SW 5020--Social Work Research Methodology

SW 5020--Social Work Research Methods
Instructor: Robin Ringstad

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://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click 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.

Remote Access:

When you click on the name of the database from off-campus, enter either your CSUStan e-mail ID before the @ sign or the 14 digit library ID number (begins with "209") used prior to fall semester 2008.

Citations and abstracts of research published in sociology journals and dissertations from 1963 - present.
Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click Social Work.
Click on Sociological Abstracts.
Use the same steps to search as described above.

Many full text articles from social science journals from 1984-present.
Use the online thesaurus to check for subject headings representing the concepts of your search.
Limit options include Full Text Articles and Peer Reviewed journals.
When browsing the results, check the Suggested Subjects for other search terms.
Use the same steps to search as described above.

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://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click 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.

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://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click Social Work.
Click on Academic Search Elite.
Use the same steps to search as described above.

Contains the full text of over one million theses or dissertations in the subject areas of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click Theses and Dissertations.
Click ProQuest Dissertations.
Search by the author, title, or the subject of the thesis or dissertation.
Retrieve an abstract (summary), a 24 page preview, or a PDF file containing the full text of the thesis or dissertation.
Click Full Text-PDF to read or save a copy of the complete dissertation to your desktop or flash drive.
E-mail a summary and a link to the full text of the thesis or dissertation.
You may obtain a thesis or dissertation not available in full text by clicking on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Center's homepage. Use the book request form.

A compilation of social, political, and economic statistics tabulated by agencies of the United States government.

Features statistics on California, bulletins on state and federal policy developments, and an online library of research publications focusing on policy issues.

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
Ritchie, J., & Lewis, J. (2003). Qualitative research practice: A guide for social science students and researchers. Stockton Ref H62 .Q3546 2003
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

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) Stockton Ref BF76.7 .P83 2001
APA Citation Style
Purdue University OWL's Using APA Format
Annotated Bibliographies
APA Sample Paper from Hacker-Shaw

Revised by Warren Jacobs, Reference Librarian, 9/08
wjacobs@csustan.edu