Social Work 6050
QUICK LIBRARY ORIENTATION
Three Library Locations:
Library at Waterfront 6 302
Learning Commons at ATM
Atherton Library at Hawaii Loa
Traditional Scholarly Publishing
Research Article
Scholarly
Peer-Reviewed Article
Where to find research articles?
Databases
Example Search
Finding Articles
Finding More Articles
Search Break Activity
- Using a topic of interest if not use topic: teens in situations of homelessness
- Build an Advanced Search strategy
- Search in one database we covered (PsycNET, PubMed, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences, etc.)
- Follow the prompts in https://tinyurl.com/SWRKsummer22
Social Policy Resources
Websites from advocacy groups, non-profits, and non-partisan news organizations can be a good place to start. Recommended starting points:
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PolicyArchive
This website collects and makes searchable documents from public policy organizations.
The Congressional Research Service, a component of the Library of Congress, conducts research and analysis for Congress on a broad range of national policy issues.
Search Tip: CRS and topic
site:.org
APA Style 7th Edition Overview
https://hpu.libguides.com/styleguides/apa
In-text Citation
APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and publication year for the source should appear in the text, like, for example, (Smith, 1999).
If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. ("Mastering Zotero," 2015).
If there is no date, the abbreviation n.d. may be used eg. (Smith, n.d.)
Two ways of doing author-date citation in the text:
Note: If there is no date, the abbreviation n.d. may be used eg. (Smith, n.d.)
- Parenthetical Citation
- Narattive Citation
In-text Citation
Reference Citation
Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the paper's body.
- Start a new page for your Reference list. Centre the title, References, at the top of the page.
- Double-space the list.
- Start the first line of each reference at the left margin; indent each subsequent line five spaces (a hanging indent).
- Put your list in alphabetical order.
All APA reference list entries contain four main components: author, date, title, and source. Those components are organized as follows:
Reference Citation
Utilize a good APA Style Guide template to replicate formatting.
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf
Reference Citation
Note: If no DOI, use stable URLs that function similarly to DOIs. These are preferable to ordinary URLs copied and pasted from the browser's address bar.
Reference Citation
Note: APA 7th edition no longer requires the use of “Retrieved from” before URLs or DOIs
General copyright dates are not sufficient to use as the publication date. If no creation or publication date is given, use n.d. If the author and website are the same, omit the website.
Website Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of page. Website. http://xxxxx
Author no date
Corporate author
Organizing Your Sources
Zotero can be used beyond storing citation information and generating references. It can help you with:
- Group projects by sharing references through Group Libraries
- Arrange your collection and connect similar sources using Tags
- Organize your thoughts by using Notes
Example Zotero Library
Research Help
etorres@hpu.edu
Social Work Intensive
By Elizabeth Torres
Social Work Intensive
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