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SOWK 7400: Advanced Social Welfare Policy & Practice (Holliman Halim)

This webpage gives the resources necessary to complete your Library Research assignment.

Researching from Off-Campus

Anywhere Access (off-campus/home access to databases)
Live Chat (chat with a VSU Librarian to get research help)

Developing a Search Statement

Boolean, Truncation & Wildcard (guide)
Constructing a Search Strategy (guide)

Locating books, theses, dissertations & government documents

Searching in the GIL-Find catalog (guide)
Search for:
- Law AND "______________" , for example: Law AND "health care"
- Policy AND "_____________" , for example: Policy AND "health care"

Locating articles

Social Work articles databases (database list)
Getting Your Hands on the Articles (guide/flowchart)

Locating bound & current print journals in Odum Library

Bound periodicals are located on the 1st floor of Odum Library (map)
Current periodicals are located on the 1st floor of Odum Library (map). Don't forget to lift up the shelf if you are looking for previous months' issues.

Evaluating Resources

Peer Review (guide)
Evaluating Journal Articles (guide)
Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines (video)

Using InterLibrary Loan

GIL Express (guide) - Get books in 4-6 business days
ILL - Get articles in 2-5 days, or books in 2 weeks
- ILL FAQs
- ILLiad FAQs

APA Style

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Formatting and Style Guide

Other Skills/Resources

Academic Honesty at VSU
Evaluating Sources of Information (guide at The OWL at Purdue)

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