Social Work Abstracts (new user interface; 1965-present; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals. It covers all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues and problems, therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, and civil and legal rights. It is produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. This subscription is limited to 8 simultaneous users. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. Type research in the next available textbox. Click the Search button.

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SocINDEX (core 1895-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) features more than 1,660,000 records with subject headings from a 19,300 term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts. It indexes over 750 core journals, 575 priority journals, 2,800 selective journals, books, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources. Searchable cited references are also provided. It covers all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study, including abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, and violence. It features over 10,000 author profiles with biographical and bibliographic information. It contains full-text for over 344 core journals, 129 priority journals, 700 books, and 6,800 conference papers. It includes the former EBSCO database, Sociological Collection. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Annual Reviews (some 1932-present; all full-text; XLinks) offers a comprehensive collection of critical reviews written by leading scientists in 30 disciplines within the biomedical, physical, and social sciences. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Annual Reviews.

Cochrane Database (updated quarterly; systematic reviews full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) contains systematic reviews providing high quality evidence for people providing and receiving care. It includes citations to controlled trials, effectiveness reviews, methodology register, economic evaluations of health care interventions, and healthcare technology assessments. It is produced by the Cochrane Library and the user interface is provided by Wiley InterScience. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: All articles in this database should have some level of evidence.

CultureGrams (all full-text; XLinks) includes a world, children and states editions. It contains a photo gallery, recipe collection, famous people, data tables and definitions. Select from an A-Z list of countries/regions/states or select an area on a map. Each country includes a detailed map, flag, national anthem, current time, currency converter, recipe collection, facts and statistics as well as sections on history, climate, the people, customs, courtesies, lifestyle and society. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Brigham Young University.

Electronic Journal Center (about 1995-present; updates dependent upon publisher; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; saving searches) is a multidisciplinary collection of about 5,000 journals published by Academic Press, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, American Psychological Association (PsycARTICLES), Association of Computing Machinery, Berkeley Electronic Press, BioOne, Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Emerald (MCB University Press), Ingenta, Institute of Physics, Kluwer, Lawrence Erlbaum, Optical Society of America, Oxford University Press, Project MUSE, Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer-Verlag, Thieme and Wiley. Scholars can be notified by email about new relevant articles according to subject, author or journal title. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Historical Statistics of the United States (most from 1800s-1990s; full-text essays & introductions; downloadable data) provides quantitative data on population, work & welfare, economic structure & performance, economic sectors, and governance & international relations. It covers social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade. It permits users to search and download data as well as create customized tables, spreadsheets and graphs. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Cambridge University Press.

JSTOR (1st issue of 1st volume to 3 years from present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) provides online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in a variety of academic disciplines including the arts, business, demographic studies, humanities, social sciences, and science.

LexisNexis Statistical Publications & DataSets (exportable data; users guide) includes datasets from many sources, including the US government, international organizations, and the private sector. It covers all subject areas, including banking and finance, criminal justice and law, education, energy resources and demand, food and agriculture, government and politics, health and vital statistics, housing and construction, industry and commerce, international; labor and employment, natural resources and environment, population and income, prices and cost of living, stocks and commodities, and transportation and travel. Users can search datasets by keyword; browse datasets by subject or source; display datasets by trend, map or ranking; and output datasets in print, PDF, delimited, Excel or SAS formats. Datasets can be limited by date and geographic area (country, state, county). Years available varies by dataset; for example, births 1999-present and breast cancer 1973-present. It also features datasets currently in the news, such as crude oil price, 30-year fixed mortgage rate, airline on-time arrival rate, campaign contributions for both Obama and McCain, gasoline prices, the prime rate and the unemployment rate. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by LexisNexis. Click Customize Data to access the datasets. Users will need to run the Java installation.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (1989-present; full-text reviews of tests; video tutorials; XLinks) contains descriptive information about and critical reviews of English-language standardized tests as included in the printed Mental Measurement Yearbooks (MMY) 9 through 15. The tests included in this database cover educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, and psychology. For each test the database provides the test name, classification, author(s), publisher, publication date, time requirements, existence of validity and reliability data, score information, levels, intended populations, overview of the test, description of test materials, and one or more reviews of the test. It does not include the actual test instrument. It is produced by the Buros Institute and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. This subscription is limited to 12 simultaneous users. See also Tests in Print.

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries & Oral Histories (1800-1950; all full-text; XLinks) contains 2,162 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of information providing a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines. The collection is particularly useful to researchers, because much of the original material is difficult to find, poorly indexed, and unpublished; most bibliographies of the immigrant focus on secondary research; and few oral histories have been published. In selected cases, users will be able to hear the actual audio voices of the immigrants. The showcase provides a selection of cartoons from Puck Magazine and the images of a diary by Rose Qwong. Users can search by author, source, year, place, nationality & heritage, personal event, resource and subject. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Oxford Reference Online, Politics and Social Sciences (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 10 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering contemporary world history, countries of the world, geography, political biography, politics, politics of the world, psychology, social sciences, sociology and US government. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

PsycINFO (1967-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks help; video tutorial; saving searches) is the online version of the print resource, Psychological Abstracts. It provides abstracts and indexing to the scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in psychology, the behavioral sciences and mental health. It also covers topics related to psychology such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. Journal coverage includes more than 1,900 international periodicals written in over 24 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. It is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. At your search results, click All Limit Options (in the gray section). In the Methodology selectbox hold down the Ctrl key and click all methods that apply. Click the Limit Results Now button at the bottom of the page.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878-present; updated annually; all full-text) provides data tables for population; vital statistics; health and nutrition; education; law enforcement, courts and prison; geography and environment; parks, recreation, and travel; elections; state and local government; federal government finances and employment; national defense and veteran affairs; social insurance and human services; labor force, employment, and earnings; income, expenditure, and wealth; prices; banking, finance, and insurance; business enterprise; communication and information technology; energy; science and technology; land transportation; air and water transportation; agriculture; natural resources; construction and housing; manufactures; domestic trade and services; foreign countries and aid; outlying areas; comparative international statistics; 20th century statistics; and industrial outlook. Tabular data is available in portable document format (PDF) and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Tests in Print, (TIP) (1989-present; full-text reviews and descriptions of tests; video tutorials; XLinks) contains a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. The tests included in this database cover the test's purpose, publisher, in-print status, price, acronym, intended population, administration times, publication date(s), and authors. It does not include the actual test instrument. A score index permits users to identify what is being measured by each test. It is a resource for professionals in education, psychology, business, and other disciplines in the social sciences. Search results in Test in Print directly link to test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database. Both TIP and MMY are produced by the Buros Institute and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Women and Social Movements (1600-2000; all full-text; XLinks) contains 79 document projects consisting of 2,400 documents from 1,700 primary authors. It includes local, state, and federal Commissions on the Status of Women from 1963 to the present. Publications include reports, pamphlets, posters, reviews, teaching tools and ephemeral materials. Users can browse by sources, authors, documents, images, document projects, teaching tools, social movements, subjects and bibliography. This database will eventually include the complete 5 volumes of Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

World Data Analyst (all full-text; XLinks) offers detailed comparative and ranked statistics for countries around the world, using both the most recent statistics and historical figures. Users can create tables and charts, and can export data into spreadsheets. It also provides links to country articles from the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.