Key Resources
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PsycINFO via EBSCOhostOne of the top resources for research in psychology and the behavioral and social sciences. Includes information on topics ranging from education to pharmacology.
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Social Services AbstractsIndexes and abstracts current research in social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
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ScopusDatabase of peer-reviewed journal articles. Full text is not included, but Article Linker provides access to full-text articles when available.
Other Databases
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Sociological AbstractsAbstracts and citations to articles in journals in sociology, family studies, women's studies, and related social sciences, as well as abstracts to dissertations, conference proceedings, and books, covering 1952-present.
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Social ExplorerCurrent and historical census data and demographic information for the United States with tools to create thematic maps, interactive maps, and customized reports.
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Psychology DatabasePsychology Database offers abstracts and indexes of more than 640 titles, 540 of them full text. Many titles are indexed in PsycINFO. Coverage covers the topics of social, industrial, experimental, evolutionary, cognitive, clinical, and situational psychology, as well as personality, psychobiology, and psychometrics.
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ERIC via the US Department of EducationA large, online digital library of education research and information, including scholarly journals and education related documents, including reports, policy papers, dissertations, conference papers and others. Some full text is available. Provided with the open access interface (freely available to everyone).
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PubMedA free resource from the US National Library of Medicine and a key resource for medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
How Do I...?
Access Articles?
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Finding Specific Journals This guide will help you find journals by title - either in print or online.
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Finding Full-Text via Article LinkerEver find an article but for some reason you can't access the full text? If so then this guide is here to help walk you through getting access!
Develop Search Strategies?
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Choosing Keywords (Video)This video will walk you through how to choose and effectively use keywords to find articles in library databases.
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Searching with Subject Terms This guide walks you through how to find and use controlled vocabulary to hone in on the most relevant research.
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Narrowing or Broadening Your SearchThis guide teaches you ways to narrow or broaden your search by using keywords, limiters, and boolean operators, pulling together the information from other guides in this list.
Conduct a Lit Review?
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Synthesizing Your Research Synthesis requires you to make sense of all the relevant ideas in your sources and blend them together with your own thoughts and ideas. This guide will help you through synthesizing your research.
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Finding Related Sources This guide will walk you through how to find sources related to your topic and the research you are doing.
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