Counseling and Human Services
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Health and Human Services Databases
- Social Services AbstractsCurrent research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development, 1979-present. Especially useful for issues encountered in school counseling and special education. Include education* OR school* in your searches.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making.
- Directory of Health and Human Services Data ResourcesThe HHS Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources contains information about virtually all major data collection systems sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Information about each data system is provided, including links to relevant websites. The Directory was designed to include data resources with the potential for use by a wide audience. Databases from continuing departmental data collection projects or program administrative and evaluation activities of broad interest were included, such as recurring surveys, public health surveillance systems, and disease registries.
Subject Databases
- Education DatabaseOffering complete information on hundreds of educational topics.
- Education SourceThe collection includes full text for more than 1,700 journals, 550 books and monographs, education-related conference papers, citations for over 4 million articles.
- Teacher Reference CenterThe Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for over 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals to assist professional educators.
- APA PsycINFOIndexes and abstracts 1300 leading international journals in psychology and related behavioral disciplines. The online version available on the Web, updated monthly, includes a periodical article index from 1887 to the present and a book chapters index from 1987 to the present, as well as all the records from the print version Psychological Abstracts.
- PubMedPubMed lists journal articles back to 1947. It indexes about 5,400 journals and covers the areas of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, preclinical sciences, and related areas.
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- Sociological AbstractsAbstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers and working papers. Cited references are included for many journal articles.
- Social Sciences Full TextCovers the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.
- Family & Society Studies WorldwideA core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. Coverage spans a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work.
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- PubMedPubMed lists journal articles back to 1947. It indexes about 5,400 journals and covers the areas of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, preclinical sciences, and related areas.
- Web of ScienceAccess to the Science Citation Expanded®, Social Sciences Citation Index®, Arts & Humanities Citation Index™, Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science, and Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities.
- CINAHLCovers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines, and contains: Indexing for over 1,200 nursing journals and publications dating back to 1982. Indexing for journals, books and book chapters, dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, pamphlets, educational software packages and audiovisual material.
- ScopusIncludes citation information for scientific, medical, technical and social sciences literature.
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- PAIS InternationalAbstracts from the international literature on public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations, 1915-present (includes PAIS Archive, 1915-1976). Covers education and education policy in various countries. Good source of material on school administration and educational policy.
- Nexis UniContains the full text of US case law, law journals, wire services, country economic reports, government publications, magazines, newspapers, news digests, and industry-specific newsletters and periodicals.
- CQ ResearcherReports covering political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
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- Maryland Department of Legislative ServicesInformation on the Maryland General Assembly, Maryland laws and regulations, and other reference information.
- ABI/INFORMScholarly and trade publications including accounting, business, finance, international business, marketing, and management journals,1971-present. Covers the management and administration element of education. Includes many education related journals including The International Journal of Educational Management and Journal of Educational Administration.
- CQ Researcher Plus ArchiveReports covering political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
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- SAGE Journals OnlineThe SAGE Subject Collections are discipline-specific packages of the most popular peer-reviewed journals in Communication & Media Studies, Criminology, Education, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science & Engineering, Nursing & Public Health, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning published by SAGE and participating societies.
- Social Science JournalsProQuest Social Science Journals™ is a definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of scientific journals. The database includes over 645 titles, with more than 400 available in full text. ProQuest Social Science Journals provides information on hundreds of topics, including: Addiction studies, Urban studies, Family studies, and International relations.