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12 Things You
Should Know
About Simmons
Library Guides.
1. This is a Library Guide.
Course
Guide
Subject
Guide
Career
Guide
How-To
Guide
2. There are four types of Library
Guides:
Subject Guide
Career
Guide
How-To
Guide
Course
Guide
3. You can get to all of them from
here.
4. There’s an alphabetical list with
links to the Library’s electronic
resources.
5. There are guides specially
designed for Social Work students.
6. Each guide has resources to get
you familiar with a new topic...
7. To get you deep into the
research…
8. And to help you use the APA
Citation Style.
9. Library Guides recommend
other, related subject resources.
Social Work
SW 441: Social Work Research
Statistics & Demographics
Psychology
SW 401: Social Policy
Public Health
Research Organization
Social Work Careers
Finding Tests & Measures
10. Library Guides offer techniques for
getting the most out of a search.
11. Library Guides offer strategies for
picking the best, most relevant piece of
information.
12. Library Guides connect you to
librarians.

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