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Social Work & Related Social Science Articles
Listed below are EWU databases and recommended bibliographies for beginning journal research on Evidence-Based Practice or Evidence-Based Treatment in social work, mental health, child welfare, and related subjects.
- Social Work Abstracts (EBSCOhost) -- 1965-present This link opens in a new window***This database only allows 8 users at a time***
Selectively indexes journals for articles relating to social work and human services. - SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sociology, with solid coverage for social work, social psychology, addictions, and criminal justice issues. Full text for journals dating back as far as 1908, with selective text and abstracts for others going back as far as 1895, plus numerous books, conference papers, and other monographs.
- SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new windowArticles from social science & humanities journals, back to 1999. Indexing only for articles older than 1999 & some journals this library does not subscribe to.
- PsycInfo - APA (EBSCOhost) -- 1806-present This link opens in a new windowA large and comprehensive index of peer-reviewed psychology journals, plus selected book chapters, books, and dissertations, in some cases back to the 1800's. Produced by the American Psychological Association.
- Search Multiple Social Science Databases (EBSCOhost)Looking for something obscure or not finding enough articles? Try searching Social Work Abstracts, SocINDEX, and PsycINFO at the same time.
Scholarly Articles from Other Disciplines
Below are databases for finding evidence-based research articles from other potentially useful disciplines: health, business, education, or criminal justice.
- Cochrane Library This link opens in a new windowIncludes: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (called Cochrane Reviews); DARE: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (Other Reviews); Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Clinical Trials); Cochrane Methodology Register (Methods Studies); Health Technology Assessment Database (Technology Assessment); and NHS Economic Evaluation Database (Economic Evaluations).
- Search Multiple Health Databases: CINAHL, Health Source Nursing/Academic & MedLine (EBSCOHOST)Search three major health and medical databases simultaneously.
- HealWA: Health Evidence Resource for Washington StateLinks to a good variety of proprietary and open-access resources relating to health, including mental health. The proprietary databases are restricted to licensed health professionals in this state, including social workers. Registration is required before first use.
- Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowArticles from periodicals (including peer-reviewed journals) on all aspects of business. Contains books, plus reports, papers and company profiles. Selected titles go back as far as 1886, but most begin in the 1990s.
- Education Databases: Education Research Complete & ERIC (EBSCOhost)Simultaneous search option for the two most comprehensive education databases. Both of these contain articles on educational psychology that may be relevant to specific interventions.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) AbstractsDatabase of federally-funded journal or magazine articles and documents from the Department of Justice. Some documents are full-text online, but not the journal articles.
Linking to Full Text from Within an EWU Database
View the Full Text of the Article
Sometimes, the entire article is there in the database you are searching – just click on the link PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text. (The PDF is preferable since it looks exactly like the original and it's easier to cite.)
Unfortunately, not every article is available in full text. It may be in full text in one database, but not another. Or it may be that it’s not online at all – some articles only exist in hardcopy.
Let’s say you were interested in this article.
Click on the yellow Check for Full Text icon. (You'll see this icon in virtually all of our article databases if the full text isn't available.) This will open a new window and do an automated search to see if the article is available full text in another database. (It will also tell you if we have a record for it in the EWU Library Catalog to see if we have it in paper or microfilm.)
In this case, the system thinks it's available in ProQuest Research Library and Wilson Web. Just click on the database name, and usually it takes you directly to the article.
If the Get Article from: link does not work, try the Browse Journal for Article link. Then you'll have to locate your volume and issue number within the database. (Most databases allow keyword searching within the journal, so you could type in keywords from the article title as well.)
Your Article is NOT Online?
You can always request a particular article that we don’t have online. Just click the last link Request an Interlibrary Loan for an Article. (You’ll have to create an individual account the first time you request something – click on the link First Time Users.) Copies are sent online, and usually take about a week. For more information, see Interlibrary Loan.
Finding Full Text From an Article Citation
If you know exactly what article you want, use Electronic Journals A-Z and type in the name of the journal (not the article title).
If we don't have the journal you need, use the Interlibrary Loan link and then fill out the form to request an article.
- Electronic Journals A-ZType in the name of the journal, or you may browse online journals by subject.
- Interlibrary LoanLog in with your NetID and password, then click the button Create Request and fill in the required fields.