SW 5991--Social Work Capstone Project Course
Instructor:
Robin Ringstad
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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 FIND IT!
button to determine if
the full text of the
article if it is available in a database. A link will be provided to the
article if it is available online.
- If
the full text of the
article if it 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.
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Citations and abstracts for 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.
- Citations and abstracts of research
published in psychology journals (1887 - present) and select books (1987 -
present).
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
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Click on Social Work.
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Click on PsycINFO.
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You may limit your search by Publication Type (All Journals, Journal,
Peer-Reviewed Journal), Intended Audience, Document Type,
and Methodology (Empirical Study).
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Use the same steps to search as described above.
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Browse through the results and look at the subjects and keywords to get
ideas for other search terms.
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Some articles may be retrieved from PsycINFO by clicking on PDF Full Text.
- The largest and most
authoritative source for citations to articles and documents on all
aspects of education from 1966 - present.
Sponsored by the U.S Department of Education.
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Education.
- Click on ERIC (through FirstSearch).
- You may limit your results to journal articles or to documents.
When you limit to journal articles, also limit to subscriptions
held by my library to limit your results to
journals subscribed by the University Library.
- Limit to Peer Reviewed for journal articles validated by
scholars in the field.
- Use the same steps to search as described above.
Finding Articles and Documents:
- Click the FIND IT! button to determine if
the full text of the
article is available in a database.
- To retrieve the full text of ERIC documents online, click on the
Access ERIC Full Text link under the document title on the results list,
or click on the Find It! link on the detailed record.
- Documents that are not available online may be available on microfiche
in Turlock.
- Use the online request form
Materials
from Main Library (in Turlock).
- Use the book request form and include the accession number (ED
plus six digits).
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- Indexes more than 400 journals in the social sciences.
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
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Click on Social Work.
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Click on
Social Sciences Abstracts.
- You may limit your results to subscriptions held by the CSU
Stanislaus Library.
- Use the same steps to search as
described above.
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- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Theses and Dissertations.
- Click on Dissertation Abstracts.
- Search for dissertations and theses completed at institutions
worldwide.
- Use the same steps to search as described above.
- To obtain a dissertation from Dissertation Abstracts, click on
Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Center's
homepage. Use the book request form.
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Theses and Dissertations.
- Click on WorldCat Dissertations.
- Search for dissertations and theses in libraries across the nation.
- Use the same steps to search as described above.
- To obtain a thesis or dissertation listed in WorldCat Dissertations, click on
Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Access
Center's homepage. Use the book request form.
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- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage
http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Books and More, click Other Libraries.
- Click on WorldCat. Search in the same way as described for ERIC (above).
- Search for books, videos, theses etc. nationwide, including materials
owned by CSU Stanislaus.
- Click on the Find It! link to determine if the University
Library owns the item and to locate the call number.
- If you need to request books, ERIC documents, theses, video recordings,
etc. from the Main Library in Turlock, click on the
Request
Materials from Main Library link on the Stockton Library Access Center's
homepage. Use the book request form.
- To obtain items owned by other libraries, click on Materials Not
Owned in Stockton or Turlock from the Stockton Library Access
Center's homepage.
- Use the "Request a Book" link on our
online Interlibrary Loan form
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RAND California
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Features statistics on
California, bulletins on state and federal policy developments, and an
online library of research publications focusing on policy issues.
Statistical Abstract of the
United States
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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 Evaluate and Cite Information
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- Information about thesis requirements at CSU Stanislaus.
- Information on reference assistance, loan periods, etc.
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Revised by Warren Jacobs, Reference Librarian, 2/08
Based on materials by Arthur Buell, Reference Coordinator, 9/03
