Welcome
This guide is an introduction to some of the library resources available for research in Social Welfare. If you have trouble finding what you are looking for please feel free to contact me at (508) 531-2893 or phayesboh@bridgew.edu if you need assistance.
Selected Web Resources
Free web-based resources
Online Databases
To assist in finding journal and periodical articles - these databases may require BSU login.
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Academic Search PremierFull text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for more than 4,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
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Social Work AbstractsIncludes extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the database provides citations and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field. Four simultaneous users maximum.
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GreenFILEProvides indexing and abstracts for more than 850,000 records and open access full-text for nearly 13,000 records. Subjects include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.
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Biography in ContextThis database can be searched by profession. To find biographies of social workers click "occupation" (above the search box) and type "social worker".
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PsycINFOThe world's largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Includes nearly 4 million bibliographic records from more than 50 countries and indexing of more than 2,500 journals, 99% of which are peer-reviewed. Coverage dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with extensive coverage from the 1800s to the present. Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) and updated weekly.
Find Newspapers
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Nexis Uni (formerly: LexisNexis Academic)This database contains the full text of numerous national and international newspapers.
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News & NewspapersA variety of local newspapers from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Subject Guide

Pamela Hayes-Bohanan
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