Academic Search Complete
Provides references to articles from scholarly journals and magazines. Full text is available for many articles.
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (1987-)
Provides references to academic journal articles in a number of social sciences disciplines, including sociology and social work.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text (1980-)
Lists articles from criminal justice magazines and academic journals. Full text is available for over 200 magazines and journals.
Google Scholar
Provides references to scholarly books and articles.
HeinOnline Academic
Provides full text access to a variety of legal materials, including law review articles, statutes and cases.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (1951-)
Lists references to books and academic journal articles. A limited number of records include full text.
JSTOR
Provides full text articles from academic journals.
Legal Source
Provides full text from over 1,000 legal journals.
MEDLINE Complete (1865-)
This database provides references to articles in medical journals. Full text is available for over 2,000 journals. Useful for research in medical sociology.
NCJRS Abstracts (1970-)
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of 170,000 publications including Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
Nexis Uni
The criminal justice section of this database provides access to articles from law review journals, and to laws, regulations and court cases at both the federal and state levels. There is also extensive coverage of newspaper sources.
ProQuest Criminal Justice Database (1969-)
Provides references to academic journal articles and other sources in criminal justice. Full-text is available for many items.
ProQuest Social Science Database (1994-)
Provides references to academic journal articles in a number of social sciences disciplines, including sociology and criminal justice. Many journals are available full-text.
ProQuest Sociology Database (1985-)
Provides full-text articles from over 250 journals in sociology and social work.
PsycINFO (1887-)
This is the most comprehensive database for research in psychology, and provides references to both books and articles. Some of the studies listed here can be of interest to students of sociology, criminal justice or human services. Full text may be available for some articles.
Social Sciences Abstracts (1983-)
Provides references to articles in the social sciences, including sociology, criminal justice and human services.
Social Services Abstracts (1970-)
Provides references to articles from periodicals in social work, human services and related areas.
Sociological Abstracts (1963-)
This is the most comprehensive database for research in sociology, and provides some coverage of criminal justice and human services as well. It provides references to both books and articles. Full text may be available for some articles.
SpringerLink
Lists articles in SpringerLink journals. Includes some coverage of sociology, criminal justice and human services. Full text is available for most articles.
WorldCat
Provides references to books, videos, cds and other items in academic and public libraries.