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Ageline	Database
(Ebscohost) - covers topics related to aging, with content in the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy. AgeLine indexes journals, books, reports, dissertations, consumer guides, and educational videos, from 1978 - present.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities	Database
includes directories of journals in the areas of Accounting, Economics & Finance, Management, Marketing, Educational Curriculum & Methods, Educational Psychology & Administration, Educational Technology & Library Science, Psychology & Psychiatry. Each journal entry includes area of focus, type of review process, acceptance rate and number of external reviewers.
Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work & Social Welfare	eRef Book
(Wiley) – an online version of the four volume handbook covering professional, practice, policy and research issues in social work.
Contemporary Women's Issues	Full-text database
(Firstsearch)- provides full-text international coverage of critical issues influencing women, particularly in the social sciences, political science, psychology and health, from 1992 - present.
Counseling and Therapy in Video (Alexander Street Press)	Video Database
provides an online collection of videos of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. The collection includes filmed footage of therapy and scripted sessions, as well as lectures, presentations and interviews featuring well-known therapists
Current Research@	Full-text database
(Proquest) - Adelphi-authored dissertations and theses. Full text is available from 1997 to present, and abstracts from 1980 to the present.
Dissertations & Theses: Full Text (Proquest)	Full-text database
includes over 1 million full text and 2.4 million citations for dissertations and theses from around the world, dating as far back as the 1870’s. Please note: full text documents may be up to 500 pages. Please use discretion and consider all options before printing.
Encyclopedia of Social Work	eRef Book
(Oxford) - covers contemporary issues, historical foundations and key figures in the field.
Encyclopedia of Sociology Online	eRef Book
(Wiley-Blackwell) – updated version of the 11 volume source, covering classical sociology, contemporary developments, and key figures in the field.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide	Database
(Ebscohost)- an international database covering topics in family dynamics, family law, human development, social welfare, reproduction issues, work and gender roles, AIDS/HIV, and related issues, from 1970 to the present.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) (Ebscohost)	Database
provides citation information for each behavioral measurement instrument, identifying the source in which the instrument can be found.
Mental Measurements Yearbook	Database
(Ovid) - contains information and critical reviews, updated biannually, of new and revised tests from the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Yearbooks, covering more than 2,200 commercially-available tests on topics in psychology, education, speech & hearing, and sensory motor issues.
NASW Clinical Register (1977 to Present)	Database
(Ovid) - provides a listing of clinical social workers who have met national standards for education and experience established by the NASW Competence Certification Commission on recommendation of the Committee on Clinical Social Work.
Pais Archive	Database
(CSA) - provides historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies, including references to articles, books, and more, from 1937 - 1976.
Pais International	Database
(CSA) - index to articles, books, conference proceedings, etc. about public affairs.
Project Muse	Full-text database
provides the full text of scholarly journals in fields including literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and economics. Years of coverage vary by title with selected titles beginning as early as 1993. **Note: if you receive any gateway errors when using the link above, use this alternate URL: http://0-muse.uq.edu.au.alicat.adelphi.edu/
PsycBooks (APA)	eRef Collection
full-text database of APA books, classic books, and entries from the Encyclopedia of Psychology.
PsychiatryOnline (includes DSM-IV)	eRef Collection
(APPI) - provides a searchable version of DSM-IV-TR, DSM-IV-TR Casebook and its Treatment Companion, the APA Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, and Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry. Self-assessment tools for study, board certification and re-certification are also included.
PsycInfo (APA)	Database
provides scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences, indexing journals, books, reviews, and dissertations.
PsycNET	Full-text database
(APA) - Provides a cross searchable interface for APA databases, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, and PsycEXTRA. The latter includes gray literature such as reports, newsletters and consumer brochures.
Social Sciences Full Text	Full-text database
(Wilson) - includes citations and abstracts, 1983 to the present, with some full text articles, 1995 to the present, in applied and theoretical aspects of sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science and law.
Social Services Abstracts	Database
(CSA) - provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development, from 1980 to the present.
Social Work Abstracts (Ebscohost)	Database
provides extensive coverage of social work, covering theory and practice, areas of service and social issues. Coverage extends as far back as 1965.
SocIndex with Full Text	Full-text database
(Ebscohost)- a comprehensive research database covering a broad range of topics in the social sciences, with full text journal articles dating as far back as 1895. Full text coverage of books, monographs, and conference papers is also included.
Sociological Abstracts	Database
(CSA)- provides bibliographic information from 1963 - present in the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. Coverage includes journal articles, book reviews, books, and book chapters.