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CINAHL complete

This is the definitive research tool for nursing and allied health professionals. With CINAHL Complete, users get fast and easy full-text access to top journals, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and more. CINAHL Complete provides broad content coverage including 50 nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, general health and medicine and more. Searching Cinahl

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Family & society studies worldwide

Research, policy, and practice literature in a range of social science disciplines including social work, sociology, and psychology.

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Informit

Informit Online Contains over 100 Australian databases of scholarly research, covering a wide range of subjects. Major databases include: APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs - Full Text) AGIS Plus (all aspects of law). Includes coverage of Medicine & Health, Social Sciences, Information Management and Technology, Business and Management.

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APA PsycINFO

The major database for Psychology. PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines, including psychiatry, social sciences, business, health & medicine, law, and linguistics. For help with using this database, please see our video on How to use PsycINFO

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SAGE research methods

A tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. It focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, so can be used across the social, behavioural, & health sciences, and more. It helps you design and conduct your own research projects, understand and teach research methods, and write up findings. Includes journal, book, & reference content, quantitative & qualitative tools. Sage Research Methods Video not available. (Filter results by "available to me" for subscribed videos) Guide | Short guide [PDF}

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Sage video

A curated collection of educational videos across key social, behavioural, and health science disciplines.

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Social services abstracts

References to research on social work, human services, and related areas, including social policy and community development.

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Social theory

Brings together an extensive range of influential writings representing the most important trends of sociological thought from the eighteenth century to the present day.

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Social work toolkit

Helps social work students develop the core skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed on their course and placements. Includes videos, case studies, expert opinion articles and book chapters.

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Sociological abstracts

International literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Useful for locating peer-reviewed articles.

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Sociology source ultimate

Sociology Source Ultimate includes many essential titles indexed in leading citation indexes as well as hundreds of scholarly full-text journals cited in leading subject indexes. In addition, extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources is included for well-rounded research.

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Indigenous Collection via Informit

Offers a variety of content on both historical and topical issues within Indigenous studies. Includes material from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, North America and The Pacific.

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AgeLine

The place to start for ageing and gerontology. Provides coverage of ageing in relation to delivery of health care, psychology, public policy and social and economic contexts.

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Policy database from analysis & policy observatory : APO

This is an index and abstract only database covering policy and practice research, developed in partnership with the Analysis & Policy Observatory.

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