The document provides an overview of resources for social work research, including books, websites, journals, and databases covering topics like health, social sciences, psychology, economics, and criminal justice. It also offers tips for better database searching and details the library's services for borrowing books, reserving study rooms, photocopying, and using computer rooms. The aim is to improve awareness of materials, make searching less frustrating, and help save time in work.

1. Social Work
Peter Coyne - Information Advisor
Falmer Library

2. Aim of this session...
Help...
• improve awareness of the materials you
can use in your work
• make your searching less frustrating
• improve work / save time
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3. Resources...
• Books
• Web sites
• Journals
• Databases
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4. Database Details
Databases...(2)
ASSIA Good general subject database, covering
health & social science from 1987.
Psychological aspects of a wide range of
PsycInfo disciplines, including App Social Sciences.
2,500+ journals, going back to 1800s.
Large, general database covering
International Bibliography economics, sociology, politics, anthropology
of the Social Sciences and more. Coverage from 1951 onwards.
Crime trends, prevention projects,
Criminal Justice Abstracts corrections, juvenile delinquency, police,
courts, offenders, victims, and sentencing.
Coverage from 1968
Excellent for health related topics – from
CINAHL (Cumulative 1937.
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5. Tips for better searching...
• Use Advanced Searching
• Specify where you want the terms to occur
• Remember synonyms
• Sort by relevance where appropriate
• Build in new terms
• Look at references where possible
• Use truncation
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6. Useful Information
 Opening Hours
 Borrow up to 15 books
 Return your books to any UoB library
 Book a study room for group work
 Photocopy
 Use the Computer Poolroom until midnight