social work: human behavior & social environment

Social Work Database & Online

Search Process

At theRegents Center

Library

Lissa Lord llord@ku.eduFall 2014

Dissertation Research Bloghttp://dissertationresearch.blogspot.com

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We need to know this:

(1)How to use databases to find articles

(2)How to request full text articles if we find only

abstracts—use Interlibrary Loan (WebRetrieve)

(3)How to request articles the library does NOT have

(4) How to use Google Scholar from the list of library

databases

(5) How to use the online catalog to find books and

request delivery to Edwards Campus3

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http://www.lib.ku.edu

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Using databases to find articles

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The full text follows:

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A Second Database to Try

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A 3rd Database: Google Scholar

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http://www.lib.ku.edu

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A peer-reviewed article found in Google Scholar

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e-Journals?

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http://www.lib.ku.edu

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If you don’t know a title to search you can

browse journals by subject: Social Welfare is

under Social sciences

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Too many journals for

browsing so I typed in

a specific title.

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Where are we and how did we get here?

1.Looking for an article 2.Libraries Homepage http://www.lib.ku.edu 3.Subject and Course Guides4.Social Welfare5.Information Resources for Social Workers6.Encyclopedia for Social Work7.Articles and Databases 8.Social Work Abstracts; PsycInfo; Google Scholar9.Search terms = “social work” AND “immigration” AND “policy”10.Found a good article for our research11.We used the “Cite” for the bibliographic citation12.References at the beginning and the end of the article13.e-Journals found on the Libraries’ Homepage14.Search by subject or by title of a journal Found: Journal of Social Work Research

Finding Books

Library Catalog

Deliver to Edwards Campus

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How to get a book from the Lawrence Campus sent over to the Edwards Campus in your name

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Search Terms:Immigration policy AND social work

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Want the bound volume?

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What happens next?

In 2 – 3 days you will receive an email saying that the book you requested is now available at the circulation desk at Edwards Campus. And you come and pick it up and check it out with your KU Student ID.

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Questions?

Find articles through the Libraries Databases

Find books through the Catalog

Find e-Journals through the Libraries Homepage

Questions?Ask the Librarian

Lissa Lordllord@ku.edu

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