Social Work

Starting points for finding information.

Social Work Websites

• Select Web Resources of Interest to Social Workers
  (University of Wisconsin-Madison Social Work Library)
  
  A large collection of links, organized by topic (death, homelessness, juvenile justice, and more).
  
  
• Social Work & Social Services Websites
  (George Warren Brown School of Social Work)
  
  A large collection of links, organized by topic (down syndrome, therapy, gerontology and aging, etc.).
  
  
• Social Work Research Guides (Columbia University Social Work Library)
  
  A collection of social work research guides on topics such as aging and gerontology, child welfare, health policy legislation, and more.
  
  
• Research Rescue (University of Michigan Social Work Library)
  
  A collection of social work research guides (elder abuse, school social work, religion and social work, and more).
  
  
• Information for Practice: News and New Scholarship from around the World
  
  Current awareness and more for social service professionals.
  

Colorado Social Work Websites

• National Association of Social Workers - Colorado Chapter
  
  
• Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies - Licensing
  
  Licensing information from the Mental Health Licensing Section of the Department.
  

Organizations

• Social Work Organizations (Social Work Access Network)
  
  Comprehensive listing of national, policy and government, global, and other organizations.
  

Degree Programs

• Undergraduate and Masters Social Work Programs (Council on Social Work Education)
  
  Search for programs or browse a state-by state listing.
  
  
• Doctoral Social Work Programs (Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education)
  
  Browse doctoral social work programs in accredited universities, by state/country.
  

Find Articles

First try our 3-minute basic and advanced search tutorials.

• Search CSU Libraries databases for research in social work.
  
  The database Social Work Abstracts is a good starting point.
  
  See also the broader database listing for the social sciences.
  
  will appear in your database search results. Use it to discover if the fulltext of an article (print/electronic/microtext) is available through CSU Libraries.
  
  Imagine that our database search returns the following article description. Click the FindIt button to see if you can retrieve the fulltext article:
  
  Goldstein, S. (2006). Students' and instructors' beliefs about excellent lecturers and discussion leaders. Research in Higher Education, 47(6), 685-707.
  
  
  
  
• Lexis Nexis Academic


Useful database for identifying legal information relating to policy issues.


• Abstracts in Social Gerontology
  
  This print publication reviews and provides descriptions of articles and books relating to the psychology of aging, retirement, society and the elderly, and more.
  
  

Use interlibrary loan to request journal articles that are not available through the CSU Libraries, or to request a PDF copy of articles only available in print/microtext.

Learn about Endnote software and services for directly exporting citations from databases, organizing your research, and creating your footnotes/endnotes/reference list.

Newspaper/Newswire Articles

First try our 3-minute basic and advanced search tutorials.

• Search CSU Libraries databases for newspaper/newswire articles.
  
  See also the above information about using the button that you will see in your search results.
  
  Use interlibrary loan to request journal articles that are not available through the CSU Libraries, or to request a PDF copy of articles only available in print/microtext.

Books and More

Before searching for more books, try our 3-minute basic and advanced search tutorials.

• Start by looking for items owned by CSU Libraries (Sage catalog).
  
  
• You might also look for items available for loan from Colorado and Wyoming Libraries (Prospector).
  
  
• Still need more? Try searching the WorldCat database for items at libraries worldwide.
  
  Use interlibrary loan to request items found in WorldCat and not available in the CSU Libraries.

Dissertations/Theses

First try our 3-minute basic and advanced search tutorials.

• Use the CSU Libraries database, Dissertations and Theses: Fulltext
  
  Search by topic/author/other for dissertations/theses completed worldwide. Download fulltext (PDF) for many completed 1997 or later.
  
  Use interlibrary loan to request theses/dissertations that are not available in fulltext.

Statistics

• Search the CSU Libraries catalog (Sage)
  
  try searches such as: poverty AND statistics
  
  
• CQ Researcher
  
  This electronic resource provides comprehensive, fulltext reports on current issues, written by journalists. Reports often include statistical information related to the issue.
  
  
• Federal Goverment Resources for Statistics
  
  Links to federal government sites that provide statistical information.
  
  
• Federal Government Resources for Current Issues
  
  Links to government reports on current issues; often include statistics.
  
  
• Colorado Statistics
  
  Links to sites that provide Colorado statistics.
  
  
• Statistical Universe (Lexis Nexis)
  
  CSU Libraries database providing access to statistics produced by federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations.
  

RSS

• Understanding RSS Feeds (University of Kansas Libraries)
  
  Quick guide to the what/why/how of RSS feeds.
  
  
• News, RSS, and Blog Search Engines (University of Kansas Libraries)
  
  Short, practical guide to specialized search engines.
  

Multimedia on the Web

• Multimedia Search Tools (Jenkins Law Library)
  
  Guide to specialized search engines for audio, video, and images.
  
  
• Finding Images on the Web (Boston University Libraries)
  
  Guide to online image collections, image search engines, and more.
  
  

Writing and Citing

• Writing@CSU
  
  Writing resources for CSU students.
  
  
• The Owl at Purdue
  
  Clear, practical advice on writing and citing.
  
  
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (The Owl at Purdue)
  
  Examples and guidance for American Psychological Association (APA) style.
  
  
• (Paper) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
  
  Library reserve copies of the complete print guide to APA style, available for checkout. Ask for additional copies at the library Help Desk
  
  
• (Paper) APA Style Guide to Electronic References

  New in 2007, this brief guide deals specifically with APA citation for electronic sources.

• Common Types of Writing Assignments (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  
  Brief, helpful information on how to approach annotated bibliographies, literature reviews, dissertation proposals, and more.
  
  
• Zotero for Organizing and Citing
  Zotero is a free Mozilla Firefox extension that can help you organize and cite the information sources you use in your research.
  see what Zotero can do | download Zotero | getting started & help information
• Endnote for Organizing and Citing
  Endnote software can help you organize and cite the information sources you use in your research. Information on campus access and help.
• Create References in Word 2007
  A brief tutorial on creating citations and references in Word 2007.

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