Research Guides: Social Work: Journal Article Databases

Journal Article Databases

Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development
PsycINFO (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Coverage of research in applied psychology, developmental psychology, personality, and more.

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Scholarly journal articles generally contain the following elements:

The authors are scholars or researchers with known affiliations and credentials.
The article contains full citations to other scholarly sources
Scholarly articles are often peer reviewed by experts before being accepted for publication.

Research literature can be defined as written reports from research studies. There are many types of research literature, with published research articles representing the most common source for research literature. Other sources include dissertations, books, and internet websites. Published research articles, for some, are considered the most trustworthy type of research literature. When identifying articles, it is most important to consider the origin of the work....Read more

Social Work Information Literacy - Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

Information Literacy Defined

“Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning.”

Association of College & Research Libraries

Information Literacy & Social Work Practice

“The information literate social worker possesses the agency, capacity, and critical thinking to reflectively negotiate the information universe; to ethically discover, evaluate and integrate new knowledge into practice; and to apply an anti-oppressive, social justice foundation to their use and dissemination of information on behalf of their practice, communities of service, and profession.”

Johnson, S.C., Bausman, M., & Ward, S.L. (2021). Fostering information literacy: A call for collaboration between academic librarians and MSW instructors. Advances in Social Work, 21(1).https://doi.org/10.18060/24697