Family and Domestic Violence  Tags: ugl_subject_guide family_violence domestic_violence ugl  

Articles are a valuable resource in any research paper or project. Articles (as opposed to books) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Shorter length
• Currency of information
• Focus on a specific aspect of a topic 

Abused men/women
Child Abuse
Conjugal violence
Family violence
Victims of Family violence
Family law

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General Interest Databases (cover a variety of subjects/topics)

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Host) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
• Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated weekly.

Discipline Specific Databases (focus on a specific discipline or collection of related disciplines)

• Sociological Abstracts - Includes articles in scholarly journals, dissertations, books, and other information covering pertaining to the field.
• PsycINFO - Identifies articles, books and dissertations in psychology and related subjects.
• Social Services Abstracts – Includes scholarly journals, web resources, and dissertations in social work and related disciplines.
• PubMed- Identifies articles in basic and clinical biomedical research, psychology and other allied health fields.