A core resource covering all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, civil and legal rights, and more.
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Provides comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study.
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Provides comprehensive coverage in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences.
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Comprehensive source for full text nursing and allied health journal literature.
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Key resource for scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in the behavioral sciences and mental health.
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Comprehensive index to international medical literature with links to full text.
The library's most comprehensive search engine. It includes articles, books, journals, conference proceedings, streaming videos, book reviews, and more. Search over 100 databases simultaneously, including Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, and ScienceDirect. For more information, visit this ZipSearch guide.
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Multi-disciplinary source for scholarly, popular, professional, and news publications. This is a good place to start many searches or to gather material from various disciplines at once.
A catalog for finding resources owned by OhioLINK libraries. An excellent tool for finding material that the University of Akron libraries do not own.
ZipSearch allows you to search multiple databases across several platforms at the same time. ZipSearch includes:
The EbscoHost Platform also allows for a multi-database search, but only for databases available on the Ebsco platform. Next to the database title (above the search boxes) select the "Choose Databases" link to select the databases you would like to search at the same time. Try searching these databases:
KEEP IN MIND: When you search multiple databases you lose any specialized limiters.