Subject Guides: Social Work: Databases and Indexes

Databases

Listed below are the names of databases associated with field of global and international studies. Databases are the best place to search for primary research published in academic and peer-reviewed journals.

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Academic search complete Large, multidisciplinary EBSCO database, covering a wide range of disciplines.
ILL: allowed for non-commercial libraries only
APA PsycInfo EBSCO database covering the field of psychology, behavioral science and mental health.
Social work abstracts Focused on areas of the social work profession, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues, and social problems.
CINAHL complete EBSCO database covering topics in the fields of medicine, nursing, and related allied health disciplines. Also contains care sheets, education modules, research instruments records, standards of practice, and educational software.
PubMed Central Covers the biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Also provides access to NCBI databases covering molecular biology. From the NIH's National Library of Medicine.
ERIC (EBSCO) References to published and unpublished texts on education topics sourced from journal articles, books, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and more.

iPortal: Indigenous Studies Portal The Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) is a database of full-text electronic resources such as articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, and digitized archival documents and photographs. The iPortal content has a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond. This initiative began in 2005 at the University of Saskatchewan as a resource for faculty, students, researchers, and members of the community and currently links to nearly 50,000 items. Anyone can use the freely available materials in the iPortal but some resources are licensed and may only be available from your own library.

Google Scholar Index to scholarly literature across all disciplines. Can also be used for citation searching and to view author profiles.

All social work databases

Evidence-Based Practice Resources

Evidence-based practice refers to "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the case of individual patients" (Sackett et al., 1996, 71). The resources listed below provide information on programs, interventions, and therapeutic methods in the field of Social Work.

Social work reference center Our access to Social work reference center will expire on July 15, 2025. Please contact Heather Empey at heather.empey@unbc.ca or 250-960-6468 with questions or feedback. EBSCO database of social work care sheets, clinical assessment tools, and patient education information.