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EBSCO databases, the library catalog, and Journal Titles search have a new look! Updated tutorials are coming soon.
Watch our updated QUICKsearch video to see what is new in EBSCO.
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MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK GUIDE
Find Print Books in the Library Catalog
Find Print Books:
- Type in your search terms using the search tips below.
- Click Search.
- In the left menu, click on Format and limit your search to only Books.
- Click on the book title to open its record and click Place hold to request the book be mailed to you.
Search Tips:
- Use quotes ("social work") to find a specific phrase.
- Use an asterisk (crim* - crime, criminal, etc.) (prison* - prisoner, prisons, etc.) to find different work endings
- Use similar terms, separated by OR (crime OR prison) to locate sources with BOTH terms.
Find eBooks in the Library Catalog
Find eBooks:
- Type in your search terms.
- Click Search.
- In the left menu, click on Format and limit your search to only eBooks.
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Jackson Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowA database of all books, ebooks, print periodicals, media, streaming videos, curricula and kits available at Lewis Jackson Library. The sizable electronic periodical collection (see the Jackson Library Journal List) and some archival materials are not included.
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Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowThis easy-to-use database offers over 80,000 scholarly eBooks in all academic disciplines. Books may be read on your computer or downloaded to an android, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
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EBSCO eBooks (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowOffers over 125,000 eBooks in subjects including art, business and economics, education, language arts and literature, medicine, performing arts, philosophy, poetry, political science, religion, social science, and technology.
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SAGE Knowledge eBooks This link opens in a new windowA collection of academic ebooks with over 200 titles in health and social care and over 300 titles in management and business. These titles may be viewed in their entirety online or downloaded one chapter at a time.
Reference Books
You may ask, "Why would I use an encyclopedia or reference book for my research?".
Reference books, such as encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries, provide foundational information, key terms and definitions, and important concepts in the field of social work, as well as bibliographies created by experts in the field.
Surveying available reference books is a great starting point for any research project and an important step in a literature review. Examining the key articles (often found in bibliographies) in your topic area is important to understanding the history of publications on a subject.
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Credo Reference (Infobase) This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference provides access to a large number of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books. Subjects covered include art, biography, history, literature, music, religion, and science and technology.
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Gale eBooks (Gale/Cengage) This link opens in a new windowA database of electronic encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. The ebooks are trusted, authoritative, and fully searchable online.
