By Kristin Kroger
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“Social Welfare: A system that helps people meet their basic needs
in order to maintain stability and social and economic justice within society” (Berg-Weger, 2005)
Access
NSU
NSU John Vaughan Library Web Page: http://library.nsuok.edu/index.html
Suggested Key-Word/ Subject Search Terms
One of the first steps in creating a research plan is
to select “key words” which best describe the topic you plan to research. If
you are unfamiliar with the terminology you may wish to refer to sources such
as textbooks, dictionaries, and other reference resources in the field of
study. Contact your instructor if you are unsure if a particular topic is appropriate.
It is usually wise to make sure if you are on target with your topic before you
begin to spend much time researching a project.
1.) Key terms to use individually and in combination with
each other:
Humanitarianism
Public Welfare
Social Problems
Social Service
Social Welfare
2.) Combine key words with Boolean operators (and,
or, not).
3.) Phrase terms ie: social sciences can be searched
by placing the phrase in quotation marks “social sciences”
Books
Print format books are available by searching the NSU
online catalog.
NSU
Libraries Catalog: http://192.78.4.96/
**Searches may be limited to just the
Electronic
books: Netlibrary provides 24/7 access to over 25,000 academic books
for NSU students. NetLibrary http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html (click on netlibrary) You will need to
initially access this database ON CAMPUS to set up a username and password with
NetLibrary via our account. Once you have set this up, you may access
this site from any computer with Internet access.
E-brary – Requires
a special reader to be loaded onto your computer if accessing it off-campus.
Articles from
journals may be accessed through our various online database available through
this link:
Articles page:http://library.nsuok.edu/Resources/Indexes/index.html#social
Suggested
Sources for Full-Text Articles:
EbscoHost:
(these databases are most relevant)
Academic Search Premier:
Health Source Publications
MasterFILE Premier
Medline
(Ebsco)
Professional
Development Collections
PsychArticles
Psycinfo
Wilson
Omnifile - Social
Sciences Full Text
APA Citation Resourses:
Publication Manual (APA) Call
# BF 76.7 .P83 2001
(Ready Reference)
National Association of Social Workers
An Introduction to Social Policy: Social Welfare, the Welfare State, and the Social Services