Research Guides: Social Work: About this guide

About this guide

Welcome to our Social Work Research Guide

This guide is meant to give an overview of materials and resources available at SUSS Library and beyond for researchers in Social Work. Use the tabs on the left for finding articles, books, background information and more.

Here are some examples of keywords and phrases which can be used when searching for social work resources in SUSS Library

social service
social problem
social issues
crisis intervention
social policy
child abuse
family violence
social inequality
eldercare
family care
family and relationship
social work development
health and social work
social work and society
social work structure

Books

Spotlight on eBooks

Journals

Suggested Journals

Go to the Journals section of SUSS Library to search for other journals.

Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is a multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
Annual Reviews: Social Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Annual Reviews publications are among the most highly cited in the scientific literature. The Social Sciences Collection provides access to 13 Annual Review journals: Anthropology; Clinical Psychology; Criminology; Developmental Psychology; Environment and Resources; Law and Social Science; Linguistics; Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior; Political Science; Psychology; Public Health; Sociology; Statistics and Its Application. Each review contains an average of 150 citations to the key primary research contributions in a field.
Cambridge Core: Humanities and Social Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
The Cambridge Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) journal collection contains 272 journals covering a wide range of subjects such as area studies, classics, economics, history, language and linguistics, law, literature, philosophy, politics and international relations, psychology, religious studies and social studies.

Includes:
Ageing and Society
American Political Science Review
English Today
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Political Science Research and Methods
DSM-5 Library This link opens in a new window
DSM-5 Library provides full-text access to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, DSM-5 Clinical Cases, DSM-5 Clinical Cases and DSM-5 Handbook on the Cultural Formation Interview, etc. Published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the collections cover all categories of mental health disorders for both adults and children, including anxiety disorders, bipolar and related disorders, depressive disorders, feeding and eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and personality disorders.

Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR)
DSM-5 Handbook on the Cultural Formulation Interview
DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis
DSM-5 Clinical Cases
Spanish Edition of the Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-5
eBooks (EBSCO)
EBSCO Academic Collection
EBSCO eBook Collection
EBSCO Open Access eBook Collection

Access our main collection of electronic books (EBSCO eBook Collection) as well as 210,000 ebooks from EBSCO's eBook Academic Collection and eBook Open Access Collection covering Business and Economics, Digital Marketing, Education, Film Studies, Language Arts and Disciplines, Literary Criticism, Political Science, Psychotherapy, Social Science, and Technology and Engineering.

EBSCO has provided additional product information and 'Search Tips' here
eBooks (ProQuest Ebook Central)
Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: ProQuest Ebook Central, Open Access Complete
Access our main collection of purchased and open access electronic books (approximately 3,000) from ProQuest Ebook Central covering Business and Management, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Political Science, and Social Science.
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
Emerald eJournal collections feature 170,000 articles from more than 300 journals, providing comprehensive coverage of management and complementary specialist subjects. Subscribed collections include: Accounting, Finance and Economics; Business, Management and Strategy; Education; Engineering; Health and Social Care; HR, Learning and Organization Studies; Information and Knowledge Management; Marketing; Operations, Logistics and Quality; Property Management & Built Environment; Public Policy and Environmental Management; and Tourism and Hospitality Management.
Emerald Insight: Health & Social Care eJournal Collection This link opens in a new window
Themes covered in 32 journals include inequalities in healthcare provision, parity of physical and mental health, caring for an ageing population, the impact of crime on society, and creating healthy workforces. Key titles: Journal of Public Mental Health, Journal of Enabling Technologies, Journal of Health Organization and Management, Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research. Title List
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text backfiles of scholarly journals, books and primary sources in 60 disciplines covering humanities, social sciences, and sciences across all 15 Arts & Sciences collections. JSTOR's coverage begins with the first issue of each journal and usually ends within five years of the present. Title Lists.
JSTOR's guides include: How To Use JSTOR (for students) and How To Search JSTOR.
JSTOR eBooks This link opens in a new window
Access 184 ebooks most sought after by SUSS library users in 2020. Access is DRM-free (Digital Rights Management-free) with no restrictions or limits on chapter PDF downloads and printing.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform that provides access to documentaries, classics and independent films. Notable content includes The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation and 297 videos from Psychotherapy.net. The subscription covers 63 packages such as Anthropology, Business Case Studies, Computer Science & Technology, Education Documentary, Engineering, Film Studies, Law & Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Movies, Political Science, Psychology and World Cinema.
LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is an online learning platform with over 10,096 courses by industry experts to help users develop business, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Available on any device.

