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Social Work

Welcome! This guide will point you to research resources for social work related topics.

Resources for Assignment 1, Option 1: Policy Issues in the Mass Media

(a) Using Dalhousie's magazine and news subscriptions:

1. Begin in the Dal Libraries homepage

2. Select "Ejournals" from the dropdown menu. Type in the name of the news source (for example, Maclean's), and click the search button.

3. Select the title of the news source you are looking for.

4. Click the green GO button to access and browse through the issues.

Or (b) via a Google site search:

1. Determine the URL of the media source you would like to search (example: cbc.ca)

2. Determine the keywords for your search (example: dunkley human rights)

3. Construct a site search on Google. Example: site:cbc.ca canada water act​

 

News aggregators:

For current topics, news aggregators are good sources to find headlines, blog posts, and videos.

Google Web Search

Resources for your Annotated Bibliography & Research Paper: Finding books

Research sources for your Annotated Bibliography & Research Paper: Finding articles

Try searching in a large multidisciplinary databases if you are still not finding enough sources.

Evaluating sources

What makes a credible online resource? Check out these links and short video for help with evaluating sources:

Academic Integrity & APA Citation

Very important! Check out the APA Citation section of the Social Work research guide to learn all you can about academic integrity and APA citation.