Sources for Social Work Research by Hayati Abdul [email_address] Library Tutorial for Honours Year Students

What shall we learn? How to: Search Social Work databases using keywords, Boolean operators... Locate relevant materials using LINC+ Access services and resources from Library portal .

How to:

Search Social Work databases using keywords, Boolean operators...

Locate relevant materials using LINC+

Access services and resources from

Library portal .

At the end of session, we’ll learn how to: Effectively search Social Work databases for journal articles, conference papers, full-texts… Efficiently use LINC + to locate relevant Library materials Access resources & services from Library portal

Effectively search Social Work databases for journal articles, conference papers, full-texts…

Efficiently use LINC + to locate relevant Library materials

Access resources & services from Library portal

Contents Search Strategy Social Work databases Newspapers Other useful sources LINC+ Resources & services accessible via Library portal Hands-on session

Search Strategy

Social Work databases

Newspapers

Other useful sources

LINC+

Resources & services accessible via Library portal

Hands-on session

Search Strategy

Build your search List keywords, synonyms that describe your topic E.g. social support for the elderly Social support, social network, living arrangements Elderly, older people, aged… Refine or broaden search using Boolean operators Truncation feature Parentheses

List keywords, synonyms that describe your topic

E.g. social support for the elderly

Social support, social network, living arrangements

Elderly, older people, aged…

Refine or broaden search using

Boolean operators

Truncation feature

Parentheses

Boolean operators AND = All terms must be present OR = Any of the terms may be present NOT = Excludes specific search term social support AND aged Aged OR elderly delinquents NOT criminals

AND = All terms must be present

OR = Any of the terms may be present

NOT = Excludes specific search term

Truncation Use asterisk * to retrieve variant forms of terms: counsel * = counsel ors , counsel ing (anything that comes after ‘counsel’) teen * = teen s , teen agers , teen aged (anything that comes after ‘teen’)

Use asterisk * to retrieve variant forms of terms:

counsel * = counsel ors , counsel ing

(anything that comes after ‘counsel’)

teen * = teen s , teen agers , teen aged

(anything that comes after ‘teen’)

Parentheses ( ) Use ( ) to execute commands inside innermost parentheses first ( low income or single ) and families = low income families single parent families ( teen * or adolescen *) and pregnancy = teenage pregnancy adolescent pregnancy

Use ( ) to execute commands inside innermost parentheses first

( low income or single ) and families

= low income families

single parent families

( teen * or adolescen *) and pregnancy

= teenage pregnancy

adolescent pregnancy

Things to remember when searching databases Enter search terms using natural language May refine, broaden and group search terms with : AND, OR, NOT, * , ( ) Look for the following features in each database: Limit search (by language, date...) Sort results (by date, relevance...) Descriptors, thesaurus, subject terms/headings… Edit or modify search Mark, save, print, email results Full-texts Best practices

Enter search terms using natural language

May refine, broaden and group search terms with :

AND, OR, NOT, * , ( )

Look for the following features in each database:

Limit search (by language, date...)

Sort results (by date, relevance...)

Descriptors, thesaurus, subject terms/headings…

Edit or modify search

Mark, save, print, email results

Full-texts

Databases “ Overall, the ability to communicate with databases as though you were talking to a colleague is pretty amazing, as long as you know what it can and cannot do .” - Thane, Librarians’ Rx , Apr 2008

Databases for Social Work Scopus Social Services Abstracts Social Work Abstracts Web of Science PERIND Sociological Abstracts

Scopus

Social Services Abstracts

Social Work Abstracts

Web of Science

PERIND

Sociological Abstracts

Scopus

Scopus Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking to peer reviewed & open access journals conference proceedings, books… web sources, author homepages, university sites, articles-in-press, preprint servers… Coverage, 1966- Focused on Scientific, Technical, Medical & Social Sciences literature. Content originates from Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region Cross-searching Scopus & CSA Illumina databases.

Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking to

peer reviewed & open access journals

conference proceedings, books…

web sources, author homepages, university sites, articles-in-press, preprint servers…

Coverage, 1966-

Focused on Scientific, Technical, Medical & Social Sciences literature.

