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 LIBRARY RESEARCH IN SOCIAL WELFARE HISTORY & POLICY
(SOW 6235)

PROFESSOR HAWKINS

LIBRARY RESOURCE PAGE
LIBRARIAN: Ken Frankel

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I. LOCATING BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:

FAU Library Catalog: click on "Catalog" or "Books". The following types of basic searches are available:

1. Search for Keyword(s): Searches for terms anywhere they appear in the catalog record. Search terms can be truncated with a ? e.g. addict? will search for addicts, addiction, etc.
   
    

2. Browse Organized Lists: Use this search when you already know an author, title or subject heading. Some of the available options include:

   • Author’s Name: last name first, you don’t need to capitalize
   • Title: if a title starts with “The,” “A,” or “An,” omit that and skip to the next word
   • Subject, LC: must be entered in a very specific manner. You may get a cross-reference, for example: social work gives a cross reference to use "social service".If you're not finding anything with a subject search try a keyword search instead.
      
3. Journals/Serials: This search lets you know if the Library has a certain journal or magazine. However, it does not search for articles in journals. To do this use a database instead (see below). After searching for a journal title, click on the "Location" line to see which dates the Library owns. (Note: not all electronic journals are catalogued in WebLUIS. There is also a link to a separate list of all electronic journals available at FAU).

The Advanced search screen allows you to combine terms using "and, or, not" as well as limiting a search by location, date, format, or language.

II. SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES IN DATABASES:

To search for articles click on "Indexes/Databases" or "Articles". There are both alphabetical and subject listings of databases. The Library provides access to the two major social work databases: Social Work Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts. In addition, there are a number of databases available on related topics: social sciences, psychology, criminal justice, law, etc.

Note: when using these databases from off-campus you must log in through the EZ-Proxy link. You will need to enter the 14-digit number from your Owl Card in order to do this.

Social Work Abstracts

Contains more than 45000 records, spanning 1977 to the present, from social work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization, and more.

Social Services Abstracts

Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

InfoTrac OneFile

A very large interdisciplinary database which allows the option of limiting searches to refereed journals only, search results with full-text only, or both.

JSTOR

An archive of full-text scholarly journals.

LexisNexis Academic

Accesses over a billion full text news, magazines, legal, and business articles and reports, including newspapers, magazines and government documents, state and federal laws and regulations, case law, newsletters, company and industry information.

Social Science Abstracts

Covers some 350 core periodicals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law, and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations.

Sociological Abstracts

CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social behavioral sciences.

PAIS International

Consists of articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs.

PsycArticles

Contains the full text of articles from APA journals and selected EPF journals, most from 1988 to the present.

PsycINFO

Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines.

Ethnic NewsWatch

Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text general reference database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press -- English and Spanish Language.

Criminal Justice Abstracts

Contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines.

Campus Research: Law
This resource includes access to the complete laws and statues of the federal government and all 50 states, federal regulations, precedent-setting court decisions, KeyCite, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and current and archived articles from hundreds of leading law reviews and journals.

For further assistance contact: Ken Frankel, Reference Librarian, frankel@fau.edu 561-297-0079

Ask-A-Librarian email reference help

Reference desk phone number: 561-297-3785

Make an appointment with a librarian: One-on-one reference consultation