Getting Started
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Searching for Journals
Interlibrary Loan
Use Interlibrary Loan to request books not owned in the Five Colleges and journal articles not owned by Smith.
1. Find Overviews & Books
Use these sources to find background information about your topic and bibliographies to help you get started with your research.
Encyclopedia of Social Work
Call Number: Ref HV35 .S6
Five College Catalog
Look for and request books in local libraries
WorldCat
Look for books worldwide and request them through Interlibrary loan
2. Locate Articles
PsycINFO. 1887+
Social Work Abstracts. 1966+
Social Work Basic Resources
Find more suggested article databases and other resources
Social Work Advanced Resources
Specialized social work resources
3. Search for Dissertations & Theses
- Five College Catalog
Use keyword search - social work AND Smith College AND (Dissertation Ph D) - 2007+ Smith Social Work Theses
- Smith Social Work Theses Abstracts 1920-2006
- Dissertation Abstracts Online (1861+)
Reference Librarians |
Neilson Reference
APA & RefWorks
APA Citation Style Information
helps researchers gather, manage, store, and generate citations and bibliographies. Email David to sign up for one hour workshops:
- 6/23, 12:35pm
- 6/24, 3:40pm
- 6/25, 10:35am
Thesis Writers - Please use the APA formatted template in Moodle.
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