Subject Guides: Library Resources for Social Work: Start Here

Library Resources for Social Work: Start Here

A guide to library resources and websites.

Welcome to the GVSU Libraries guide to research in social work. On the pages tabbed above, you'll find resources tailored to specific research needs. The DSM 5 is available online! Are your curious about What Research Is? Check out this GVSU Libraries video!

Databases
Databases contain multiple journals with scholarly articles written about social work.
Recommended Journals
Searching by journal is great for exploring specific topics covered by particular journals and keeping up with new scholarship in a focused area.
Recommended Websites
Demographics/Stats
How to find local and national demographic and statistical information.
Policy
How to find local, state, and national policies and policy articles/analyses.
Grants
How to find funders and grant opportunities.

These tools will require you to create an account in order to use their services.

ZoteroBib
free service to help people quickly create bibliographies
Endnote Basic
Access online, includes Cite While You Write. 50,000 reference storage; 3300+ bibliographic styles; 2GB of file storage
Mendeley
research paper/bibliography manager; free download
Zotero
Register to create a login & password for web access; download to your personal device (& sync items).

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Subjects: Hospitality & Tourism Management, Philanthropy/Johnson Collection, Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration, Social Innovation, Social Work

Subjects: Social Work

Tags: grants, social_welfare, social_work