Social Work Resources
SOCWRK 532 - Literature Reviews
This ebook may be helpful for conducting a literature review:
Hempel, S. (2020). Conducting your literature review (Electronic edition). American Psychological Association.
Link to ebook: https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.boisestate.edu/stable/j.ctv1chs70n
Using Zotero for Organizing Sources and Citations
- 5 Steps to Using Zotero, Milner Library, Illinois State UniversityThis guide provides clear instructions on downloading the Zotero desktop app, installing the Browser Connector, and adding sources to your Zotero Library.
Creating a Search in a Library Database
Boolean Connectors: Use AND, OR, NOT to connect your keywords.
Example: homelessness AND children
Use an Asterisk at the end of part of a word to find multiple endings of the word or to find the plural of the word.
Example: behavior* will find behavior, behaviors, behavioral
Use Quotes around two or more words that you want to search together.
Example: “child abuse”
Sample Searches combining the asterisk and quotes:
teen* AND “homelessness”
(youth OR teen* OR “young adult*”) AND “homelessness”
Research Assistance
If you need research assistance, please contact the Social Work librarian Elaine Watson via email at ewatson@boisestate.edu. She is happy to schedule a time to meet with you via Zoom. Meeting on campus is also an option if that is your preference.
Assessment
This assessment will be taken at the end of the SOCWRK 532 class for Heidi Rathbun on Tuesday, September 3.