Content originates from Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region

Cross-searching Scopus & CSA Illumina databases.

Lets search Scopus Discuss the merits and limitations of sculpting technique within Satir’s family therapy framework family therapy sculpting or satir family therapy and sculpting and satir

Lets search Scopus satir or sculpting family therapy

Notes on Scopus Offers Basic, Advanced, Author searches Alerts – create and save search strategies Cited By – lists articles citing the target paper Combine – manipulate sets to refine results Indexing terms are selectively provided Export – references sent to EndNote, RefWorks… Highlighting – shows keywords in color within abstracts Limits – select date range, subject area, or document type Display search results by date, relevance, author, source title, or times cited.

Offers Basic, Advanced, Author searches

Alerts – create and save search strategies

Cited By – lists articles citing the target paper

Combine – manipulate sets to refine results

Indexing terms are selectively provided

Export – references sent to EndNote, RefWorks…

Highlighting – shows keywords in color within abstracts

Limits – select date range, subject area, or document type

Display search results

by date, relevance, author, source title, or times cited.

Social Services Abstracts CSA Illumina Quick Reference Guide http://www.csa.com/support/QRC.pdf

About Social Services Abstracts Good for literature review in Social Work Provides abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, conference papers & dissertations. Coverage: 1952-present Topics - Crisis intervention, family and social welfare, gerontology, social work practice, support groups/networks, violence, abuse, neglect, … Search LINC+ for full-texts of references retrieved.

Good for literature review in Social Work

Provides abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, conference papers & dissertations.

Coverage: 1952-present

Topics - Crisis intervention, family and social welfare,

gerontology, social work practice, support groups/networks, violence, abuse, neglect, …

Search LINC+ for full-texts of references retrieved.

L et’s search Social Services Abstracts Successful ageing for Singapore: the roles of the government and family aging or retirement singapore and government and family (aging or retirement) and singapore and government and family

L et’s search Social Services Abstracts

Lets search Social Work Abstracts Is Singapore a welfare state? If yes, why and from which perspective? If no, how would you call the Singaporean social policy regime?

Quick Search Searches single words or phrases Quick search = anywhere search Enter Boolean operators in search box AND, OR and NOT Advanced Search Allows for more complex searches Combine terms using Boolean operators from drop-down lists Use drop-down menus to select specific fields: Anywhere, Keywords, Author, Title, Descriptors… Notes on Social Services Abstracts

Quick Search

Searches single words or phrases

Quick search = anywhere search

Enter Boolean operators in search box

AND, OR and NOT

Advanced Search

Allows for more complex searches

Combine terms using Boolean operators from drop-down lists

Use drop-down menus to select specific fields:

Anywhere, Keywords, Author, Title, Descriptors…

Notes on Social Services Abstracts Limits Date Use drop down menus to limit to range of years Latest update limits results to include only most recent records Journal articles, English limits search to journal articles & English records QuickBib Use records to create bibliography in ASA style.

Limits

Date

Use drop down menus to limit to range of years

Latest update

limits results to include only most recent records

Journal articles, English

limits search to journal articles & English records

QuickBib

Use records to create bibliography in ASA style.

Notes on Social Services Abstracts Displaying and viewing records Click on View record for more details, including abstract Results displayed by All Publication Types Results can be sorted by Most recent or Relevance... Click on Edit Search to modify search Add or remove term(s) to refocus search Managing search results Mark, Print, Email, Save Export to EndNote Web

Displaying and viewing records

Click on View record for more details, including abstract

Results displayed by All Publication Types

Results can be sorted by

Most recent or Relevance...

Click on Edit Search to modify search

Add or remove term(s) to refocus search

Managing search results

Mark, Print, Email, Save

Export to EndNote Web

Social Work Abstracts Quick Reference Guide http://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/osp/OvidSP_QRC_021108.pdf

About Social Work Abstracts Focuses on Social Work research including theory & practice, areas of service, social issues & social problems related to Social Work, from 1977- Provides abstracts of journal articles, dissertations, & citations to book reviews Some overlap in journals coverage between this database and Social Services Abstracts. Click “ Library holdings ” to access full-texts .

Focuses on Social Work research including theory & practice, areas of service, social issues & social problems related to Social Work, from 1977-

Provides abstracts of journal articles, dissertations, & citations to book reviews

Some overlap in journals coverage between this database and Social Services Abstracts.

Click “ Library holdings ” to access full-texts .

OvidSP Test Database Use http://ovidsp.ovid.com to access Social Work Abstracts

Use http://ovidsp.ovid.com to access Social Work Abstracts

Let’s search Social Work Abstracts How do you think Satir's family therapy theory is suitable for work with elderly persons in Singapore? Give reasons and examples to support your answer Discuss the application and usefulness of genogram and enmeshment in working with families. Give examples to illustrate your answer. SW4101 exam question, Nov/Dec 2007

Let’s search Social Work Abstracts Genogram enmeshment in families

Let’s search Social Work Abstracts How can a study of feminist theory change social work practice? feminist theory social work practice Feminist theory and social work practice

Notes on Social Work Abstracts Basic search Use free text or plain English terms Use nouns more than verbs Avoid using Boolean operators, parentheses, truncation Keep the “ Check Spelling ” and “ Include Related Terms ” boxes pre-selected Select limits to specifically focus your search “ Search Aid ” tool shows terms used for search and highlights them in the record titles display Click “ Library Holdings ” & “ Full Text ” to access full-texts

Basic search

Use free text or plain English terms

Use nouns more than verbs

Avoid using Boolean operators, parentheses, truncation

Keep the “ Check Spelling ” and “ Include Related Terms ” boxes pre-selected

Select limits to specifically focus your search

“ Search Aid ” tool shows terms used for search and highlights them in the record titles display

Click “ Library Holdings ” & “ Full Text ” to access full-texts

Notes on Social Work Abstracts Advanced Search For more specific & complex searches by fields Keyword, Author, Title, Journal Defaults to keywords searching Use Boolean operators , ( ) , truncation symbols $ , * to combine terms Click “ Library Holdings ” & “ Full Text ” to access full-texts Click “ Search History” to combine searches “ Results Manager” manages records in the display for output

Advanced Search

For more specific & complex searches by fields

Keyword, Author, Title, Journal

Defaults to keywords searching

Use Boolean operators , ( ) , truncation symbols $ , * to combine terms

Click “ Library Holdings ” & “ Full Text ” to access full-texts

Click “ Search History” to combine searches

“ Results Manager” manages records in the display for output

PERIND Per iodical Ind ex to articles relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei & ASEAN

About PERIND Good source for research relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei & ASEAN, 1980s- Index to journal articles, book chapters and conference papers in humanities, social sciences, business, architecture, building, science, technology, law & medicine Uses Boolean operators, truncation ( * ), drop-down list to search on specific fields Save selected records using IE File> Save as>filename...

Good source for research relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei & ASEAN, 1980s-

Index to journal articles, book chapters and conference papers in humanities, social sciences, business, architecture, building, science, technology, law & medicine

Uses Boolean operators, truncation ( * ), drop-down list to search on specific fields

Save selected records using IE File> Save as>filename...

Lets search PERIND What potential problems does the existing social security system in Singapore pose? social security singapore social security and singapore

Lets search PERIND Living arrangements, social support of older people in Singapore aged OR older Singapore network* OR support dwelling* OR living (living or housing* or support or network*) and (aged or older) and Singapore

Newspapers

E-Newspapers International & local newspapers: New York Times, Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Times, The Straits Times, more… Two major databases Factiva Lexis/Nexis Academic Click to view E-newspapers Access Factiva directly

International & local newspapers:

New York Times, Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Times, The Straits Times, more…

