This document provides information about resources available for social work research, including books, websites, journals, and databases. It describes several databases relevant for social work topics like ASSIA, PsycInfo, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, and Criminal Justice Abstracts. Tips are also provided for better searching across these databases to find information on specific subjects.

1. Social Work
Peter Coyne - Information Adviser
Falmer Library

2. Aim of this session...
Help...
• improve awareness of resources
• 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. Databases...
“I want to search across a wide range of
journals to see what’s available on a
specific subject”
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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