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Welcome to the Information Literacy Student Tutorial on Social Work Resources

Welcome to the Information Literacy Student Tutorial on Social Work Resources You have been assigned a research project and you are not sure where to begin. The Touro College Libraries have many resources to assist you. This instruction module is designed to introduce you to a variety of

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Welcome to the Information Literacy Student Tutorial on Social Work Resources

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  1. Welcome to the Information Literacy Student Tutorial on Social Work Resources You have been assigned a research project and you are not sure where to begin. The Touro College Libraries have many resources to assist you. This instruction module is designed to introduce you to a variety of useful library resources and services and to prepare you to research your topic. Research can seem a little overwhelming at first, but we believe you will feel much better prepared after you complete this step-by- step module.

  2. Let's get started A worksheet is available for you to use as you complete the tasks at the end of each section. At the bottom of each assignment page there are links to the Touro College Virtual Library. Click on the following student worksheet link and use the WindowsFile Print command to print a copy of the worksheet. Student Worksheet. Then click the back arrow to return to the tutorial.

  3. Touro College Virtual Library The Virtual Library is located at the following URL: www.touro.edu/library/ The Virtual Library has information on and links to: • About the Libraries • Library Services • Find Resources

  4. Using this tutorial, you will learn: • How to search for books, media, and ebooksby subjectin theLibrary Catalogand how to use ebooks • How to search for full text periodicals usingProprietary Databases • How to use aSubject Directorytolocate quality Web sites selected by human editors • How to use aSearch Engineto find Web resources selected by computer programs • How to evaluate Web sitesusing five basic rules to determine if the information is appropriate for your research assignment • How to complete your bibliographyusing astyle guideandNoodleTools

  5. You can search for books and media using an online catalog. To access our online catalog, click on the Books & Media (Library Catalog) link. . Part 1: Using the Library Catalog Advance to continue orclick here to return to the Index

  6. Touro College Library Catalog The Library Catalog SIMPLE SEARCH screen appears. This catalog includes all physical items (books and media) in the library collections as well as ebooks, etheses, and ejournal databases.

  7. Searching the Catalog Let’s do a subject search in the Touro College Library Catalog. For this section we will use the subject terms social work and community practice to retrieve information about books and media in the libraries. Type the terms in the Search box (arrow). Click the down arrow next to Any Field (circled),to view the list of options that allows you to specify the area in the record to search.

  8. Searching the Catalog The following options can be used to search for resources: • Any field • Author • Title • Subject (non-medical) • Subject (medical) • LC Call number (non-medical) • NLM Call number (medical) • ISBN/ISSN • OCLC number

  9. Searching by Subject (non-medical) To search on a subject area that we are interested in, click onSubject (non-medical) (arrow). We are using the search terms: social work and community practice

  10. Searching by Subject (non-medical) Place the cursor on Subject (non-medical). This option will fill in the second box as is displayed to the right (circled). Click (arrow).

  11. Search Results Your search results will appear on the screen as shown to the right. If there is not an exact match to your subject terms, the catalog will provide nearby LC SUBJECTS. Let’s look at the first subject on the listtitled:Social work administration -- Textbooks for which there is 1 entry. Click the subject link (arrow).

  12. Search Results Now we will examine the catalog entryfor the book: “Skills for human service practice : working with individuals, groups and communities…”

  13. Book Details This screen depicts the following details about the book (circled). • Title/Author • Imprint • Location • Call # • Status • Additional Subjects Let’s review each detail.

  14. Title / Author The book detail screen shows the bookTitle followed by the author’s or editors name. In this example the book title is: “Skills for human service practice : working with individuals, groups and communities…” [edited by] Agi O'Hara, Zita Weber”

  15. Location The Location describes where the book is physically located. In this example, the book, “Skills for human service practice : working with individuals, groups and communities…” is located at both the Kings Highway and Midtownlibraries.

  16. Call # The Call # refers to the number that was assigned to this book using the Library of Congress Classification System. Each book has a unique number that organizes it on the shelves by subject area. The Call # for this book is:  HV40 .S55 2006 Note that the call number ends with the publication year so you will know how current the book is.

  17. Status TheStatus lets you know if the book is available. Examples of status types include: Available Reserved On Hold Checked Out In Transit Non-TC ILL Missing Overdue In this example, the book is Available.

  18. Subject Headings You can search for more books in the catalog by clicking on Subject links in the book details. Additional subjects are listed towards the bottom of the book detail record. For example: Human services personnel –Training of – Textbooks(arrow).

  19. Locating ebooks in the Catalog Touro College Libraries subscribe to over 40,000 ebooks. Let’s go back to the Catalog SIMPLE SEARCH screen and type the search terms social work and community practice Select to search in Any Field Click (circled). Advance to continue orclick here to return to the Index

  20. Locating ebooks in the Catalog Review the result list and select an entry that is noted Electronic Resources (circled).The entry will have the following as its location: College E-Books (circled). On the screen to the right, scroll down to locate the ebook titled, “Building on women's strengths a social work agenda for the twenty-first century”. Click on the title link for this book to open the record (arrow).

  21. Locating ebooks in the Catalog The catalog entry for this ebook appears on the screen. Notice the blue box in the center of the screen. Click here to access the electronic book Click on this link to open the ebook record (arrow).

