Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
Social Services Abstracts,
1980-
Major resource for Social work. Provides bibliographic
references of current research on social work, human services, and related
areas. Includes serials
publications, abstracts of journal articles, dissertations
and book reviews.
Guides for searching
Social Services Abstracts available at:
CSA Illumina Help
Social Work Abstracts, 1977-
Produced by the
National Association of Social Workers, Inc., contains journal literature on
social work and other related disciplines.
Guides for searching
Social Work Abstracts available at:
OvidSP Online Help.
Scopus, 1995-
An abstracting and indexing database including cited references of
peer-reviewed titles from international publishers in the sciences and
social sciences.
Guides for searching Scopus available at
Scopus Help.
Social Sciences Citation Index
via Web of Science, 1956-
Provides access to
current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from prestigious and
high impact research journals. Features include cited reference
searching and electronic full-text journal articles.
Guides for searching Social Sciences Citation Index are available at
Web of Science
Tutorial (The Publisher).
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, 1951-
A bibliographic database of bibliographic information from international journals in economics,
political science, sociology, and anthropology.
Guides for searching International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
available at
IBSS Help (The
Publisher)
PERIND,
1980-
Librarian's take: Index to journal articles, conference papers book reviews
and chapters relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN (as an
entity). Good for area studies in social work. Includes articles not indexed
in other databases.
Guides for searching PERIND are available at
How to search PERIND (NUS Libraries)
More databases available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases
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NUS Theses
Selected theses & academic exercises received from the
NUS
Social Work are kept in the Library's Closed
Stacks under the call number
HV13.
Foreign Theses
Australasian Digital Theses Program
(E-Resources)
An initiative of 7 Australian universities in association with the Council
of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). Database provides digital access
to theses produced by the postgraduate research students at Australian
universities.
Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for
Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland
(E-Resource)
Listing of theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by universities
in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.
Proquest Dissertations and Theses (E-Resource)
Provides information on dissertations and master's theses from accredited
colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Europe.
More foreign theses databases are available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations
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This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
Sources for Social Work Research : Library
tutorial for honours year and graduate students 2008.
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Newspapers
Factiva (E-Resource)
For searching and obtaining the full text articles from major world
newspapers such as New York Times, Financial Times and others as well as
journals. The Straits Times and Business Times articles covered are from Jan
1995.
LexisNexis Academic (E-Resource)
Another database for searching and obtaining the full text newspaper
articles from Washington Post, Financial Times and other newspapers and
journals. The issues covered for the Straits Times and Business Times are
from May 1992.
To access newspapers from our E-Resources, search
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> E-Newspapers
Press Clippings
Located in the Singapore - Malaysia Collection, Central Library. A useful
source for topical and current information, not available in journal
articles or books. Articles on Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN from
The Straits Times and Business Times are arranged by broad subjects
chronologically. A copy of Press clippings subject headings is also
available near the collection.
More on Press Clippings collection available at
Press Clippings
Collection in NUS Libraries.
Guides to broad Subject Headings for Press Clippings collection available
at Press
Clippings Collection - Subject Headings List
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