Social Work and Social

Policy Databases Guide

Accessed via the Search the literature tab at http://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/spsw

Resources for Social Policy >>

ASSIA (Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts) a useful index generally for
Social Sciences, especially in relation to social services and education
Social Policy and Practice an index of journal articles, grey literature and
government publications
Web of Science for journal articles and citation searching

Resources for Social Work >>

As well as the resources for Social Policy, the following are relevant for Social Work:
Social Care Online a freely available index of journal articles, reports and
government publications
Social Services Abstracts an index of articles, dissertations and book reviews
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Social Work introductory essays and suggested
reading, presented in articles on specific topics

It may also be worth referring Social Work students to other databases relating to Health
depending on their topic. There are available via the Health Sciences subject guide.

Resources for Criminology >>

As well as the resources for Social Policy, the following are relevant for Criminology:
Criminal Justice Abstracts an index of major journals in Criminology
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology essays and suggested reading,
presented in articles on specific topics
Oxford Handbooks Online: Criminology and Criminal Justice introductory essays
and articles, which can be searched by topic or browsed by handbook


DB, July 2014