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Professional StudiesSOWK 4863
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| Following APA style rules |
Search the NSU Libraries' Government Information webpage for links to federal and state government documents and web resources
Search the NSU Libraries' Online Catalog
Examples of subject headings used in the catalog: social service, social work administration, social policy, public welfare, school social work, social case work, social work education, social work research, etc.
Academic Search Premier - This is a general database, which means it contains article citations and full text articles covering many academic subjects. It is one of the twenty-five databases produced by EbscoHost for which NSU has a subscription. It is probably our most widely used database and is sometimes referred to simply as "Ebsco."
PsycARTICLES - a definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 40,000 articles from 53 journals - 45 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 8 from allied organizations. It includes all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1985 to present.
PsycINFO - PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. Journal coverage, which spans 1887 to present, includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in more than 25 languages. Contains a thesaurus.
Wilson Social Sciences Full text - WilsonWeb, the HW Wilson Information Retrieval System for the Internet, is a comprehensive search tool that simplifies access to information stored in databases. You can enter searches as single terms, phrases, or complex Boolean search strings, then display the retrieved records, and print, save, or email the results. You can browse lists of terms and use the Thesaurus to search for concepts. In addition, you can customize the display of results and refine your search by combining or extending searches.
Westlaw Campus - This is a legal database containing federal and state legal cases, United States Code, Oklahoma Statutes and other legal materials.
Locating and researching policy via Internet resources:
US Congressional laws and legislation:
Thomas: Legislative information from the Library of Congress
GPO Access: Legislative information from Government Printing Office
Signing statements by the President in Weekly Compilation of Presidential documents
Oklahoma government agencies, laws and legislation:
Resources Regarding Oklahoma’s Legislative Measures
Oklahoma Legislature Home Page
Legislative histories already compiled:
Legislative Histories by Grace York of University of Michigan Documents Center
History of Bills: Legislative histories from GPO Access
Locating and researching policy via print resources available through the NSU library:
U.S. Code KF63 .U5 X (Law Reference, 1st floor)
Congressional Record (CR) X/a (Government Document Reference, 1st floor)
Congressional Information Service (CIS) Annual KF49 .C62 (Storage--Closed Stacks--1971-2001 only--ask for assistance)
Congressional Quarterly Almanac Plus JK1 .C66 (Reference, 1st floor)
CQ Weekly JK1 .C15 (Periodicals, 2nd floor)
Oklahoma Statutes KFO1230 .A2 X (Law Reference, 1st floor)
1. Be prepared with synonyms in case your original search produces no results. Use a thesaurus if the database is equipped with one.
2. Pay attention to search tips or help screens provided by each database. Even experienced researchers (like professors and librarians!) can have trouble when dealing with a new interface. Take the time to learn how to use the tool - it will help you to avoid frustration!
3. Take advantage of the following sources of help:
- Reference desk: Located on the first floor of the JVL, the desk is staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by reference librarians or other experienced library staff members.
- Department of Professional Studies Resource Coordinator: Peggy Kaney ex. 3276
- Government Documents Resource Coordinator: Susan Woitte ex. 3246
Feel free to email us with a question or to schedule a one-on-one reference session.
The American Psychological Association originally created a publication manual to provide a common structure for all journal manuscripts in the area of the social sciences.
Many other disciplines (including psychology, the behavioral sciences, nursing, personnel administration and many areas within education) have adopted this as their professional writing standard as well.
In an academic environment, you will often be expected to conform to this standard when writing. At this point, you should be mostly concerned with creating an accurate reference list using proper format and providing citations within the text to give credit for an idea or concept to the source from which you got it.
Print:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
The
library owns several copies of the style guide; however, only the 4th
edition circulates (can be checked out). There are five copies of the
5th edition in reference and one on reserve. (
Websites:
Using APA format (Purdue University) - this comprehensive guide summarizes the print version of the book. Click on Your Reference List to find examples of the proper format to use when listing sources you used.
APA Style.org's Frequently Asked Questions
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