FAQ: How to Access LinkedIn Learning

FAQ: How to create and manage a learning path or curate a collection in LinkedIn Learning
OECD iLibrary: Employment This link opens in a new window
OECD iLibrary (previously SourceOECD) is the main publishing platform Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. It contains publications such as books, papers and statistical reports from OECD’s analysis and data. OECD Employment iLibrary includes over 760 ebooks, 4,320 chapters, 290 papers, and 112,030 tables/graphs.

OECD work in this field covers analysis of employment, unemployment and labour market policies, closely linked to social policy and education. It monitors countries’ employment reforms in key areas such as active labour market policies, employment and adult learning. It also provides country-specific analyses and tailored policy recommendations to help governments create more and better jobs for the vulnerable groups, such as younger, older and disabled workers.
Oxford Academic : Books This link opens in a new window
Oxford University Press has moved its major electronic book collections to the Oxford Academic where the journals are also available. Our collection of 179 Oxford Scholarship e-books acquired through their Evidence-based model is accessible on this platform. Subjects include History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Law, Social Work, Psychology, Political Science, Mathematics, and Business & Management.
Oxford Academic: Social Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
The Oxford University Press Social Sciences collection contains over 80 journals covering subjects such as economics, sociology, political science, social work, communication and law. Notable titles include Quarterly Journal of Economics; The Review of Financial Studies; The Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Theory and Public Opinion Quarterly. Title List

Includes: Applied Linguistics, English Language Teaching Journal (ELT Journal), The Gerontologist, Migration Studies, Screen, Social Problems, Work, Aging and Retirement
Project MUSE: Humanities Collection; Social Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Access 330 journals from leading universities and scholarly societies covering such areas as literature, area and ethnic studies, religion, philosophy, political science, history, film and media studies, music, education, economics, and medicine and health. Project MUSE also offers 5 Open Access journals and over 4,000 Open Access books. Title List
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global is a collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Each year hundreds of thousands of works are added. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.

PQDT has provided its User Guide here.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides more than 500 full-text journals and offers strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counselling. Subjects include anthropology; emotional and behavioural characteristics; mental processes; observational and experimental methods; psychiatry and psychology.
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
Access 1,100 social sciences and humanities journals from SAGE Premier, including titles published on behalf of over 400 scholarly and professional societies.

Title List
Includes:
American Educational Research Journal
Body & Society
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
The Counseling Psychologist
Cultural Sociology
Culture & Psychology
Current Sociology
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Families in Society
The Family Journal
Gender & Society
Group & Organization Management
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Journal of Career Development
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
Journal of Consumer Culture
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Journal of Early Childhood Research
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Health Psychology
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
Journal of Management
Journal of Social Work
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
Psychological Science
RELC Journal
Social Compass
Sociology
Theory, Culture & Society
Urban Studies
SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new window
SAGE Research Methods is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. Links over 175,000 pages of SAGE’s book, journal and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools, and contains content from over 720 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire “Little Green Book,” and "Little Blue Book” series, two Major Works collating a selection of journal articles, and specially commissioned videos. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since it focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more.
ScienceDirect Journals: Social Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Access 227 subscribed journals in Elsevier's Social Sciences collection, highlighting historical context, current developments, applications, trends and more. Tutorials
You can also find the following journals:
Cognition
Cognitive Psychology
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
English for Specific Purposes
Journal of English for Academic Purposes
Journal of Pragmatics
Learning and Instruction
Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Social Work Abstracts offers extensive coverage of more than 500 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965. Subjects include Addictions, Child and family welfare, Civil and legal rights, Education, Human services, Mental health, Therapy.
Concurrent users: 4
Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 1,072 full-text journals and magazines, and indexes books, monographs, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources for comprehensive research. Subjects include: deviant behavior; discrimination; economic development; family relationships; gender identity; migration; population growth; poverty and wealth; religious faith; social movements.
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
Access 62 Springer Nature's ebooks comprising 28 publications authored or edited by current SUSS Faculty from the SpringerLink database . Please see the up-to-date list (as at 31 Jan 2023) here

