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Citations and abstracts, with links to some full text, for journals dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.

A comprehensive and high quality sociology research database encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study.

This database focuses exclusively on issues of aging and the population of people aged 50 years and older for social gerontology research. Resources include journal articles, books, and reports.

An essential collection for students and scholars researching criminal justice and criminology, Criminal Justice Abstracts contains full text and bibliographic records of leading journals in the criminal justice field covering a wide range of topics.

Covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia from 1972 to present. Essential subjects covered include gender inequality, masculinity, post-feminism, gender identity and more.

Online geographical information database with data on housing, education, mortgage originations, jobs and more. Create custom maps, tables, and reports. 

Digital files of social science research data for a wide range of subjects with the raw numerical data for secondary analysis. Note: Please first create a personal My Data account using your WCU e-mail. 

State-by-state statistics for Business & Economics, Community, Education, Energy & Environment, Government Finance, Health & Socioeconomics, Population & Demographics.

Video collection providing a thorough grounding in dozens of therapeutic methods and diagnoses, insight into the human condition, and training in skills such as reflection and empathy while working with specific populations such as veterans and teens. Includes footage of actual & re-enacted therapy sessions, interviews with professionals, and experts giving advice to counseling professionals about their work. Teaching and discussion guides accompany many of the videos.

Streaming educational videos in a wide variety of subject areas.

Streaming videos in the areas of counseling and therapy as well as tools and manuals for use in instructional settings.

Overview articles on key topics ranging from international issues to ethical standards that is continuously updated.

Read a book online or use your EBSCO personal account to Download/Checkout an eBook for one week.

Collection of ebooks in many subject areas including all ebrary and EBL ebooks. Create an Ebook Central account to save, download, view, and share ebooks.