Research Guides: Human Development and Family Sciences: Some Resources for Scholarly Articles and other materials.

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An Array of Resources for Human Development and Family Sciences

These databases will show you articles in journals, primarily. Depending on the assignment, the subject database you'll prefer is likely to change-- for example, for families in crisis, the psychology, education and social work databases may be more helpful than some others. If you need to find what books we have, OneSearch includes the catalog, or a link limited to the catalog. If you are looking for dissertations, check OneSearch or look in ProQuest Digital Dissertations, linked below.

AGRICOLA (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1970-. Compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA indexes journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture.
CAB Abstracts with Full Text (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1910- .Produced by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, this index covers the subject of agriculture in the broadest sense. It includes: agronomy, biotechnology, crop protection, dairy science, economics, environmental degradation and remediation, forestry, genetics, herbicides, irrigation, leisure, recreation and tourism, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, rural development, veterinary medicine, and much more. Journals, monographs, conferences, books, annual reports, and other sources.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
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Covers 1937-.A comprehensive source for nursing and related fields, covering 50 nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, general health and medicine and more. CINAHL also indexes books and dissertations."
ERIC (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1966-. Complete database on educational materials from the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). ERIC indexes two different kinds of publication: journal articles and ERIC Documents or reports.
ERIC (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1966-. Comprehensive database on educational topics from the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). Indexes both journal articles and research reports.
MEDLINE Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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Covers 1950-. A comprehensive index from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, covering journal articles in all areas of the life sciences, with particular emphasis on biomedicine. Includes all areas of human and veterinary medicine, dentistry, nutrition, toxicology, pathology, public health, and health services administration. MEDLINE is a part of the National Library of Medicine's PubMed information suite.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1861- with comprehensive full text from 1997-. Provides citations to and full text of millions of works. It includes citations dissertations and theses back to the 18th century and full text for dissertations and theses from the 1990s to the present. See the More info link for exact coverage of UofA theses and dissertations in this database.
Dissertations that are not available for free download online can be borrowed free of charge via Interlibrary Loan.
APA PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
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Covers 1894-. A definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology from the American Psychological Association (APA).
APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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Covers 1887-. Provides access to the international literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, and linguistics. Indexes journals, as well as books, technical reports, dissertations, and other materials.
Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1977-. Offers extensive coverage social work and human services journals dating back to 1977. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the database provides citations and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1952-. Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1945-. Indexes high-impact journals in all disciplines. It allows researchers to determine who has cited whom, to track citations, and to find articles that share many references in common.
Use the "Editions" drop down to limit your search to arts and humanities, social sciences, or sciences.