consumer health, and health sciences librarianship. Materials indexed include professional journals, books, dissertations, standards of professional practice and educational software; some full text provided.
- ERIC (Education, 1966- )An online library of education research, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Materials indexed include journal articles and research reports (ERIC Documents). Some full text available.
- Health EvidenceProvides quality-rated systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions.
- Health Source: Consumer EditionFocuses on many medical disciplines and indexes nearly 600 scholarly journals. Full text available.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic EditionProvides access to scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines such as nursing and allied health.
- JSTORMultidisciplinary, full-text archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals.
- Legal CollectionOffers information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics including criminal justice, ethics, federal law, international law, labor and human resource law, medical law, organized crime and the environment; some full text.
- Military and Government CollectionProvides access to current news pertaining to all branches of the military. Some full text available.
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) InternationalIndex to public and social policy issues, foreign and domestic. Materials indexed include journal articles, government documents, books, pamphlets, yearbooks, and directories.
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences CollectionProvides coverage for a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and related disciplines; some full text.
- PTSDpubsPTSDpubs, formerly known as PILOTS, is a bibliographic database providing access to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of traumatic events.
- Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary index covering topics in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is the electronic equivalent of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Science Citation Index. Allows users to find sources citing a target article.
Licensed for 26 simultaneous users.