Social Work (Family and Child Welfare)

Social Work (Family and Child Welfare)

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Access

NSU Broken Arrow Library: http://library.nsuok.edu/nsuba/index.html

NSU John Vaughan Library Web Page: http://library.nsuok.edu/index.html

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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: Welfare

Child welfare (alternate term)

Child* welfare (truncated version)

Child neglect (alternate term)

Specific groups such as:

Native American

Gay and Lesbian

Specific topics:

AIDS

Elder Care

Sexual Abuse

2.) Combine key words with Boolean operators (and, or, not) .

3.) Phrase terms ie: social services can be searched by placing the phrase in quotation marks “social services”

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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 Broken Arrow campus for convenience. Books available on the Tahlequah campus may be ordered for delivery to the Broken Arrow campus. It usually takes two to three days for materials to arrive via campus mail.

Electronic books: Netlibrary provides access to over 25,000 academic books to NSU students 24/7.

NetLibrary http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html (click on netlibrary)

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Articles

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

Suggested Sources for Full-Text Articles:

EbscoHost: (these databases are most relevent)

Academic Search Elite:

Masterfile Premier

Medline (PubMed) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PMC&itool=toolbar

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