Research guide to social work, social sciences and pedagogy resources

Social work databases

Name	Content	Guide
Social Services Abstracts	Subjects: Social work and related fields such as social welfare, social policy and community development Coverage: International, mostly English Content: Focus on journal articles, some only abstracts Special feature: Part of the database Sociological Abstracts	ProQuest guide
WISO	Subjects: Economics, business administration, social sciences, social work, social pedagogy, politics and international relations Coverage: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, German Content: Journal articles, other publications, some only abstracts Special feature: Focus on practice-oriented topics	Guide
Policy Commons	Subjects: Politics and public administration Coverage: International, mostly English Content: Grey literature; reports, working papers and other documents from over 27,000 organisations Special feature: Preserves rare or hard-to-access documents that are often no longer available on the original websites	Introductory video
Swisslex LEX Campus	Subjects: Swiss law Coverage: Switzerland, multilingual Content: Decisions, journals, commentaries, monographs, commemorative publications, dissertations Special feature: Most comprehensive legal database in Switzerland Access only for ZHAW students and staff with free registration. Swisslex applies a monthly query limit for students, visible in the customer profile after logging in.	Video tutorials
Social Welfare Law	Subject: Swiss social welfare law Coverage: Switzerland, multilingual Content: Laws, decisions, commentaries, practical guidelines	-

Social sciences databases

Name	Content	Guide
WISO	Subjects: Economics, business administration, social sciences, social work, social pedagogy, politics and international relations Coverage: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, German Content: Journal articles, other publications, some only abstracts Special feature: Focus on practice-oriented topics	Guide
Sociological Abstracts	Subjects: Sociology, social sciences, related disciplines such as criminology, demography, social psychology Coverage: International, mostly English Content: Focus on journal articles, some only abstracts Special feature: Comprehensive database for sociological research	ProQuest guide
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences IBSS	Subject: Social sciences Coverage: International, mostly English Content: Focus on journal articles, some only abstracts	ProQuest guide
Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences FORS	Subject: Social science research Coverage: Switzerland, multilingual Content: Research projects, datasets, studies, reports from the social sciences Special feature: Platform for research data and projects that promote the social sciences in Switzerland. Provides access to key empirical data and results from various social science disciplines	-
GESIS	Subject: Social science research Coverage: International, mostly German and English Content: Research data, surveys, studies, datasets Special feature: Extensive data on social, political and economic topics as well as tools for data analysis and archiving	-

Pedagogy databases

Name	Content	Guide
Educational Resources Information Center Database ERIC via OVID via ProQuest	Subjects: Educational sciences, pedagogy, education, educational research Coverage: International, mostly English Content: Focus on journal articles, some only abstracts	-
Teacher Reference Center	Subjects: Education, pedagogy, teaching methods, educational practice, school management Coverage: International, mostly English Content: Focus on journal articles, some only abstracts	-
Fachportal Pädagogik	Subjects: Pedagogy, educational sciences, teaching methodology Coverage: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, mostly German Content: Literature, research data	Guides
FIS Bildung	Subjects: Educational sciences, pedagogy, teaching methodology Coverage: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, mostly German Content: Journal articles, monographs, edited volumes, dissertations, research reports Special feature: Central database for educational literature in the German-speaking area	Guides
peDOCS	Subjects: Educational sciences, educational psychology Coverage: International, mostly German Content: Journal articles, studies, reports and dissertations Special feature: Freely accessible, focus on practice-oriented research and applied pedagogy	Guides
edudoc	Subjects: Education, educational research, educational development, education policy, educational system Coverage: Switzerland, multilingual Content: Studies, reports, dissertations and other sources	-
SZH Literature Database	Subjects: Special needs and inclusive education Coverage: Switzerland, German and French Content: Books, journal articles, contributions to edited volumes, grey literature; some only abstracts	-