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Encyclopedia of Social Work

Provides full text access to over 50 encyclopedias form Oxford University Press.

Provides encyclopedia access to the following subjects: history and culture; literature and language; arts; science; social sciences; and law.

Coverage: Ancient Greece and Rome to the present
Social Work Abstracts

Coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals.

Covers all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems. Subjects include therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, civil and legal rights, economics and more.

Coverage: 1977-present
ProQuest Social Science Journals

ProQuest Social Science Journals provides access to over 1,000 scholarly journal titles, with around 700 available in full text.

Provides coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology.

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
The Roper Center archives datasets from thousands of surveys with national adult, state, foreign, and special subpopulation samples. iPOLL includes data survey results from academic, commercial and media survey organizations such as Gallup Organization, Harris Interactive, Pew Research Associates, and many more.

Subject covered include: economic issues; education; elections; health issues; international affairs; news media; personal characteristics, beliefs, and lifestyles; polls and polling; science and technology; social issues; and US defense and foreign policy. Coverage: 1935-present