Research Guide to Social Work Resources

WAGGONER LIBRARY

Trevecca Nazarene University
333 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, TN 37210-2877
http://library.trevecca.edu/
Circulation Desk: 615-248-1214    Reference Desk: 615-248-1570

The library is dedicated to facilitating education and research by providing access to resources
and quality services for the University community.

 

 

*Committed professionals     *Effective communication   

 

*Supportive technology    *User-centered service

For May Mini-Term, and holiday hours, please call the library
 Or check hours from the Waggoner Library Web site.
http://library.trevecca.edu/
Circulation Desk: 615-248-1214    Reference Desk: 615-248-1570
Locating book resources and the online catalog
  • Books are located through the library Web site
  • The online catalog allows you to search by author, title, subject, and keyword.
  • Social Work related books are shelved in the 'H' category on the second floor of the library.
  • ATHENA (accessed from the library web site) allows you to search several other middle Tennessee libraries' holdings with one search question.  A courier service allows a patron to retrieve a book from ATHENA within 5-7 working days. Requests can be made online.
  • Ebrary and netLibrary integrate over 60,000 full text ebooks into the library holdings. 
Subject Headings in the PAC include but are not limited to:

Social Sciences

Social Work

Civics; Cross-cultural studies; demography;  gerontology; Human behavior; Paradigms (Social sciences); Pluralism (Social sciences);                     Power (Social sciences); Sociology;                       Social sciences (Field work); Social sciences-Research

Social work administration; Social work education; Social work with children; Family social work;       Social work with the aged; Social workers;            Social workers-professional ethics

Call Numbers: Using Library of Congress Classification system, the call number indicates the location of books on the shelves.  Circulating books are on the second floor of the library.
H - Social Sciences HQ - Family, Marriage, Child Development
HB-HJ - Economics HV - Social Problems, Crime
          
 Media Resources found in the library besides books include DVD's/VHS, CD’s, boxes and music scores.

Reference Books       

 Photocopies can be made of needed text.  Some titles have duplicates in the stacks, this will be noted on the record as a copy.  Some recommended reference titles:

Psychology  

   Encyclopedia of Psychology

 Ref BF 31 .E5 V. 1-8

   Survey of Social Sciences-Psychology Series

 Ref BF 31.S79 V. 1-6

   Encyclopedia of Human Emotion

 Ref BF 531 .E55 V.1-2
Social Sciences  
   Encyclopedia of Sociology Ref HM 17 .E5 V. 104
   Statistical Handbook on the American Family Ref HQ 536 .S727
   Encyclopedia of Social Work Ref HV 35 .S6 V. 1-3
   Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice Ref HV 6017 .E52
   Survey of Social Sciences-Sociology Series Ref HM 17 .S86


Locating professional journal articles
    Online account information is provided exclusively for Trevecca Nazarene University. Our licensure agreements permit use of databases only by Trevecca faculty and students.  Please help us maintain the integrity of our licensure agreements by not sharing access with family, coworkers, and friends.

If you know the journal title:

 
From the library homepage, enter the name of the journal in the search box near the top.  Change the tag to read “Journal Title” then enter.  If your journal is full text in one of our databases the result will include a link to the database where you can access the full text as well as indicate if there are bound, microfilm or print copies available. If there were no hits you can complete online an ILL form requesting a journal article reprint. Allow 7 days for receipt of the reprint. 

If you are searching by subject: 

Electronic Resources Link:   Choose by general database or scroll through subject lists arranged by topic or by browsing a title list of databases.  Accessing databases off campus access requires you to provide your name and the ID number from your student ID.  

Social Sciences/Social Work Database Descriptions

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials  ® Index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. Full text of journal articles.
Education Complete® Full text, part of the ProQuest collection.®
Expanded Academic Collection® Full text, a part of InfoTrac/Tennessee Electronic Library.
PsycARTICLES® Full text APA published journals.
Psychology Module Full Text, a part of ProQuest®. Information on human development, learning, psychiatry and more.
PsycINFO ® Abstracted. Psychology based scholarly journal database indexing dissertations as well as providing limited full text journal access.
ProQuest Digital Dissertations ® Abstracted. Searches citations and abstracts for all titles in all years.  Some dissertations provide a preview copy, which is a lengthy abstract of the dissertation.
Social Science Module Full Text, a part of  ProQuest®. Searches subjects such as anthropology, culture, criminology, political science, social welfare, urban development and more.
Social Sciences Full Text® Full Text part of H.W.Wilson's WilsonWeb®. Covers the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.

Internet Resources

The New Social Worker Online, the only national magazine devoted especially to social work students and recent graduates.   

Social Work Search - a search engine dedicated to social work professionals.  

Waggoner Library Contact Information

Reference Desk - 615.248.1570

Circulation Desk - 615.248.1212

IRC Desk - 615.248.1205

email questions to: library@trevecca.edu

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