ARTICLES
	Help Finding Articles
	Journal Locator - Help Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
	Specialized Social Work Resources Covers policy, evidence-based practice, health, statistics, and more.
Scholarly Articles
	PsycINFO [EBSCO] - 1887 to present - Help Worldwide coverage of 1300+ journals, books and dissertations in the behavioral sciences, psychology, mental health, medicine, etc.
	Social Work Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1965 to present Indexes 450 social work and human service journals, covering theory & practice, areas of service and social issues & progress.
	Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
	PsycARTICLES [EBSCO] - 1988 to present - Full Text Full text articles from APA and selected Educational Publishing Foundation journals.
	Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing - through 2006 - Full Text Articles from major psychoanalytic journals, through 2006; indexing only for 2007+. Includes Freud's Complete Psychological Works, his correspondence with five major psychoanalysts, and 23 classic psychoanalytic books.
	Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present 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 Services Abstracts - 1980 to present Abstracts of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development.
	Sociological Abstracts - 1952 to present Abstracts for articles in 1,800+ journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences.

BOOKS AND MEDIA
	Help Finding Books
	PsycBOOKS [EBSCO] - 1806 to present - Full Text PDF chapters from books published by the APA and others; with 800 classic psychology books and articles from the Encyclopedia of Psychology (APA/Oxford).
	Moodle/E-Reserves Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more.
Library Catalogs
	Five College Library Catalog - Help Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst.
	WorldCat - all dates Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
Book Purchases and Reviews
	PsycCRITIQUES [EBSCO] - Full Text Book and film reviews in the behavioral sciences; from the APA.

REFERENCE TOOLS
Dissertations and Theses
	How to Find Theses at Smith Tips and examples of searching the online catalog for theses or dissertations.
	Smith College School for Social Work Digital Theses - 2007 to present - Full Text Abstracts and full text PDFs of recent Smith College School for Social Work theses. Works best with Internet Explorer.
	Dissertation Abstracts Online - 1861 to present Indexes 2 million+ dissertations and masters thesis from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, and Europe. With abstracts - 1980+ for dissertations, 1988+ for theses.
Encyclopedias
	Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior - Full Text
	Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender - Full Text
	Encyclopedia of Social Work - Full Text
	Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health - 2nd ed. - Full Text
	International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis - Full Text
	International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Gale] - Full Text
Style Manuals
	APA Style Guide to Electronic References - Full Text
	Citation Guides & Style Manuals
	Refworks Bibliographic software to manage, store and share all types of information, and to generate citations and bibliographies.
Tests and Measures
	Finding Tests & Measures

INTERNET RESOURCES
	National Social Worker Finder
	Social Work and Social Services Web Sites Washington University in St. Louis. This collection of links features an extensive topical index.
	Social Work Portal NASW's resource tool for social workers includes search and links to organizational and academic websites.

RELATED SMITH WEB SITES
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	Smith College School for Social Work
	James W. Drisko's Social Work Resources pages

LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
	SSW Doctoral Students - Summer 2009 SSW Dissertation Literature Review Strategies
	SSW160/161: Introduction to Social Welfare Policy (F. Newdom, Everett, Reyome, Ross) - Summer 2009 Resources for social movement and policy analysis research assignments.
	SSW380: Social Work Research Methods - Summer 2009 Thesis Literature Review Strategies
	Specialized Social Work Resources Covers policy, evidence-based practice, health, statistics, and more.
	SSW Social Policy Resources
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