Core Databases
PsycINFO [EBSCO] 1887+ This link opens in a new window
Worldwide coverage of 1300+ journals, books and dissertations in the behavioral sciences, psychology, mental health, medicine, etc.
Social Work Abstracts [EBSCO] 1965+ This link opens in a new window
Indexes 450 social work and human service journals, covering theory & practice, areas of service and social issues & progress. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Social Work Reference Center [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based collection including care sheets, quick lessons, skill competency checklists, clinical assessment tools, practice guidelines, drug information, continuing education modules & patient education information.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Links to scholarly books, articles and more. Results are incomplete and vary greatly by subject. Always use the libraries' research databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
More Article Databases
PEP-Web: Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing [PEP Interface] (excludes current and previous 3 years) This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles from major psychoanalytic journals with full text coverage excluding the current and previous 3 years. Includes Freud's Complete Psychological Works, his correspondence with five major psychoanalysts, and 23 classic psychoanalytic books.
PsycARTICLES [EBSCO] 1988+ This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from APA and selected Educational Publishing Foundation journals.
PubMed (Medline) 1950s+ This link opens in a new window
Lists over 14 million biomedical articles back to the 1950's. Check out the PubMed Tutorial.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Covers articles, books, conference proceedings, with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research and journal impact.
Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] 1983+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews.
Social Sciences Citation Index [Web of Science] 1898+ This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic and citation from 3,000 of the world's leading social sciences journals across 50 disciplines.
Social Services Abstracts [ProQuest] 1980+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Searching PsycINFO
PsycINFO [EBSCO] 1887+ This link opens in a new window
Worldwide coverage of 1300+ journals, books and dissertations in the behavioral sciences, psychology, mental health, medicine, etc.
How-to search with the APA Thesaurus and Subjects
By the end of this video you should be able to:
Locate Subjects using the APA Thesaurus and use them to conduct a search in APA PsycInfo
Revise a search in APA PsycInfo to include additional Subjects
Describe how to search in APA PsycInfo when there is no Subject for a particular search concept
How-to find Peer-Reviewed Empirical Articles
By the end of this video you will be able to:
Use the filters in APA PsycInfo to access empirical studies from peer-reviewed journals.
Determine if an article found in APA PsycInfo is an empirical study from a peer-reviewed journal.
Get help with articles
Citing your sources
Smith Libraries guide links to online versions of MLA, Chicago, and other popular manuals for writing papers and formatting footnote and bibliography citations. Includes a section on how to cite images.