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SocINDEX
Provides extensive coverage of sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, political science and related topics. Provides abstracts for 1,300+ "core" journals dating as far back as 1895. In addition, also provides data mined from more than 450 "priority" coverage journals as well as from over 2,900 "selective" coverage journals. Extensive indexing of books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources is included, and searchable cited references are provided.
PsycINFO
The premier research tool for psychology and related disciplines (education, sociology, nursing, etc.). Provides access to journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports.
Education Source (including Education Research Complete)
Full text resource covers scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers. Includes the world's largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals, and encompasses an international array of English-language periodicals, monographs, yearbooks and more. Covers all levels of education—from early childhood to higher education—as well as all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education and testing.
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Comprehensive coverage for criminology, criminal justice, corrections & prisions, criminal investigation, forensic sciences, sustance abuse & addition, probation & parole.

Social Work Textbooks
Use these freely available, open education textbooks for background information in the social work field.

Mental Measurements Yearbook ( includes Tests in Print )
MMY is a guide to testing instruments used in psychology, education, business, and leadership. The online MMY provides the full-text of Volume 9 (1985) to the present. It does NOT include the actual tests. From the Buros Institute.
PsycTESTS
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Covers psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching. An authoritative source of structured information about tests of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. While focused on contemporary instances of test use, coverage spans more than a century.

HeinOnline
Nearly 300,000 recent and historical and government documents; comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,900 law-related periodicals; the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, and U.S. Presidents.

PA Code & Bulletin
Search the Code, the official publication, for official rules and regulations. Search the Bulletin, official gazette for agencies' info and rule-making.

Social Work Video Collection
The video collection showcases the skills necessary to become a social worker; offers insights into different client groups; shows practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels; and elevates understanding of how theory and policy relate to practice. Contains teaching and research-oriented videos.

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