Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

HSAD 602
History & Foundations of Human Service Systems
Bridal Pearson
Fall 2009

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Books | Human services databases | Related databases | Book catalogs | Suggested websites | General reference tools | Other helpful information

Introduction:
This guide provides information on locating and accessing print and online resources from Langsdale Library for your course (see syllabus) and other courses in Human Services.

For questions, e-mail us at langref@ubalt.edu or phone us at (410) 837-4274. You can also contact the librarians for this course:

Presentation Materials:

Books:
Here are general books on human services-related topics that may help you begin your research. All are located in the Reference area on the first floor of Langsdale Library.

Berkman, B. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of social work in health and aging. New York: Oxford University Press. (X HV1451.H34 2006)

Edwards, R. L. (Ed.). (1995). Encyclopedia of social work (Vols. 1-3). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers (X HV35.S6 1995)

Gwinnell, E., & Adamec, C. (2006). Encyclopedia of addictions and addictive behaviors. New York: Facts on File. (XRC 564 .G95 2006)

Kadzin, A. E. (Ed.). (2000). Encyclopedia of psychology (Vols. 1-8). New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. (XBF 31 .E523 2000)

Manstead, A., & Hewstone, M. (Eds.). (1995). Blackwell encyclopedia of social psychology. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell. (XHM 251 .B476 1995)

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).(2001). Washington: American Psychological Assn. (XBF 76.7 .P83 2001) REFERENCE DESK.

Human services databases
These are the two major databases that cover journal articles published in the field of human services.

Soc Index with full text (Ebsco) [on-campus]
This index features more than 1,300,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociology-specific thesaurus designed by expert lexicographers. This product also contains informative abstracts for more than 620 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as over 1,390 "selective" coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources is included.

PsycINFO  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1887 – present. Indexes 1,300 Psychology journals from nearly 50 countries. Also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters. Same coverage as PsycLit.

Related databases:
Use these to find journal articles in fields that overlap with human services, such as medicine, criminal justice, and politics. For more, see the full list of Electronic Databases.

Academic Search Premier  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Need help? Read the Academic Search Premier Visual Guide.

Business Source Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies– present. Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Includes company profiles, many of which contain SWOT analyses.

Criminal Justice Periodicals[on campus]
1981 to the present: Full-text coverage for 45 of the titles most frequently accessed by criminal justice researchers, and complete indexing and abstracts for another 140 relevant U.S. and international journals.

ERIC (EBSCO) [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1966 - present. Indexes Current Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education (RIE). Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

Medline [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1966 – present. Indexes/abstracts more than 3,200 journals from the biomedical field.

Military & Government Collection [on-campus]
Coverage: various dates. Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 350 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 titles.

Book catalogs:
Use these to locate books, videos, and government documents.

UB Catalog [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in Langsdale Library.

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB.

Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts from Proquest) [on-campus]
Coverage 1861 – present. Indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. A 24 page preview of dissertations published since 1997 is available. The full text of dissertations may be obtained by clicking the free download button.

WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Suggested websites:
These may provide useful information or agencies or organizations who may be sources of information.

Finding Information

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/

American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/

Guide to Research Port
http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/ResearchPortVisualGuide.pdf

Library Research in Psychology: Finding it Easily
http://www.apa.org/science/lib.html

Citation & Plagiarism

APA Style: Electronic Reference
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

Carlos and Eddie’s Guide to Bruin Success with Less Stress. (UCLA)
http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/col/bruinsuccess/about/index.cfm

Citing Sources, APA Style (long version)
http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/apastyle.htm

Citing Sources, APA Style (short version)
http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/apastyle_short.htm

Citing sources. (Ball State University)
http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/viewpage.asp?src=./collections/
instsvs/research/index.html

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity. (Rutgers University)
http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sal/plagiarism/intro.html

General reference tools:
These may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating and citing material found.

Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals - Cornell University
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill20.html

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - JHU Sheridan Libraries
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/

Evaluating Web Resources
Guide to evaluating material obtained via the Internet.

Howto Guides
Series of research guides and tutorials.

Other helpful information:

Accessing materials from home (Research Port)

Library barcodes and UB computer accounts

Register for your barcode online (University of Baltimore)

Register for borrowing materials (Coppin State University)

For more information email langref@ubalt.edu, call 410-837-4274 or Chat with a Librarian at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/contact.htm.

 

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