The following databases and websites will help you find books, journal and newspaper articles, government information, and information about health initiatives of various groups and organizations which address the questions of your final class report.
More more detailed lists of resources, please consult related subject guides for Social Work and Medicine.
These are only a selection of what is available. Please ask at the Reference Desk in Canaday for further suggestions.
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- Finding books
- Finding journal articles
- Finding information on special topics
- Finding articles from the alternative, minority, and feminist press
- Finding newspaper articles
- Finding government and policy information (Federal)
- Finding government and policy information (State and local)
- Finding health information & health organizations
- Getting international information
- Getting human help!
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SOWK 354 : To Protect the Health of the Public (BMC)
Finding books:
Tripod library catalog.
The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Tripod gives not only references to books but also to government publications such as Congressional hearings and US and Pennsylvania agency reports. It also has links to online sources.
WorldCat
Provider: OCLC
A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries. Includes manuscripts, maps, films and sound recordings. Covers works published before 1,000 BC-present.
Interlibrary Loan and E-ZBorrow
The books and articles you need for your research may not be available from a Tri-College library. We have two systems to help you retrieve the materials you need. See this page to place your requests.
Finding journal articles:
Bryn Mawr subscribes to these databases which give citations -- some also give abstracts and full text -- to journal articles and other material.
PubMed
Provider: NCBI
Includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
For additional searching features, search Complementary and Alternative Medicine - results are a subset of PubMed articles
For additional searching features, search Complementary and Alternative Medicine - results are a subset of PubMed articles
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.
JSTOR
Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.
PAIS international
Provider: CSA
Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, intergovernmental, and private organizations reports. Areas covered include political, economic, social and public policy issues. Covers 1915-present.
Sociological abstracts
Holdings:
1963-
Publisher: Bethesda, Md. : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts,
Provider: CSA
Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations and conference papers in the fields of sociology, social work and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Records added after 1972 contain in-depth abstracts of journal articles. Covers 1963-present.
Social work abstracts
Provides abstracts of journal articles and dissertations in social work and related areas. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers. Covers 1977-present.
Google scholar
A Google tool that provides citations to journal articles and academic publications. Look for the "Find It @ Bryn Mawr" link, which should provide full text of the article.
Web of science
Provider: ISI
Provides access to the Social Sciences Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Search for scholarly articles in any discipline, or for articles that cite a known author or work. Coverage varies.
EBSCO HealthSource: Nursing/Academic
PA residents: Navigate to your public library's website, then look for AccessPA Power Library. When you click on the database link, you will be prompted for your barcode.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is an excellent resource for all health and medical research. Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on all areas of medicine and related fields, including psychology and social work. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Coverage from 1975-present.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is an excellent resource for all health and medical research. Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on all areas of medicine and related fields, including psychology and social work. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Coverage from 1975-present.
Finding information on special topics:
Cambridge scientific abstracts internet database service
Provider: CSA
Includes the Virology and AIDS Abstracts database. Covers all areas related to these conditions, including science and social science perspectives.
To access this database, click Specific Databases. Scroll down to the Biological Sciences link. Expand that link at the +, check the box next to the desired resource, then scroll down to Continue to Search.
For many other publications on all aspects of HIV/AIDS, see the CDC's HIV/AIDS Portal.
To access this database, click Specific Databases. Scroll down to the Biological Sciences link. Expand that link at the +, check the box next to the desired resource, then scroll down to Continue to Search.
For many other publications on all aspects of HIV/AIDS, see the CDC's HIV/AIDS Portal.
Military.com
This site provides information on many areas of interest to the military population. See also the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, http://www.va.gov.
Smoking and Health Resource Library
An collection of citations to articles, books, chapters, dissertations, fact sheets, and more, relating to smoking and tobacco use. International in scope; provided by the CDC.
Finding articles from the alternative, minority, and feminist press:
Alternative press index
Provides abstracts to alternative news sources including radical and left journals, newspapers and magazines. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary. Covers 1991- present. Alternative Press Index Archive, a companion database covers 1969-1990.
Alternative press index archive
Alternative Press Index Archive is a comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information published from 1969-1990. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary. Indexes alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Alternative Press Index provides coverage from 1991-present.
GenderWatch
Offers full-text access to scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, books, conference proceedings, government and non-governmental organization reports. Materials focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. Provides a historical perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and changes in gender roles. Covers 1970-present.
Ethnic newswatch
Offers full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. In English and Spanish, it offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Covers 1990-present.
Finding newspaper articles:
LexisNexis academic
Provider: LN
Full-text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, news transcripts, reference works, and legal materials. Includes NY Times (1980-current)
The New York times on the Web
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1851-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1851-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1851-present.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : New York Times.
[Click to connect from BMC, then click ProQuest Historical Newspapers]
Includes Historical New York Times, which provides full page images and PDFs of all articles from the NYT, 1855-three years ago.
Includes Historical New York Times, which provides full page images and PDFs of all articles from the NYT, 1855-three years ago.
Access world news
Provider: NewsBank
Newspaper collections from NewsBank provide full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more than 700 newspapers around the globe, including the Philadelphia Inquirer (1981-present). Database covers 1977-present.
Finding government and policy information (Federal)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Provides information on diseases and conditions, data and statistics, publications in all areas, and much more.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center
From the HHS, this site offers federally-published information on many areas of health and health policy.
CQ weekly
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1983-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1983-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1983-present.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly,
Offers comprehensive, non-partisan, coverage of the U.S. Congress including bill status, votes, debates and amendments. Covers 1983-present.
CQ researcher
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1991-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1991-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1991-present.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Offers full-text reports on current and controversial world issues. Covers 1991-present.
LexisNexis Congressional
Provides daily updated information on the U.S. legislature, including bills, laws, legislative histories, and many other documens.
Use this source to find Congressional hearings relating to your topic: click Advanced Search, then click onlyl the box for Hearings. Enter your search terms and adjust the date coverage. You may request printed copies of Congressional hearings via Tripod.
Use this source to find Congressional hearings relating to your topic: click Advanced Search, then click onlyl the box for Hearings. Enter your search terms and adjust the date coverage. You may request printed copies of Congressional hearings via Tripod.
PolicyFile
Provider: Chadwyck-Healey
Provides online access to abstracts and full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.Covers a wide range of topics from international trade to health care reform, from telecommunications regulation to terrorism. Coverage varies.
Finding government and policy information (State and local)
Department of Health (Commonwealth of PA)
Portal to a wide variety of health information for PA citizens.
Montgomery County, PA official site
Within this site there are links to several health care related entities:
Finding health information & health organizations:
MEDLINEplus
Consumer health information clearinghouse from the National Library of Medicine. Provides information on diseases and conditions, a directory of organizations, current health news, and more.
Merck Manuals
Online versions of the home and professional editions of these well-regarded medical encyclopedias.
Getting international information:
World Health Organization
The website of the United Nations agency focusing on health. Has sections by country and by health topic.
CIA world fact book
Provides detailed profiles of all of the countries of the world. Offers information on each country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues, as well as maps and flag images. Covers 2000 - present in PDF; current interactive edition is continually updated.
WDI online.
World Development Indicators contains development data covering more than 575 indicators, 225 countries,and 18 regional and income groups. An extensive collection of data that includes population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Covers 1960-present.
Getting human help!
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Ask a Librarian - Fill in the form, give us your email address, and we will answer within 24 hours!