  22. Reviewing an ebook This ebook is one of many entries that is available through an electronic book service called NetLibrary(circled). You open the ebook by clicking on the link View this book(arrow). Publication details are to the right (circled).

  23. Reviewing an ebook You will see the book cover on the bottom right of the screen. MAXIMIZE the ebook screen by pulling the divider line up to the top. (circled, arrow). This will allow you to view the ebook on a full screen.

  24. Reviewing an ebook The Table of Contents and Chapter titles appear on the left side of the window (bracket). If you click on the link for Contents… (circled).

  25. Reviewing an ebook You will see the Contents of the ebook (bracket). You can scroll up and down through the Contents of the book on screen (arrow) or you can click on any chapter (circled).

  26. Searching within an ebook To search within an ebook, use the Searchbox at the bottom of the page (circled). Let’s type in the term: influence into the search box. ClickSearch (arrow)

  27. Searching within an ebook You will see the message “Results 1 - 5 of 21 pages for influence” (circled). The results related to the search appear on screen, highlighted in yellow. The page number where the term is located in the ebook is noted. Click on the link View this Page (arrow) to go directly to the section.

  28. Searching within an ebook You can read the page online to see if this resource meets your requirements for your research (circled). To go to the next instance where the terms are found, click View this Page for the second result (arrow).

  29. Exiting ebooks To go back to the Touro Virtual Catalog, bring the NetLibrary page back to the center of the screen. Click Return to Catalog (circled).

  30. Assignment 1 • Go to the Touro College Virtual Library and perform a Library Catalogsearch using your topic. • Select one of the entries in your catalog search results. • Review the detailed record for a book that looks interesting and answer the questions for Assignment 1 on your worksheet. Catalog search practice Advance to continue orclick here to return to the Index

  31. Part 2: Proprietary Databases Touro College subscribes to many online databases to help you with your research needs. Subscription databases are found on the Touro College Virtual Library by clicking on the Proprietary Databases link. Advance to continue orclick here to return to the Index

  32. Proprietary DatabaseLinks The databases that you need can be viewed by clicking on a subject area link. OR You can scroll down the complete list of databases arranged in alphabetical order.

  33. Using Social Sciences Databases Let’s look at proprietary or subscription databases in the Subject area of Social Science. Click on the Subject link Social Sciences. A list of the resources Related to these subject areas will be displayed in alphabetical order.

  34. Social Science Resources The list of Social Science resources in support of the Social Work curriculum is on the screen. By scrolling down the list, you will see proprietary databases that relate to the field of Social Work: Proquest Social Science Journals, Social Work Abstracts, etc.

  35. Using Social Work Abstracts For this tutorial, let’s use the database Social Work Abstracts. This database is very good for locating academic articles in this field. Scroll down the list and click on the link for Social Work Abstracts (arrow).

  36. Using Social Work Abstracts The main search screen appears with a search box to type in your terms (circled). Note that there is also the option to perform an Advanced Search (down arrow). We will use the terms social work and community practice. Leave the default search option as Anywhere (up arrow).

  37. Using Social Work Abstracts Type in the search terms: social work and community practice (circled). Click (arrow).

  38. Search Results Your search results will appear on the screen. A sample is to the right. The number of records retrieved using the terms social work and community is 242 (circled).

  39. Search Results Let’s look at the first article titled, “Advances and challenges in preventing childhood and adolescent problem behavior”. Click the link to open the Complete Record (arrow).

  40. The Article in Citation Format The complete record for this article appears on the screen to help you locate the article in an electronic or print form. • Accession Number • Title • Editor • Source (Journal name, page, date) • Document Type • Publication Year • ISSN • Hardcopy details • Abstract (summary)

  41. Examining the Abstract The abstract provides all the details that you need to locate this article. For example: The TITLE: “Advances and challenges in preventing childhood and adolescent problem behavior.” The SOURCE: Social-Work-Research. 30(3): 131-134, Sept 2006. Either write down or print out this information using File, Print, Select the Page button and type 1.

  42. Examining the Abstract By examining the Source line, we know that this article was published in the journal called Social Work Research The volume is 30, Issue 3, published in September 2006. The article appears on pages: 131-134

  43. Searching for the Full Text To find this article, we need to return to the Virtual library home page. We want to see if the library has the journal called Social Work Researchavailable electronically. Click eJournals (arrow).

  44. Searching for the Full Text At the prompt Find a full-text periodical Title begins with, type Social Work Research (circled). Click(arrow)

  45. Searching for the Full Text The information for the electronic journal appears on the screen. Articles published in Social Work Research are online from 03/01/1994 – current in various Proprietary databases to which Touro College subscribes.

  46. Searching for the Full Text We are looking for the article titled, “Advances and challenges in preventing childhood and adolescent problem behavior.” The article was published in December 2006. We will look in Proquest Social Science Journals (arrow). Click this link.

  47. Searching for the Full Text We are automatically brought to the Proquest database. Publication: Social Work Research, Washington Full text coverage: Dec 1997 (Volume 21, Issue 4) – current. Type in the first few words of the article title. “Advances and challenges in preventing childhood and adolescent… (circle). Click (arrow).

  48. Full Text Article The link for the article is found (arrow). Click on the icon to open the full text article Full text (circled).

  49. The Article in Full Text Format

  50. The Article in Full Text Format You can Print or email this article (circled).

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