Library Guides: SWK-499 Senior Research Paper, Social Work: Articles

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Use the databases below to find articles, essays, book reviews, conference papers, and more in scholarly journals and magazines. Some databases may include book chapters.
Note: If full text links, such as HTML or PDF, are not available in the database article citation, look for a "Check for Full Text" (or similar) link to see if the article is available elsewhere in the Library.

Core Databases

Encyclopedia of Social Work This link opens in a new window
A continuously updated reference work covering key topics ranging from international issues to ethical standards. Provides Social Work practitioners, students, and scholars with comprehensive and current information in the discipline.
Family Studies Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline; linked full-text when available; title list is available.
More database information from EBSCO.
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
Over 1,000 peer-reviewed journals covering a broad scope of disciplines. Offering scholarly and professional research in partnership with over 400 key societies.
ScienceDirect Databases (All) This link opens in a new window
TIP: Use advanced search to specify one or more fields (e.g., keywords, authors, dates, etc.) to search and find documents.
Provides full-text, peer-reviewed articles from journals related to health & life sciences, physical sciences, and social & behavioral sciences.
Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts by the National Association of Social Workers dealing with all aspects of social work, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues, and problems; linked full-text when available.
Currently we offer a maximum of 4 simultaneous users
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
A full-text sociology research database indexing journals, books, working papers, dissertations, conference proceedings; subjects cover criminology, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, criminal justice, social development, religion, substance abuse, and much more.
More database information from EBSCO, including title lists.
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window
Covers a broad range of subjects relevant to sociology and its related disciplines including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, social and cultural structure and more.
More database information from Ebsco, including title list.

Related Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database with book reviews, images, and some books with full-text. Areas covered include biology, chemistry, mathematics, multicultural studies, sciences, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies and more.
More database information from EBSCO.
Basic Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Advanced Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
APA PsycArticles® This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles on current issues in psychology from journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations; includes all aspects of psychology, behavioral and social sciences.
(Formerly accessed as PsycARTICLES)
APA PsycInfo® This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in the field of psychology, ninety-nine percent of which is peer-reviewed; links to full-text when available.
(Formerly accessed as PsycINFO)
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
To add ORU Library to settings, go to Settings in Google Scholar. Click Library links and key in Oral Roberts University. When you are logged in to "Off Campus Access," the results in Google Scholar will provide a link to the article if it is available full-text in the library.
Citations to journal articles and eBooks will link to full-text if ORU has access to that resource.
Instructions on how to set up ORU Library on Google Scholar is found on the
Technical Helps LibGuide.

Medical & Health Databases

See: opens new windowNursing Research or opens new windowHealth, Leisure and Sport Sciences Research Library guides for more resources.

BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
Open Access.
Full-text journal articles are free with registration which is required to use advanced search features, save searches, and set up alerts.
Access to free registration at BioMed Central. (Log-in credentials will also work with SpringerOpen.)
More database information from BioMed Central.
CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
View CINAHL Basic Searching Tutorial [3:20 mins.]
Full-text and citations of journal articles, evidence-based care sheets, book chapters, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, and more.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text content with a health reference focus; source types include journals, books, images, videos as well as reference books and encyclopedias.
More database information from EBSCO, including title lists specific to this database.
Flash Tutoral: Consumer Health Complete Tutorial (EBSCO).
Consumer Health Complete eBook Collection is a collection of reference books and encyclopedias that provide answers to health-related questions and offer in-depth information on conditions, procedures, and treatments. They cover a wide range of topics for all ages.
Health & Life Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect) This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles and indexing of journals and reference works related to the health & life science.
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Full-text database providing consumer health information on AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition, children's health, women's health; includes health-related journal articles, pamphlets, reference books, and reports.
More database information from EBSCO.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text, abstracts, and indexing of health and medical related scholarly journals; subjects include pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law, etc.
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Full-text from biomedical and health journals; utilizes MeSH.
Advanced Searching with MEDLINE Medical Subjects Headings (MESH).
Ovid Core Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text of selected nursing journals as well as access to tables of contents, bibliographic citations, abstracts, and references of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals.

More database information from OVID.
PLOS - Public Library of Science This link opens in a new window
From website: "PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine" -- Biology, Computational Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pathogens. Covers original research from all disciplines within science and medicine. Indexed in opens new windowAcademic Search Complete, PubMed Central and several other databases, so it can be searched in a database or independently. Articles undergo opens new windoweditorial and peer review led by one of approximately 6,000 PLoS ONE Academic Editors. opens new windowLearn more. Includes article downloads, views and cited references.
PLOS ONE is multi-disciplinary and "facilitates connections within and between disciplines."
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
More database information from US National Library of Medicine.