Research Guides: SWRK 633: Searching

Understanding Research

More information on the research process and searching library resources:

Finding Articles

ProQuest PowerSearch This link opens in a new window
Covers many subjects, including social work, social services, education, psychology, criminal justice, and more. Includes PsycINFO, Social Services Abstracts, ERIC, and more databases.
Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly sources from many subjects.
CINAHL This link opens in a new window
Journal articles and other information for health professions, including some for gerontology and social work.
Search Tips: Using CINAHL/PubMed
Esearch This link opens in a new window
Search the library’s collection of books, articles, e-books, dissertations, videos, music, and more.

Use Key Articles to Find More Sources

Approaches for finding more sources related to key articles. Many library databases offer these features:

References - look for relevant sources cited in the key article
Cited By - find more recent sources that cite the key article
Related Items / Related Articles - finds sources that the database calculates to be related to the key article.

Google Scholar: look for Cited By and Related articles links

Esearch: look for References / Cited by links

InterLibrary Loan - Articles

ILLiad Interlibrary Loan

For articles not available online or in the library, use an online form to request it via ILLiad - more info.
Articles are usually delivered online in 3-5 days.

Identifying Quantitative and Qualitative Studies

PsycINFO Basics

Note: This video demonstrates a search using the ProQuest database ERIC, but the search functions are the same in PsycINFO and other ProQuest databases: