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Online Reference Collections
Need background information to learn about a topic that you're not familiar? Try looking at some encyclopedias and other resources in these collections.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowScholarly encyclopedias and reference works on a wide variety of topics. Click on the links for Nation & World, Multicultural Studies or History (right hand side) to find books about different cultures of the world. *Note: Avoid the Junior Worldmark encyclopedias since they're aimed at K-12 students.
- SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new windowSAGE Knowledge offers subject encyclopedias and reference works, mainly in the social sciences and business management.
- eBook Collection - Reference (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowEntries from scholarly bibliographies, handbooks, and specialized reference works. Keyword search the entire collection in the advanced search mode.
Social Work Encyclopedias
The Encyclopedia of Social Work by ISBN: 9780195306613Publication Date: 2013Continually updated encyclopedia offers entries on key aspects of social work. The JFK Library also owns a 2008 print edition at JFK Main Level Reference HV35 .S6 2008.
The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse by ISBN: 9780816075065Publication Date: 20073rd ed., 2007. Available online through EBSCO eBooks
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.
