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Welcome to the
Information Literacy Student Tutorial
on Social Work Resources
You have been assigned a research project and you are not sure
where to begin. The Touro College Libraries have many resources
to assist you.
This instruction module is designed to introduce you to a variety of
useful library resources and services and to prepare you to
research your topic.
Research can seem a little overwhelming at first, but we believe
you will feel much better prepared after you complete this step-bystep module.
Let's get started
A worksheet is available for you to use as you complete the
tasks at the end of each section. At the bottom of each
assignment page there are links to the Touro College Virtual
Library.
Click on the following student worksheet link and use the
Windows File Print command to print a copy of the worksheet.
Student Worksheet. Then click the back arrow to return to the
tutorial.
Touro College Virtual Library
The Virtual Library is located at
the following URL:
www.touro.edu/library/
The Virtual Library has
information on and links to:

About the Libraries

Library Services

Find Resources
Using this tutorial, you will learn:
 How to search for books, media, and ebooks by subject in the
Library Catalog and how to use ebooks
 How to search for full text periodicals using Proprietary
Databases
 How to use a Subject Directory to locate quality Web sites
selected by human editors
 How to use a Search Engine to find Web resources selected by
computer programs
 How to evaluate Web sites using five basic rules to determine if
the information is appropriate for your research assignment
 How to complete your bibliography using a style guide and
NoodleTools
Part 1: Using the Library Catalog
You can search for books
and media using an online
catalog.
To access our online catalog,
click on the Books & Media
(Library Catalog) link.
.
Advance to continue or click here
to return to the Index
Touro College Library Catalog
The Library Catalog SIMPLE
SEARCH screen appears.
This catalog includes all
physical items (books and
media) in the library
collections as well as
ebooks, etheses, and
ejournal databases.
Searching the Catalog
Let’s do a subject search in the
Touro College Library Catalog.
For this section we will use the
subject terms social work and
community practice to retrieve
information about books and
media in the libraries. Type the
terms in the Search box (arrow).
Click the down arrow next to
Any Field (circled), to view the
list of options that allows you to
specify the area in the record to
search.
Searching the Catalog
The following options can be
used to search for resources:
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Any field
Author
Title
Subject (non-medical)
Subject (medical)
LC Call number (non-medical)
NLM Call number (medical)
ISBN/ISSN
OCLC number
Searching by Subject (non-medical)
To search on a subject area
that we are interested in, click
on Subject (non-medical)
(arrow).
We are using the search
terms:
social work and community
practice
Searching by Subject (non-medical)
Place the cursor on Subject
(non-medical). This option
will fill in the second box as
is displayed to the right
(circled).
Click
Go!
(arrow).
Search Results
Your search results will
appear on the screen as
shown to the right. If there is
not an exact match to your
subject terms, the catalog
will provide nearby LC
SUBJECTS.
Let’s look at the first subject on
the list titled: Social work
administration -- Textbooks for
which there is 1 entry.
Click the subject link (arrow).
Search Results
Now we will examine the
catalog entry for the book:
“Skills for human service
practice : working with
individuals, groups and
communities…”
Book Details
This screen depicts the
following details about the
book (circled).
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Title/Author
Imprint
Location
Call #
Status
Additional Subjects
Let’s review each detail.
Title / Author
The book detail screen
shows the book Title
followed by the author’s or
editors name.
In this example the book title
is: “Skills for human
service practice : working
with individuals, groups
and communities…”
[edited by] Agi O'Hara, Zita
Weber”
Location
The Location describes
where the book is physically
located.
In this example, the book,
“Skills for human service
practice : working with
individuals, groups and
communities…” is located at
both the Kings Highway
and Midtown libraries.
Call #
The Call # refers to the
number that was assigned to
this book using the Library of
Congress Classification
System.
Each book has a unique
number that organizes it on
the shelves by subject area.
The Call # for this book
is: HV40 .S55 2006
Note that the call number
ends with the publication
year so you will know how
current the book is.
