Library: Social & Policy Sciences: Search the literature

Search for a recommended book, journal or article

Search for journal articles (and other academic literature)

Search library databases to discover articles, working papers, conference documents and books. You can also search the Library Catalogue for books and other literature.

Library databases

Scopus
Multiple subject coverage

Guide to using Scopus

IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences)
Sociology, economics, political science and anthropology

JSTOR
Multiple subjects
Social Policy and Practice
Evidence-based research

Social Policy and Practice simultaneously searches databases including AgeInfo, ChildData and Social Care Online. Many of its records refer to reports, legislation, local/national government documents, organisations, policies, press coverage and service user knowledge. Its focus is on applied research and practice. Some of its links will take you to full documents, but where you find a record of a non-academic document, you may need to search for it using Google.
Web of Science: all databases
Multiple subject coverage

The University of Bath Library gives you access to these databases on the Web of Science platform:
Web of Science Core Collection
Biosis Citation Index
Data Citation Index
Derwent Innovations Index
KCI - Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index
Zoological Record.
Google Scholar

Find systematic reviews

Campbell Systematic Reviews
Social, economic and healthcare topics.

Cochrane Library
Some of the reviews relate to research on health policies and systems

EPPI-Centre Knowledge Library
Browse by social or healthcare topic

Find more systematic reviews by searching databases such as Scopus.

Search for theses & Masters dissertations

University of Bath Research

University of Bath's Research Portal
Records of articles, books, theses, datasets, working papers and other research outputs created by University of Bath researchers. Many records include full-text documents.
University of Bath Research Data Archive

New books: a selection

Expand your search for academic literature (and other information)

Topic-specific Library databases

APA PsycNET
Mental health and psychology: articles, books, tests, measures, reports

Guide to using PsycINFO (part of APA PsycNET)

Business Source Complete
Strong coverage of international development and business

On EBSCO's platform it is possible to search a number of education indexes in combination with Business Source Complete, for example, British Education Index, ERIC and Education Source.
Child Development and Adolescent Studies
Covers the development, welfare and rights of children and adolescents.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
International politics and related fields: journal articles, working papers, policy briefs, current analysis and commentary, e-books, course packs and videos

Teaching materials include original case studies written by leading experts and course packs which can be used in political science classes.
Econlit
World economics literature: 1969 onwards

Education databases

Emerald Insight
Management literature.

Our collection also includes book chapters and emerging markets case studies.
GreenFILE
Global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, recycling and renewable energy: indexes academic, government and general-interest titles

Health databases
Covering a wide range of topics including sport, exercise and healthcare

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Micro, macro and international aspects of US economics: working papers and data
OECD iLibrary
Economics and development: working papers, journals and statistical series
TSRC (Third Sector Research Centre)
New research and systematic reviews relating to third sector/voluntary organisations

European-themed resources

CEEOL Central and Eastern European Online Library
Journals, e-books and documents from/about Central, East and South-East Europe

EDC (European Documentation Centre)
Online resources and a print collection of journals, books and statistics about the European Union (Level 5).
EU Bookshop
E-books: the Library Catalogue also provides access to e-books on European topics
European Sources Online
EurWORK: European Observatory of Working Life
Social and employment policy