SW 5005--Human Behavior and Social Environment

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SW 5005--Human Behavior and Social Environment
Instructor: Elizabeth Breshears

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 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.

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 for 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 (1887 - present) and select books (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, Journal, 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.

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 Cite Information

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) Stockton Ref and Res BF76.7 .P83 2001
APA Citation Style
Purdue University OWL's Using APA Format

Stockton Library Access Center Information

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