Social Work literature
You'll have an easier time searching for articles that include how social work(ers) interact with a particular policy if you start with Academic Search Complete and SocINDEX.
Keep your keywords direct and succinct, for example: TANF "social work*"
Library catalogs
Use the search box above to search for books and ebooks in the library's catalog.
- EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowA collection of eBooks covering a wide range of disciplines accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and e-readers.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowSearch for books, movies, and other materials in library catalogs from around the world.
Library databases
Start your search using the databases listed below. Academic Search Complete, APA PsycINFO, APA PsycARTICLES, and SocINDEX are accessible from the same platform, so you can search these databases simultaneously.
- To search both databases at once, click on one of the database links below to access the search page.
- On the search page, click on the words Choose Databases, which is located above the search boxes.
- A pop-up window will appear with a list of databases arranged alphabetically.
- Click on the other database to add it to your search and then click OK in the lower right hand corner of the pop-up window.
- You will then return to the search screen where you can type in your keywords.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Complete is multi-disciplinary database that includes peer-reviewed journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and more.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sociology research, including journal articles, books, conference proceedings, reports, and dissertations.
- PsycInfo This link opens in a new windowAn index to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, books, and book chapters relevant to the field of psychology, behavioral sciences, and mental health.
- APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
Database of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles for psychology research.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowDatabase of articles from scholarly journals spanning the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Google Scholar (via Cline Library)
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowSearch the web for articles, books, theses, and other sources spanning many disciplines. Many results will be from scholarly sources. Access full-text articles from your search by selecting the FullText@NAU link. To see the FullText@NAU links in Google Scholar from any computer anywhere, link your Google Scholar account to NAU.
