Resources: Social and Behavioural Science
Databases
Students and staff have access to the wide variety of databases listed below. Most databases can be accessed from all campuses. Where this varies the details are given in the Access column. "Athens login" indicates that an Athens personal account is required for access. Further details of the Athens system is available here . Other username/password details can be obtained by contacting the Library enquiry desk by email library@uws.ac.uk or telephone (0141-848-3759).
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Titles which are on CD-ROM are available from Enquiry desk staff. The CD-ROMs in this list are not available for use off-campus.
Database Access
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975- is a multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It fully covers 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Assia (social sciences) Assia (Off-campus Athens link) |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online (BEOS) BEOS off-campus link |
On and off campus. Athens login off campus. |
| Census Resources | |
| ChildData | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection EBSCO: off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| EBSCO SocINDEX EBSCO: off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Facts About Britain1945-95 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| Family Spending 1989-95 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) 1951- |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| ISI Proceedings - Social Science & Humanities 1990- covers the conference literature in all fields of social science & arts and humanities |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Learning Exchange (Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education) Repository of digital learning resources for social care educators | On and off campus. Athens login |
| LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) |
On and off campus. No password required |
| PsycBOOKS
PsycBOOKS - off campus link |
On and off campus. No password required on-campus. Athens login off-campus. |
| PsycCRITIQUES (from APANet) | On campus only. No password required |
| PsycINFO PsycINFO off-campus link |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Regional Trends 1965-1995 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| Royal Historical Society Bibliography
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On and off campus. No password required |
| ScienceDirect | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Scots Law Times Reports 1893-1995 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM Contact university library for password. |
| SCRAN (A searchable archive of Scotland's history and culture) . | On and off campus. Athens login |
| Social Care Online UK's most complete range of information and research on all aspects of social care | On and off campus. No password required |
| Social Sciences Citation Index 1970- is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. It fully indexes more than 1,725 journals across 50 social sciences disciplines |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Social Trends 1970-95 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) | On and off campus. No password required |
| Web of Knowlege |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Westlaw UK Primary/secondary law and current awareness service for UK legal, regulatory and academic markets | On and off campus. Athens login |
Follow the Library Catalogue link on the left hand side of the screen to see what books and other publications are available from UWS library.
Useful Websites
Have a look at our list of recommended websites in this subject area.
Library Guides
Library guides are available focusing on a range of subject areas. These give you an introduction to using the library and accessing resources.