Social Work Research at a Distance

SOCIAL WORK

• Guide to Sources in Social Work: This guide from the Education and Social Science Library covers key social work reference sources. While many of the titles listed are only available in print, please remember that distance education students are able to request chapter and article photocopies through the Academic Outreach Library.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Finding Journal Articles in the Social Sciences: A basic guide for getting started in social science research.
• Statistics in the Social Sciences: Provides links to major sources of statistical information on the web.
• Guide to Locating Dissertations and Theses: Dissertations and theses are rich sources of scholarly information, but they are not usually found in article databases like Social Services Abstracts or PsycINFO. This guide shows you how to track them down. Dissertations from the past 10 years can often be downloaded as full-text PDFs.

GENERAL LIBRARY USE AND THE RESEARCH PROCESS

• Guide to the Research Process: A big-picture overview of the research process, from choosing and refining a topic to locating and assessing articles and citing your sources.
• How Do I Find...?: A guide to help find books, journals, journal articles, dissertations and much more at UIUC.
• Using the Online Research Resources page: A guide to find online resources through UIUC's Online Research Resources page.

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