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SWK 325 - Research in Social Work Practice

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

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Specialized books such as the following provide background information on your topic or help you to understand unfamiliar words.

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

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

Human Services Dictionary
Howard Rosenthal, 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 Magazine and Journal Articles

Databases are subject guides to magazines, journals, newspapers, and other materials. For additional choices 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 your topic 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.

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 hundred journals as well as dissertations
• Related subject coverage: child and family welfare, sociology, crime and delinquency, 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)

PsycINFO (EBSCO)

• Full text or abstracts for journals and books
• Subjects: psychology, sociology, social work, medicine, nursing, and psychiatry
• Sample topics: behavioral assessment, community mental health and casework with special populations
• Dates of coverage: 1872+

ERIC (EBSCO)

• 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
• Subjects: schools of all types and levels, parent-school relationships, special education, child discipline, etc.
• Dates of coverage: 1960s+

• Large, interdisciplinary database with substantial full text from several thousand peer-reviewed academic journals and popular magazines
• Subject coverage: sociology, social work, family studies
• Dates of coverage: full text January 1990+; indexing 1975+

SocIndex with Full Text (SIFT) (EBSCO)

• Comprehensive coverage of sociology, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, religion, social work, substance abuse & other addictions, violence, etc.
• Full text of articles from thousands of journals and some books
• Dates of coverage: some core journals 1895+

• References from books, journals, government documents and consumer guides

• Sample topics: theories of aging, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, marketing to older adults, elder care, Alzheimer's, health care costs and policy, employment, financial and retirement planning, fitness, nutrition, and more

• No full text

• Selective coverage from 1966-1977; comprehensive coverage from 1978+

• Search any combination of 20+ databases from this vendor

Academic OneFile (InfoTrac)

APA Style

APA, MLA, Turabian Style Information

Examples:       

Electronic article coming 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 that can be 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

Directory of North Carolina State and County Officials

State and Local Government on the Net

Healthfinder

1. Health library--hand-picked health information from A to Z - prevention and wellness, diseases and conditions, and alternative medicine, plus medical dictionaries, an encyclopedia, journals, and more
2. Just for you-- special health topics organized by age from kids to seniors, by race and ethnicity, for men and women, and for parents, caregivers, health professionals, and others
3. Health care-- information about/directories of doctors, dentists, public clinics, hospitals, long term care, nursing homes, health insurance, prescriptions, health fraud, Medicare, Medicaid, and medical privacy
4. Directory of healthfinder organizations-this directory lists carefully selected health information Web sites from government agencies, clearinghouses, nonprofits, and universities.

State Human Service Agency Info and Links

What Are Scholarly Journals?

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

Using Journal Finder

Journal Finder

Finding Individual Journal Articles Using "Journal Finder"

• Return to the Library's home page and click on Journal Finder
• Enter the journal name (not the article title) such as Social Work in the box and press the Enter key or click Search
• If the title appears, click on the icon for the method of access you want
  • Click on the computer icon to find full text online access to some articles
    • The database(s) and dates for full text are displayed
    • Choose a database and follow any instructions for finding specific journal titles
  • Click on the book icon to locate print issues of the journal in the Library
    • The record shown will provide the holdings and location of the journal
    • Older years of journals are either bound and shelved by call number with the book collection in the stacks or are on microfilm
    • Current issues are available in the Reading Room on 1st Floor Main
  • Click on the envelope icon for mail or electronic delivery of the article        
  • Click on the car icon to check whether other libraries own this title  

Author Info: Nancy Ryckman