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Databases and Finna

All databases and other e-resources acquired for Turku UAS students and staff are available via Turku UAS Finna. Search databases by title or browse e-resources. The most essential databases in social services are listed also in this guide.

A collection of social services databases

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Monialainen kokoteksti- ja viitetietokanta. Aihealueina mm. yhteiskuntatieteet, sosiaalitieteet, ympäristötieteet, tekniikka, luonnontieteet, lääketiede ja terveystieteet sekä humanistiset tieteet ja taide. -- Multidisciplinary full text and reference database in social sciences, environmental science, technology and engineering, natural sciences, medicine and health sciences, humanities and art.
Cinahl Complete (EBSCOhost)
Terveysalojen kansainvälinen kokotekstitietokanta. Aihealueina mm. hoitotiede, fysioterapia, kuntoutus, sekä sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon hallinto ja koulutus. -- Full text database in health sciences. Fields include nursing, physical therapy, rehabilitation, as well as administration and training in social and health care.
Elsevier: Science Direct
Monialainen kokotekstitietokanta. Aihealueina mm. luonnontieteet, lääketiede, terveystieteet, tekniikka, taloustiede, maataloustieteet, ympäristötieteet, yhteiskuntatieteet sekä humanistiset tieteet ja taide. -- Multidiscplinary full text database in natural sciences, medicine and health sciences, technology and engineering, economics, agriculture, environmental science, social sciences, humanities and art.
Emerald Insight (Journals)
Monialainen kokoteksti- ja viitetietokanta. Aihealueina mm. johtaminen, talous, tekniikka, yhteiskuntatieteet sekä sosiaali- ja terveystieteet. -- Multidisciplinary full text and reference database in leadership and management, economics, technology, health and social sciences.
Eric - Education Resources Information Center (EBSCOhost)
Kasvatustieteen kokoteksti- ja viitetietokanta. -- Full text and reference database in the field of education.
Sage Journals
Monialainen kokotekstitietokanta. Aihealueina mm. terveystieteet, sosiaalitieteet, kasvatustiede, liiketalous, materiaalitekniikka, tekniikka, biotieteet ja humanistiset tieteet. -- Multidisciplinary full text database in health sciences, social sciences, education, business economics, materials science and engineering, biomedical sciences, and humanities.

Controlled vocabularies in health care databases

Controlled vocabularies or thesauri and subject terms are great search tools. The essential databases in health care use MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) or CINAHL Subject Headings for describing their publications. Using subject terms in searches often help give more relevant results.

Controlled vocabularies/thesauri and subject terms in general.

Search with both subject terms and your own search terms for best results.

Medical Subject Headings or MeSH are used in the following databases:

PubMed > MeSH, Medical Subject Headings

MEDLINE (Ovid) > you can find terms two ways:

choose Advanced Search and select Map Term to Subject Heading
scroll subject terms by selecting Search Tools > Map Term

Cochrane Library > You can find the thesaurus by selecting Advanced Search from the upper right corner > Medical terms (MeSH)

JBI COnNECT Clinical Online Network of Evidence for Care and Therapeutics (Ovid) > You can find subject terms by selecting Search Tools > Tree

not all references have subject terms

CINAHL Complete database uses its own thesaurus > choose CINAHL Headings at the top of the page.

Hoidokki - Nursing Thesaurus
Hoidokki is a thesaurus published by the Finnish Foundation of Nursing Education (SHKS) and it can be used to search and index publications of nursing science.
TERO - The Finnish Ontology of Health and Welfare
TERO or the Finnish Ontology of Health and Welfare is used in for example the shared open repository for the publications Julkari. TERO expands on the YSO, the General Finnish ontology, with terminology from the health care sector.

SFS Online

SFS Online
Sisältää SFS standardit ICS-ryhmien mukaan jaoteltuna. -- SFS standards organised by ICS groups.

User rights of e-resources

Turku UAS students and staff have a right to use electronic resources acquired by Turku UAS in studying, teaching, and research. Students and staff have a responsibility to follow the user rights. User rights define the terms and conditions for printing, saving, presenting, and distributing e-resources. User rights for an individual resource can be found under the § button in the User rights of individual e-resources list below.

Social Services subject guide

In this guide you will find information resources relating to social services.

Take a closer look at the relevant resources specific to your studies, but keep in mind that other subject guides might also be useful. Tips on information seeking are also provided.

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Kielipalvelu, joka sisältää sanakirjoja, konekäännösohjelman, kielentarkistusohjelman ja sanalistoja. -- Language service. Includes dictionaries, proofing and machine translations.

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