If you need background information or help narrowing a topic, use the background and references listed on the Social Work subject guide.
The benefits of using library database (login required) include having a controlled vocabulary (indexing or subject terms), advanced searching, browsing, and filtering results features, as well as saving search history and results.
Web of Science indexes core journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. It also includes access to EndNote Online.
Note: Follow these instructions to link Google Scholar with Temple's resources.
Google Scholar provides search for scholarly literature. It covers disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
Course required or recommended readings may vary, depending on course section and academic term.
Depending on your topic, other research guides may have an even more comprehensive list of relevant indexes and databases. Here are links to some that may be useful for social research. The Social Work guide has a section on Evidence-Based Practice.