Status
The Status lets you know if
the book is available.
Examples of status types
include:
Available
On Hold
In Transit
Missing
Reserved
Checked Out
Non-TC ILL
Overdue
In this example, the book is
Available.
Subject Headings
You can search for more
books in the catalog by
clicking on Subject links in
the book details.
Additional subjects are listed
towards the bottom of the
book detail record.
For example: Human
services personnel –
Training of – Textbooks
(arrow).
Locating ebooks in the Catalog
Touro College Libraries
subscribe to over 40,000
ebooks.
Let’s go back to the Catalog
SIMPLE SEARCH screen
and type the search terms
social work and
community practice
Select to search in Any
Field
Click
Go!
(circled).
Advance to continue or click here
to return to the Index
Locating ebooks in the Catalog
Review the result list and
select an entry that is noted
Electronic Resources
(circled). The entry will have
the following as its location:
College E-Books (circled).
On the screen to the right,
scroll down to locate the
ebook titled, “Building on
women's strengths a
social work agenda for the
twenty-first century”.
Click on the title link for this
book to open the record
(arrow).
Locating ebooks in the Catalog
The catalog entry for this
ebook appears on the
screen.
Notice the blue box in the
center of the screen.
Click here to access the
electronic book
Click on this link to open the
ebook record (arrow).
Reviewing an ebook
This ebook is one of many
entries that is available
through an electronic book
service called NetLibrary
(circled).
You open the ebook by
clicking on the link View this
book (arrow).
Publication details are to the
right (circled).
Reviewing an ebook
You will see the book cover
on the bottom right of the
screen.
MAXIMIZE the ebook screen
by pulling the divider line up
to the top. (circled, arrow).
This will allow you to view
the ebook on a full screen.
Reviewing an ebook
The Table of Contents and
Chapter titles appear on the
left side of the window
(bracket).
If you click on the link for
Contents… (circled).
Reviewing an ebook
You will see the Contents of
the ebook (bracket).
You can scroll up and down
through the Contents of the
book on screen (arrow) or
you can click on any chapter
(circled).
Searching within an ebook
To search within an ebook,
use the Search box at the
bottom of the page (circled).
Let’s type in the term:
influence into the search
box.
Click Search (arrow)
Searching within an ebook
You will see the message
“Results 1 - 5 of 21 pages for
influence” (circled).
The results related to the
search appear on screen,
highlighted in yellow.
The page number where the
term is located in the ebook
is noted. Click on the link
View this Page (arrow) to go
directly to the section.
Searching within an ebook
You can read the page
online to see if this resource
meets your requirements for
your research (circled).
To go to the next instance
where the terms are found,
click View this Page for the
second result (arrow).
Exiting ebooks
To go back to the Touro
Virtual Catalog, bring the
NetLibrary page back to the
center of the screen.
Click Return to Catalog
(circled).
Assignment 1
 Go to the Touro College
Virtual Library and perform
a Library Catalog search
using your topic.
 Select one of the entries in
your catalog search results.
 Review the detailed record
for a book that looks
interesting and answer the
questions for Assignment
1 on your worksheet.
Catalog search practice
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Part 2: Proprietary Databases
Touro College subscribes to
many online databases to
help you with your research
needs.
Subscription databases are
found on the Touro College
Virtual Library by clicking on
the Proprietary Databases
link.
Advance to continue or click here
to return to the Index
Proprietary Database Links
The databases that you
need can be viewed by
clicking on a subject area
link.
OR
You can scroll down the
complete list of databases
arranged in alphabetical
order.
Using Social Sciences Databases
Let’s look at proprietary or
subscription databases in
the Subject area of Social
Science.
Click on the Subject link
Social Sciences.
A list of the resources
Related to these subject
areas will be displayed in
alphabetical order.
Social Science Resources
The list of Social Science
resources in support of the
Social Work curriculum is on
the screen.
By scrolling down the list,
you will see proprietary
databases that relate to the
field of Social Work:
Proquest Social Science
Journals, Social Work
Abstracts, etc.
