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Archive | Books
New Databases: A-Z World Travel; CQ Global; CQ Researcher
Four new databases will be especially useful to CORE 274/275 and CORE 200 students and others needing up-to-date information on
social and economic issues facing various countries.
A-Z World Travel provides current information in the fields of culture, travel, language, trade, business, logistics,
security, and communication for 202 world cities.
CQ Global features two articles each month on critical world issues. Recent articles include “Rising Tension over Iran”
and “Organ Trafficking”.
CQ Researcher has been available in the Reference section of the Library, but is now available as an online searchable database.
It is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international
affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
Global Road Warrior Provides international travelers with information on 175 countries. Topics include country facts, climate, society & culture, demographics, money and banking, points of interest, transportation, maps, communications, and more
Social Problems
Online research databases
ERIC (ProQuest) Journal articles and ERIC documents on education topics. Some Full-Text.
PsychINFO (ProQuest) Psychology and related fields since 1887. Some Full-Text.
Social Science Journals (ProQuest) Search full-text periodicals covering the social sciences.
Social Work Abstracts Social Work Abstracts offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the database provides indexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.
Reputable data websites.
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference-Shelf/Data.shtml
http://nces.ed.gov/ – education related
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/ – child-related
News and Legislation
Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Modifed version of Lexis-Nexis: health, business, law and news sources.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php — search laws and Bill is Congress
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28qhcu1i55l01tq445b0yzn055%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=bills – search Michigan legislature
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Psychology, Counseling, & Social Work
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Encyclopedia of Social Work -This is an electronic version of the Encyclopedia of Social Work.
InfoTrac Psychology Collection (Gale InfoTrac) -This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind,
emotions and how the human mind develops over time.
OmniFile Full Text Select (Ebsco) Contains articles in science, humanities, education and business. Full-Text.
PILOTS This bibliographic database, covering the Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its provides citations and abstracts to the international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.
PsychINFO (ProQuest) -Psychology and related fields since 1887. Some Full-Text.
Psychology Journals (ProQuest) -With complete full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications, this database meets the needs of both students and mental-health professionals.
Social Science Journals (ProQuest) -Search full-text periodicals covering the social sciences.
Social Services Abstracts -(ProQuest) This database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,300+ serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations and citations to book reviews.
Social Work Abstracts -Social Work Abstracts offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the database provides indexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.
Internet Resources
- American FactFinder (U.S. Census) – American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.
- CDC Wonder – Provides access to a wide range of public health information.
- ChildStats.gov – The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics is a collection of 22 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families.
- Classics in the History of Psychology – This website is an effort to make the full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines available on the World Wide Web. There are now over 25 books and about 200 articles and chapters on-line. The site also contains links to over 200 relevant works posted at other sites.
- Encyclopedia of Psychology – The Encyclopedia of Psychology is intended to facilitate browsing in any area of psychology.
- The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality – The online edition of this book brings together unique and invaluable information about patterns and trends in sexual attitudes and behavior in thirty-two countries around the world. Each chapter is written by a scholar or team of scholars very familiar with a particular country and its culture.
- National Institute of Mental Health – The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.
- Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement (US Dept of Health and Human Services) – Federal measures of poverty, including thresholds and guidelines. Retrospective figures are included.
- Social Psychology Network – This is one of the largest Internet sites devoted to psychological research and teaching. In these pages, you’ll find more than 20,000 links related to psychology.
- World Development Report – Here you will find every page of every World Development Report published by the World Bank since 1978 in one convenient, cross-searchable website.
Online Reference Resources
CQ Researcher CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and online 44 times a year
Credo Reference Digital Library — Offering 551 fully-searchable online titles from over 70 publishers.
White Library handouts
Download the handouts referenced in the White Library brochure.
- Scholarly journals vs. popular magazines
- Inter-library loan
- How to use the MelCat system
- Plagiarism – what is it and how it can be avoided
- Evaluating internet sources
POL 214
POL 214: Current Event/Topic Report
- CQ Researcher in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
- Issues & Controversies (Facts on File) Pro and con information on current events & issues.
- Start by looking for scholarly articles here of on our Find Articles page.
- Need APA help. Check the OWL website.
If you need help, please stop in at the reference desk, email a librarian, or call 517 750 6742.
Titles on Human Trafficking & Slavery
In conjunction with the SAFMC’s annual missions’ month, White library has added two significant titles on Human Trafficking to the collection. Not for Sale and The Slave Next Door. Kevin Austin, from Not For Sale: End Human Trafficking & Slavery will speak in both Sunday morning services at the SAFMC church.
Sign up to attend lunch after 2nd service on Sunday, March 6 to hear more from Kevin.
Additional titles on Human Trafficking owned at White Library include: A Crime so Monstrous; Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery; Disposable People by Kevin Bales.
Using Google Scholar effectively
Google Scholar is an attempt to use the powerful Google search engine to sift searches for academic sources. Before you use this tool you should check out your library’s own databases here. The databases search our many e-journals and print journals for keywords related to your research.
After you have searched through our collections (which are immediately available to you) use Google Scholar to find other sources.
Most of the articles that Google Scholar shows are expensive, but you can use Interlibrary Loan to get them for free. However, it can take 3-10 business days to get to your inbox. That is why we suggest checking the White Library’s resources first.
The Interlibrary Loan is located in the lower floor of the White Library, but you may make the requests on line. Just click on the green “inter-library loan request” button on the right, and fill out the form. When the article arrives it will be emailed to you. If the resource is a book, an email will let you know that it can be picked up at the library’s circulation desk.
