SWK 311 - Human Behavior and Social Environment

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SWK 311 - Human Behavior and Social Environment

Library Spaces: Information about places in the library for individuals or groups to study or prepare for presentations

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

These specialized books can provide background information on your topic or help you with definitions.

Bibliographies at the end of each article may refer to other useful sources.

The Social Work Dictionary
Robert L. Barker, ed., 2003
Location: ref HV12 .B37

Human Services Dictionary
Howard Rosenthal, ed., 2003
Location: ref HV12 .R67

Encyclopedia of Social Work
National Assn. of Social Workers, 2008
Also available in print: ref HV35 .S6

Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work
Martin Davies, ed., 2000
Location: ref HV12 .B53

1997 volume available online

Subject Databases for Locating Journal and Magazine Articles

Databases are subject guides to magazines, journals, newspapers, and other materials. For more choices than those listed below, go to The University Libraries home page, click on Databases, then click on the starting letter of the database or a department name.

Tips:
-When searching for information try a variety of subject headings for the same concept.
-Click here for tips on using the search connectors AND, OR, and NOT in your search strategy.
-If AND and OR are used in the same search, the terms connected by OR must be in parentheses ( )

Don't ignore a database just because it does not have the full text of the articles it indexes. An article still may be available online. Always check Journal Finder (see below) to see if the Library has access to a journal, either in print or online.

REMEMBER: To get to the full text of the journal article you must go through the Library's web pages. We have paid for access to the journals. You cannot go to the publisher's page to get an article.

Social Work Abstracts (EBSCOhost)

Indexes several hundredjournals as well as dissertations
Related subject coverage: child and family welfare, sociology, crime and delinquency, and community health
Sample topics: homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization
No online thesaurus; print thesaurus available. Ask at Reference Desk
Dates of coverage: 1977+

Social Services Abstracts (CSA)

Much larger than Social Work Abstracts but a little more complicated to use

Subject coverage: social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, community development, etc.

Online thesaurus available

Dates of coverage: 1979+

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EBSCO DATABASES

Search any combination of 20+ databases from this same vendor.

Large interdisciplinary database with substantial full text from several thousand popular and scholarly journals

Subject coverage: social work, sociology, family studies

Dates of coverage: full text January 1990+; indexing 1975+

Sample topics: ageism, racism, and sexism in the work environment

Dates of coverage: primarily 1984+ with some coverage 1910+

Subject coverage for journals and books: psychology, social work, sociology, psychiatry

Sample topics: behavioral assessment, community mental health, casework with special populations, psychological and social impact of discrimination

Dates of coverage: 1872+

Subject coverage: aging from the psychological, health, social and economic contexts

Sample topics: theories of aging, Social Security, employment, financial and retirement planning, nutrition, societal influences, ageism

Citations only, no full text

Dates of coverage: 1978+

Most widely used education database with considerable full text

EJ numbers: journals, most available through the library

ED numbers: research and technical reports, school system reports, conference papers, books, etc. Access: microfiche or online links to full text

Sample topics: schools of all types and levels, parent-school relationships, special education, child discipline, discrimination, academic achievement

Dates of coverage: 1960s+

SocIndex with Full Text (SIFT) (EBSCO)

Subject areas: sociology, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, social work, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others
Full text of articles from journals, books, and conference papers
Abstracts from some core journas date from 1895

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Lexis-Nexis Academic

Full text articles from thousands of journals, magazines, transcripts, newspapers, editorials, newsletters, and more

Especially good for short articles on current issues and for newspaper articles on issues and programs relevant to North Carolina

Dates of coverage vary by publication

To learn how to find articles specific to North Carolina, watch this video:

"Legal" tab includes legal news, law review articles, state and federal case law, state and federal statutory law (e.g. North Carolina General Statutes), and federal regulations (from government agencies).

Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)

Full text of nearly 300 publications of the native, ethnic, and minority press of the United States

Humanities and Social Science Retrospective (Wilson)

Citations to the core scholarly journals published between 1907 and 1984

APA Style

APA, MLA, Turabian Style Information

APA Examples:

For an electronic article without a DOI number, use the URL.

Painter, J. (2008). Cartographic anxiety and the search for regionality. Environment and Planning A, 40 , 342-361. Retrieved from

http://www.envplan.com/epa/fulltext/a40/a38255.pdf

Text of an electronic journal article retrieved via a DOI number:

Smith, W.C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(4), 443-449.

doi:10.1037/002-9432.76.4.482

Article from a print or microfilm journal:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology

undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5(2), 117-123.

Useful Websites

AARP

This website links to AARP articles and position papers on topics such as ageism and age discrimination. Just type your topic in the Search box in the upper right of their web page.

Government Information--The University Libraries' website for Documents

Additional search engines for searching the web and information on evaluating websites

What Are Scholarly Journals?

Primary vs. Secondary Sources (Univ. of Cal. at Berkeley website with definitions, examples

Author Info: Nancy Ryckman