SOCIOLOGY 406 - Spring 2000

SOCIAL WORK WITHIN GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES

I. Using and Citing Sources

II. Community-Based Group Project Reports

• Library Sources for Research
• Internet Sources for Research

I. USING AND CITING SOURCES

Using and Evaluating Information Sources

• The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Web Search Engines
• The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources
• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find
• Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals

Citing Information

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th ed. (R808.06615 P976 1994)
• Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format - from Purdue University
• APA Style Resources - from Psych Web
   

II. COMMUNITY-BASED GROUP PROJECT REPORTS

Library Sources for Research

If you are accessing this page from off campus, the links to most library databases will not work. To use these resources, go to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College login and password.

Articles and Databases

The three databases below all include coverage of several social work journals, in addition to covering other topics in social sciences. You will have the best results if you search in more than one of the databases on your topic. Each database also contains several social work journals in full text. Consult the "Full Text Periodicals Available Online" list at the library to determine which titles are covered.

• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Periodical Abstracts
• Wilson Select

The library subscribes to several social work journals. Use Illinet Online to locate journal titles owned by the library. Articles not available full text or in the library may be ordered through interlibrary loan. Forms are available at the Circulation Desk, or use this online form.

Internet Sources for Research

The Social Worker's Internet Handbook (library call number 025.063 G678s) is a book on Internet uses for social workers. It includes Web sites, email distribution lists, and discussion of legal and ethical issues relating to Internet use in social work.

Web Sites of Interest to Social Workers is a listing of many of the sites included in the Social Worker's Internet Handbook. This list was created by the publishers of The New Social Worker, a magazine for social work students.

A Guide to Internet Resources in Social Work is a listing of the sites available from the book Quick Guide to the Internet for Social Work. This site does a good job of arranging the list by areas of practice, and each site is briefly described.

Gateways to Social Work/Welfare on the Net - an article written by an academic librarian at the University of Illinois. This article is full of links to general guides, social work libraries, organizations and bibliographies.

National Association of Social Workers

NASW Illinois Chapter

Last updated 7 February 2000
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