Research Guides: Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies: Find Articles

Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Contact:

James Branch Cabell Library
901 Park Avenue
Box 842033
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2033
schaparro@vcu.edu

(804) 828-9049

Getting Started

Welcome to the Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies Research Guide where you'll find core biomedical and psychosocial resources to support research on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Core Databases

PubMed/MEDLINE
Primary database for journal literature in biomedical and health sciences fields.
BIOSIS Previews
Primary database for journal literature in biological and biomedical areas
Web of Science
Access to journal articles and the references they cite. Sort results by "times cited" to locate the most widely-cited research on a topic.
PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)
Coverage spans psychology, psychiatry, medicine, pharmacology, law, and social work.
Sociological Abstracts
Locate articles from international sociology journals, conference papers, books, dissertations

Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)
A comprehensive source of social science and health information for researchers and practitioners.