The collection covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including relevant titles from related fields such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology, and population studies. It includes hundreds of full-text scholarly journals, dissertations, and other sources.

It contains these sub-resources:

• Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
• International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
• Social Science Database
• Sociological Abstracts
• Sociology Database