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Social Work E-Books
The Concise APA HandbookCall Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2021The guidebook explains the basics of APA in simple, easy-to-understand language and provides the information about the concept of plagiarism, how to find sources and evaluate the sources, as well as use sources in effective ways.
Interactive Tutorial - MSW Hybrid Program 2024 Summer Library Orientation
Students who participate in this online orientation should be EWU graduate students in the Social Work Hybrid Program. So please use the link below to begin the online orientation.
Remote Access for Distance Learners
You can browse the library website and search the library catalog 24/7. However, accessing databases, e-books and e-journal content from off-campus requires your EWU username and password. Be sure to check out the following links:
Access Databases from Off-Campus (NetID username/password)
Help with Finding & Requesting Books
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) borrows materials for you from other libraries. ILL services are available to EWU students, faculty and staff.
Finding Books & E-Books via Library Catalog
- EWU Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
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Search for books, videos, articles and more at EWU Libraries, Summit Libraries and beyond. While not required, if you want the full functionality (save or request items, etc.), please sign in with your NetID.
Encyclopedias
These are useful for succinct overviews or background information on an issue.
- Encyclopedia of Social Work This link opens in a new windowEncyclopedia of Social Work is a continuously updated online collaboration between the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press. It includes over 800 articles that cover every facet of social work policy and practice, brief biographies of over 200 key figures in social work history, and references and links to related social work resources. Encyclopedia of Social Work is regularly updated with new and revised articles.
- SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new windowSAGE Knowledge offers subject encyclopedias and reference works, mainly in the social sciences and business management.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowScholarly encyclopedias and reference works on a wide variety of topics: business, ASCD publications in education, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, sciences, and the social sciences. Formerly named Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).
- Encyclopedia of Child Abuse3rd ed., 2007. Available online through EBSCO eBooks
Featured Social Work Databases
- A-Z Social Work DatabasesFind the best library databases for social work research. Includes 'best bets' and helpful descriptions of each database's content.
- Social Work Abstracts (EBSCOhost) -- 1965-present This link opens in a new window***This database only allows 8 users at a time***
Selectively indexes journals for articles relating to social work and human services. - Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos in all subjects.
- SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sociology, with solid coverage for social work, social psychology, addictions, and criminal justice issues. Full text for journals dating back as far as 1908, with selective text and abstracts for others going back as far as 1895, plus numerous books, conference papers, and other monographs.
- PsycInfo - APA (EBSCOhost) -- 1806-present This link opens in a new windowA large and comprehensive index of peer-reviewed psychology journals, plus selected book chapters, books, and dissertations, in some cases back to the 1800's. Produced by the American Psychological Association.
- Counseling & Therapy in Video This link opens in a new windowCollection of online videos on lectures, interviews, or demonstrations of counseling sessions related to social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling.
- SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new windowArticles from social science & humanities journals, back to 1999. Indexing only for articles older than 1999 & some journals this library does not subscribe to.
Evidence-Based Resources
- MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) -- 1946-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine, covering journals and some titles include full-text.
- PubMed -- 1946-present This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive index to all aspects of medicine back to 1946. Freely available from the National Library of Medicine, PubMed includes all MEDLINE content, plus additional selected biomedical sources. Look for the "Check for Full Text at EWU" button within individual PubMed records. - Cochrane Library This link opens in a new windowIncludes: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (called Cochrane Reviews); DARE: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (Other Reviews); Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Clinical Trials); Cochrane Methodology Register (Methods Studies); Health Technology Assessment Database (Technology Assessment); and NHS Economic Evaluation Database (Economic Evaluations).
- SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and PracticesA searchable online registry of more than 290 interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment.
- Social Programs That WorkIdentifies those social interventions shown in rigorous studies to produce sizable, sustained benefits to participants and/or society.
Core Social Work Journals
APA Citation Style 7th Edition
- In-Text Citations - from apastyle.apa.orgThe specific guidance for in-text citation is provided, including in-text citations in general; and paraphrases and direct quotations.
Statistics Resources
- data.census.gov (formerly American FactFinder)Sophisticated software from the U.S. Census Bureau enables production of customized statistical reports and maps based on data from population, housing, and economic census products, plus the American Community Survey.
- Kids Count Data BookState level comparative data on child well-being presented in an interactive report-generating format.
- DSHS Research & Data Analysis DivisionThe statistics portal for the Washington State Department of Social & Health Services.
- Children's Bureau: Statistics & ResearchIncludes data on adoption, foster care, child abuse and child welfare in the U.S.
- AgingStats.GovThe Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
- Disability Resources - StatisticsWeb portal for U.S. disability statistics, from the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Social Security Administration: Research, Statistics & Policy AnalysisA combined data and publications portal from three Social Security Administration offices.
- Statistics & Data - a comprehensive list from Social Work Liaison ToolkitSources useful for finding statistics and data on social work and social welfare topics: Statistics and Data: Aged and Aging, Statistics and Data: Children, Youth, and Families, Statistics and Data: Comprehensive, Statistics and Data: Criminal Justice and Violence, Statistics and Data: Education, Statistics and Data: Health and Mental Health, Statistics and Data: Homelessness and Housing, Statistics and Data: Immigration, Statistics and Data: Nonprofits, Statistics and Data: Poverty, Statistics and Data: Public Assistance.
- Data Sets - From Social Work Liaison ToolkitSources of data sets on issues related to social welfare. It includes: Data Sets: Comprehensive, Data Sets: Topical or Subject
Search Google Scholar
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Use Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles across the Web (this can be a good complement to subscription databases). Note the citation tracking feature. This link includes Eastern Washington University indicators. You will see "Find it @ EWU" in your results, if we have the article full text in one of our databases.