Two major databases

Factiva

Lexis/Nexis Academic

Newspapers Press Clippings In-house collection of articles from Straits Times and Business Times Articles about Singapore, Malaysia, ASEAN Check LION under Press Clippings Collection - Subject Headings List Available from Singapore-Malaysia Collection (SMC) Microfilms The Straits Times from 1880 -

Press Clippings

In-house collection of articles from Straits Times and Business Times

Articles about Singapore, Malaysia, ASEAN

Check LION under Press Clippings Collection - Subject Headings List

Available from Singapore-Malaysia Collection (SMC)

Microfilms

The Straits Times from 1880 -

Let’s search Factiva or LexisNexis Discuss the extent to which the Workfare Income Supplement scheme reflects a major change in the welfare policy of the government. workfare income supplement singapore welfare or recipient* workfare income supplement and (welfare or recipient*) and singapore

Let’s search Factiva

Let’s search LexisNexis Academic

Let’s search Factiva or LexisNexis Citizen participation and the CDCs efforts to encourage self-help groups in public housing estates cdc* estate* or neighbourhood* citizen participation or self help cdc* and (citizen participation or self help) and (neighbourhood* or estate*)

Other Useful Sources

Foreign Theses ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database Index to Theses with Abstracts Accepted for Higher Degree by the Universities of Great Britain & Ireland Australian Digital Theses Database

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database

Index to Theses with Abstracts Accepted for Higher Degree by the Universities of Great Britain & Ireland

Australian Digital Theses Database

NUS Theses & Academic exercises Search LINC , by call no, HV13 200* (for 2000- ) in Theses Collection Search LINC+, by keywords : m soc sc social work national university singapore academic exercise social work national university singapore

Search LINC , by call no, HV13 200* (for 2000- ) in Theses Collection

Search LINC+, by keywords :

m soc sc social work national university singapore

academic exercise social work national university singapore

Statistical Sources EIU Country Data Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research SingSTAT Time Series Statistics on Singapore : World development Indicators Yearbook of statistics, Singapore

EIU Country Data

Inter-University

Consortium for Political & Social Research

SingSTAT Time Series

Statistics on Singapore :

World development Indicators

Yearbook of statistics, Singapore

Resources on WWW SocioWeb Social Care and Social Work Careers Information Social Science Research Network Social Work World Virtual Library: Evaluation British Association of Social Workers National Association of Social Workers National Council of Social Services Resources for Methods in Evaluation & Social Research Singapore Association of Social Workers American Public Human Services Association

The enhanced Library catalogue LINC

LINC+ Results Display Relevance sorting Book cover Summary Summary Refine limits Limit by tags

Resources & services accessible via Library portal

Materials Not Found in Library Document Delivery Services (DDS) Journal articles, Book Chapters, … Request via E-Forms (Library Portal) All requests must be approved by Supervisor

Document Delivery Services (DDS)

Journal articles, Book Chapters, …

Request via E-Forms (Library Portal)

All requests must be approved by Supervisor

Writing & Citation Style Refer to Social Work subject guide under Research and Writing Writing with style : APA style for social work Writing skills for social workers Library Instruction Online How to cite references American Psychological Association Style Bibliographic management software EndNote/EndNote Web

Refer to Social Work subject guide under

Research and Writing

Writing with style : APA style for social work

Writing skills for social workers

Library Instruction Online

How to cite references

American Psychological Association Style

Bibliographic management software

EndNote/EndNote Web

Subject Guides Good starting points for research Click to search for Social Work subject guide

Good starting points for research

L ibrary I nstruction ON line Or click here Click here

EndNote Web Software that stores & organizes references Can import references directly into a Word document in a preferred citation style Register via Web of Science (WoS) Registration valid for one year Install “ Cite While You Write Plug-in ” Save references from Web of Science & other databases into MyEndnote Web Library May manually add references into EndNote Web.

Software that stores & organizes references

Can import references directly into a Word document in a preferred citation style

Register via Web of Science (WoS)

Registration valid for one year

Install “ Cite While You Write Plug-in ”

Save references from Web of Science & other databases into MyEndnote Web Library

May manually add references into EndNote Web.

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