You can also access 6 Springer eJournal titles from this platform:

- Applied Research in Quality of Life
- Climatic Change
- Higher Education
- International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
- Journal of Computing in Higher Education
- Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides access to statistics and studies on over 80,000 topics and areas of interest, categorized into 22 industry sectors with approximately 600 markets and industries. The database collects, evaluates, and publishes key statistics on relevant subjects, providing users with a comprehensive overview of available data on a specific topic, with source data for some subjects extending from the early 20th century to the present.
Straits Times, The This link opens in a new window
The Straits Times covers a wide range of news from different regions with in-depth analyses, impactful commentaries and breaking stories. This subscription provides access to the daily news with a 2-week archive. Note: You will need to allow all third-party cookies in your browser settings to access The Straits Times.
Concurrent users: 10. Please log out after use.
Taylor & Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
Access the collection of Taylor and Francis ebooks covering social sciences, humanities and engineering & Technology.

Taylor & Francis has provided additional product information and 'Search Tips' here
Taylor & Francis: Social Sciences & Humanities Library This link opens in a new window
The Taylor & Francis Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) Library provides access to over 1,450 journals spanning a broad range of academic disciplines, including: arts and humanities; business management and economics; criminology and law; education; geography, planning, urban and environment; media, cultural and communication studies; mental health and social care; politics, international relations and area studies; psychology; sociology; sports, leisure and tourism; and strategic defence and security studies. Title List
Includes:
Asian Journal of Communication
Classroom Discourse
Journal of Positive Psychology
The Translator

In addition, these have also been subscribed:
Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
Higher Education Research and Development
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
Journal of Popular Film and Television
Technology, Pedagogy and Education
UN-iLibrary This link opens in a new window
The United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations. Initially launched in 2015, the UN iLibrary was updated in December 2020 to incorporate new features such as an interface in all six official UN languages and a search feature by Sustainable Development Goals.
There are approximately 9000 titles included in the UN iLibrary. Every year around 500 new titles are added to the collection, approximately 70% of which are in English and cover the following topics: 
- Agriculture Rural Development and Forestry 
- Children and Youth 
- Democracy and Governance 
- Disarmament 
- Drugs, Crime and Terrorism 
- Economic and Social Development 
- Environment and Climate Change 
- Human Rights and Refugees 
- Human Settlements and Urban Issues 
- International Law and Justice 
- International Trade and Finance 
- Migration 
- Natural Resources, Water and Energy 
- Peacekeeping and Security 
- Population and Demography 
- Public Health 
- Transportation and Public Safety 
- United Nations 
- Women and Gender Issues

For the complete list of databases, go to Databases A-Z

NLB eResources

For additional databases, go to NLB eResources

Videos

Counseling and Therapy in Video Library (Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new window
Counseling and Therapy in Video provides faculty and students with a first-hand look at the realities of working with clients and the challenges associated with putting theoretical concepts into practice. These collections provide a thorough grounding in dozens of therapeutic methods and diagnoses, insight into the human condition, and training in skills such as reflection and empathy while working with specific populations such as veterans and teens.
Videatives This link opens in a new window
Videatives offers a streaming video service, consulting services, and conferences to the early childhood education and child development community. It connects to over 330 video clips with short introductions.

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Social Work

About this guide

About this guide

Welcome to our Social Work Research Guide

Books

Spotlight on eBooks

Mental Health and Social Work

Social Work and Social Exclusion : the Idea of Practice

Advancing social work practice in the health care field : emerging issues and new perspectives

Enterprise Social Policy as a Means of Development of Social Work

Macro social work practice : advocacy in action

The Routledge handbook of social work practice research

The Palgrave handbook of global social work education

Achieving Competence in Social Work through Field Education

Exploring Islamic Social Work: Between Community and the Common Good

Designing Social Service Markets Risk, Regulation and Rent-Seeking

Statistics in Social Work: An Introduction to Practical Applications

Social Glocalisation and Education: Social Work, Health Sciences, and Practical Theology Perspectives on Change

Research Methods for Social Work: A Problem-Based Approach

Journals

Suggested Journals

Databases

Videos

Links Beyond SUSS

Links Beyond SUSS