Social Work SW100:Library Considerations

Jack Widnerwidner@edinboro.edu

• Librarians who assist you in research needs• The library has databases for many of the

subjects taught at Edinboro University• We support research by students, and faculty to

the extent we can!• “Find Books” for the library’s catalogue of

holdings IN OUR BUILDING plus electronic and other resources accessible by the library.

• Databases index literature from different disciplines, types of resources and specialized needs

• Access to books & articles via Interlibrary Loan when not available immediately from the library

• Electronic Reserves (DOCUTEK)• Also in our building: Writing Center & Academic

Success & math tutoring

Left side: first initial, 8 digit student number, last initial

Right side: choose Edinboro from the drop down menu, same username & password as campus login

One or the other (but not both)

In popular culture we talk about everyday things in a language we are very familiar with. Often we speak in terms of ‘like’ or ‘dislike’ e.g. music.

In construction, design, or engineering, we speak in language of cost, function, availability, as well as usefulness and practicality. In other words, we address a specific problem with specific need in a language of a trade.

In social work, we identify a situation that needs intervention. A hypothesis of a condition and its treatment is tested, and results are reported & compared to other research.

Problem >> hypothesis Treatment >> testOutcomes >> resultsComparison to other research >> Evidence based

The Scientific Method is aPeer-review process

The difference between the two previous examples

PICO

Population (Who,what,thing,place

Intervention (treatment,test,interest,issue

Comparison Intervention (contrast,comparison

Outcomes (results,conclusionSocial Sciences, but also the basis for any starting point of a research question

A basic encyclopedia for the profession: Encyclopedia of Social Work

From help guide

Main search page

Choosing a topic from socialworkers.orghttp://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/features/

issuefactsheets.asp

APA Citation Style

Help from the Social Work helpguide http://libguides.edinboro.edu/content.php?pid=24116&sid=192888

Help from the LibGuide for Citation http://libguides.edinboro.edu/content.php?pid=23983&sid=172642

Things to remember about APA Citation Style

• The APA style manual is the essential guide to APA citation. If you are going to be a major in SOWK, consider investing in a copy. It is not available online.

• The Writing Center is in the library, but watch their work carefully. They are not always up on the latest developments!

• Your instructor may have the final say in certain cases.• Many library databases provide a sample APA citation, but do not completely trust

this either.• The library has REFWORKS to manage your bibliography but this may not last.

APA Style Fundamentals

Remember to keep this order in mind when the information is available.

Who when What Where

• Who: An author comes first (if there is one). This is the key entry for any citation. The last name of the author is spelled out and the first name is initialed.

• When: The date follows the key entry. • What: the title follows. If there is no author, the title becomes the key

entry. The date follows the key entry. The first word of a title is capitalized, the other words are not.

• Where: Publication information. May be a location/publisher, or a URL, or a DOI.

Other fundamentals

Don’t make up information. If it’s not there, don’t make something up.

Examples

Donaldson, L., & Belanger, K. (2012). Catholic Social Teaching: Principles for the Service and Justice Dimensions of Social Work Practice and Education. Social Work & Christianity, 39(2), 119-127.

Moriarty, J., Manthorpe, J., Stevens, M., & Hussein, S. (2011). Making the Transition: Comparing Research on Newly Qualified Social Workers with Other Professions. British Journal Of Social Work, 41(7), 1340-1356.

Cartney, P. (2010). Making Changes to Assessment Methods in Social Work Education: Focusing on Process and Outcome. Social Work Education, 29(2), 137-151. doi:10.1080/02615470902906252

Duckett, P., & Schinkel, M. (2008). Community psychology and injustice in the criminal justice system. Journal Of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 18(5), 518-526. doi:10.1002/casp.947