SW 5020--Social Work Research Methodology
Instructor:
Robin Ringstad
Social
Services Abstracts
- Citations and abstracts of research articles on
social work, human services, social welfare, social
policy, and community development from
1977 - present.
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Social Work.
-
Click on
Social Services
Abstracts.
Searching Social Services
Abstracts:
-
Use core
terms or phrases to represent the concepts of your search. If you are unsure
of the correct terminology to represent the concepts in your search, use the
online thesaurus under Search Tools.
- Place each unique concept in a separate
row.
- Use the word and to connect the concepts (for
example, foster care and parent satisfaction).
- Place synonyms that represent a concept in the
same row but different columns.
- Use the word or to connect synonyms (for example,
domestic violence or family violence).
- Browse through the results and look at the descriptors to
get ideas for other search terms.
- Click on Journal Articles Only
for abstracts from scholarly publications.
Finding Articles:
- Click the
button to determine if the full text of the article is available.
- A link will be
provided if the article is available in a library database.
- If
the article is available in the University
Library's print
collection in Turlock, a link will be provided to the library's catalog.
- To request a copy of an article available in print, click
on Materials from
Main Library (in Turlock) from the Stockton Library Center's homepage.
Use the article request form.
- You may obtain articles from journals that are not
subscribed by the University Library by clicking on Materials not
owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Center's
homepage. Use the article request form.
Sociological
Abstracts
- Citations and abstracts
of research published in
sociology journals and dissertations from 1963 - present.
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Social Work.
-
Click on
Sociological
Abstracts.
- Use the same steps to search as described
above.
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PsycINFO
- Citations and abstracts of research published in psychology journals from
1887 - present, and dissertations and select books from 1987 -
present.
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click
on Social Work.
- Click
on PsycINFO.
- You
may limit your search by Publication Type (All Journals, Peer-Reviewed Journal), Intended Audience, Document Type,
and Methodology (Empirical Study).
- Use
the same steps to search as described above.
- Browse
through the results and look at the subjects and keywords to get ideas for
other search terms.
- Some
articles may be retrieved from PsycINFO by clicking on PDF
Full Text.
Academic Search Elite
- Index to over 8 million articles published in over 3000 periodicals,
including 2500 peer-reviewed journals representing all disciplines. Also
includes the full-text of the articles from over 1500 peer-reviewed journals
and 500 general periodicals.
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Social Work.
- Click on Academic Search Elite.
- Use the same steps to
search as described above.
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Some Books on Theses/Dissertations Available in the CSU Stanislaus
Stockton Library Center
- Mauch, J. E. (1998). Guide to the successful thesis and
dissertation: A handbook for students and faculty. Stockton Ref LB2369
.M377 1998
- Meloy, J. M. (2002). Writing the qualitative dissertation:
Understanding by doing. Stockton Ref LB2369 .M38 2002
- Slade, C. (2003). Form and style: Research papers, reports, theses.
Stockton Ref LB2369 .C3 2003
- Teitelbaum, H. (1998). How to write a thesis. Stockton Ref
LB2369 .T36 1998
How to Cite Information
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CSU Stanislaus Graduate
School
- Information about thesis requirements at CSU Stanislaus.
Library
Services for CSUS Graduate Students
- Information on reference assistance, loan periods, etc.
Stockton Library Center
Information
Ask a
Librarian
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Revised by Warren Jacobs, Reference Librarian, 2/08
Based on materials by Arthur Buell, Reference Coordinator, 9/03
