| Social Care Online (SCIE) | UK: Social care information. Includes research briefings, reports, government documents, journal articles, and websites |
| UK government Publications | Portal to accessing government documents such as state papers, green papers, government responses to Select Committee reports, statistics and annual reports |
| UK Government Publications Search | UK central government publications, including command papers, act papers and policies and guidance |
| Department of Health & Social Care | Find guidance and regulation information for Health and Social care |
More information available in the Official publications Guide
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | Clinical guidance, systematic reviews, evidence and research recommendations relating to health, drugs and technologies, public health, social care and healthcare management and commissioning |
| NICE evidence Search | Google-style interface to a comprehensive evidence base for anyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Provides a portal to a variety of online resources. |
| NSPCC Learning | Search our directory for our latest research, child protection statistics, leaflets, practical guidance, briefings and evaluations |
You can search for sources using Google Advanced search. You can search specific websites, like nspcc.org.uk, or organisations in general by search .org. Example Search.
| Name | Coverage |
|---|---|
| EThOS | UK: Doctoral theses |
| Sussex Research Online | University of Sussex: Doctoral Theses |
| Proquest Dissertations and Theses: Open | mainly US: Open access Dissertations and Doctoral Theses |
| Open Access Thesis and Dissertations | International: Post-graduate Dissertations and Doctoral Thesis |
| PsycINFO | International: Psychology Dissertations and Doctoral Theses |
| Library Discovery Hub | UK & Ireland: Dissertations and Doctoral Theses |
Google Scholar can be a useful tool to identify potential resources. Full information available on Thesis and Dissertation subject guide
| Name | Contents |
|---|---|
| Grey Literature Report | Indexes publications in health services |
| Cochrane Library | Database of Medical Systematic Reviews |
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | Clinical guidance, systematic reviews, evidence and research recommendations relating to health, drugs and technologies, public health, social care and healthcare management and commissioning. |
| PubMed | Indexes biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Includes Clinical Trials, systemic reviews, technical reports, government documents. |
| NICE evidence Search | Google-style interface to a comprehensive evidence base for anyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Provides a portal to a variety of online resources. |
| North Grey Literature Collection | A grey literature collection relating to health and public health in the North of England. Includes lists of resources and keywords for finding grey literature. |
More information available at on the Medicine Subject Guide and Grey Literature Report
| Database | Subject |
|---|---|
| Web of Science | Science, Social Science |
| Scopus | Science, Social Science |
| Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) | Education |
| PsycINFO | Psychology |
| Medline | Medicine |
On the above databases, go to the filter settings and limit by Proceedings.
| Name | Subject |
|---|---|
| PsyArXiv | Psychology |
| Sussex Research Online | All |
| OpenDOAR | All |
More information on available pre-print servers available here. There are also many Institutional Repositories.