About ASSIA

Subject
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social sciences and health information for the practical and academic professional.

Major areas of coverage include: --Anxiety disorders-- Communication-- Criminology-- Cultural anthropology-- Education-- Ethnic studies-- Family-- Geriatrics-- Health-- Housing-- Marriage-- Nursing-- Unemployment-- Immigration-- Industrial relations-- Child abuse-- Legal issues-- National Health Servicere forms-- Political science-- Psychology-- Race relations-- Religion-- Sociology-- Social work-- Substance abuse-- Urban planning-- Women's studies--

Sources
ASSIA currently contains over 400,000 records from over 500 journals published in 16 different countries, including the United Kingdom and USA. Serials list. 

Coverage
1987 to present. Updated: monthly, with more than 1500 records added per update.

Provider
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

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Access
NSU faculty, students and staff:  On campus and remote access.
Registered Broward patrons: On campus access only.
General Public: Walk in access within the library.

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Revised: 07/16/2009