This guide covers search tools in the fields of art, health, social science, and social justice.
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Find journal articles
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Humanities & Social Sciences RetrospectiveUse Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective to find journal articles for the humanities and social sciences.
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Academic Search PremierA great place to start your research on any topic, search multidisciplinary, scholarly research articles. This database provides access to scholarly and peer reviewed journals, popular magazines and other resources.
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Consumer Health CompleteComprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full-text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc.
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Encyclopedia of Social WorkThis multi-media reference work features accessible, clearly articulated articles on a range of topics encountered in social work study. Looking for a social work definition or explanation quickly? ESW overview articles is a great place to start.
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Art Full TextSearch for articles in fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as photography, film and architecture. Limited to 20 simultaneous users.
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Oxford Art OnlineThe most comprehensive online resource for all visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day.
Find e-books
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Music, health and wellbeing: exploring music for health equity and social justice by
ISBN: 9781349952847Exploring the power music has to address health inequalities and the social determinants of health and wellbeing, this text examines music participation as a determinant of wellbeing and as a transformative tool to impact on wider social, cultural and environmental conditions. -
The Social Ecology of Resilience by
ISBN: 9781461405863Taking the view that resilience is a process to be developed and nurtured rather than a hard-wired capacity of the individual, The Social Ecology of Resilience explains how interactions with school, family, community, and culture can provide ingredients for positive development. Case studies representing international and cross-disciplinary perspectives (e.g., Aboriginal youth in Australia, refugees in Sudan, and gay teens in the U.S.) demonstrate resilience across cultures and the lifespan. And interviews with healers and activists who have themselves survived trauma reveal resilience as a set of processes that can be both learned and taught. -
Health Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights by
ISBN: 9780429299841This text demystifies systems set up for the protection and promotion of human rights globally, regionally and nationally. It explores the use and usefulness of rights-based approaches as an important part of the toolbox available to health and welfare professionals and community members working in a variety of settings to improve health and reduce health inequities.
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