Using Social Work Abstracts
For this tutorial, let’s use the
database Social Work
Abstracts. This database is
very good for locating
academic articles in this
field.
Scroll down the list and click
on the link for Social Work
Abstracts (arrow).
Using Social Work Abstracts
The main search screen
appears with a search box to
type in your terms (circled).
Note that there is also the
option to perform an
Advanced Search (down
arrow).
We will use the terms social
work and community
practice. Leave the default
search option as Anywhere
(up arrow).
Using Social Work Abstracts
Type in the search terms:
social work and community practice
(circled).
Click
(arrow).
Search Results
Your search results will
appear on the screen. A
sample is to the right.
The number of records
retrieved using the terms
social work and
community is 242 (circled).
Search Results
Let’s look at the first article
titled, “Advances and
challenges in preventing
childhood and adolescent
problem behavior”.
Click the link to open the
Complete Record (arrow).
The Article in Citation Format
The complete record for this
article appears on the screen to
help you locate the article in an
electronic or print form.
 Accession Number
 Title
 Editor
 Source (Journal name,
page, date)
 Document Type
 Publication Year
 ISSN
 Hardcopy details
 Abstract (summary)
Examining the Abstract
The abstract provides all the
details that you need to locate
this article. For example:
The TITLE: “Advances and
challenges in preventing
childhood and adolescent
problem behavior.”
The SOURCE: Social-WorkResearch. 30(3): 131-134, Sept
2006.
Either write down or print out
this information using File, Print,
Select the Page button and type
1.
Examining the Abstract
By examining the Source
line, we know that this article
was published in the journal
called Social Work Research
The volume is 30, Issue 3,
published in September
2006.
The article appears on
pages: 131-134
Searching for the Full Text
To find this article, we need
to return to the Virtual library
home page.
We want to see if the library
has the journal called Social
Work Research available
electronically.
Click eJournals (arrow).
Searching for the Full Text
At the prompt Find a full-text
periodical
Title begins with, type
Social Work Research
(circled).
Click
Search
(arrow)
Searching for the Full Text
The information for the
electronic journal appears on
the screen.
Articles published in Social
Work Research are online
from 03/01/1994 – current in
various Proprietary
databases to which Touro
College subscribes.
Searching for the Full Text
We are looking for the article
titled, “Advances and
challenges in preventing
childhood and adolescent
problem behavior.”
The article was published in
December 2006. We will
look in Proquest Social
Science Journals (arrow).
Click this link.
Searching for the Full Text
We are automatically
brought to the Proquest
database.
Publication: Social Work
Research, Washington
Full text coverage: Dec
1997 (Volume 21, Issue 4) –
current.
Type in the first few words of
the article title. “Advances and
challenges in preventing childhood
and adolescent… (circle).
Click
Search
(arrow).
Full Text Article
The link for the article is
found (arrow).
Click on the icon to open the
full text article
Full text (circled).
The Article in Full Text Format
The Article in Full Text Format
You can
Print or
email this article
(circled).
Journal Sources
We are pretty comfortable
with books, so now let’s take
a look at journal sources.
There are different
classifications of journal
sources. The types that you
will likely encounter in your
research are:
Scholarly
Trade
Popular
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Scholarly Journals
Used by Academics
Scholarly materials have a
serious appearance and contain
very little advertising.
They are written for professors,
students, or researchers.
The authors have expertise,
have done research, and are
affiliated with or sponsored by
a professional association.
Trade Journals
Used by Professionals
Trade or professional materials
may have a bright cover and
contain advertising that appeals
to those in the industry or field.
They are written to provide
information of use to that
particular industry or field of
study.
Popular Magazines
Used by Anyone
Popular materials may have a
bright cover, and contain many
glossy pictures and lots of
advertising.
They are written to attract a broad
segment of the population and are
usually published commercially.
They have second or third-hand
information, are opinions on a
contemporary issue, and attempt to
inform/entertain a wide audience on
topics of general interest.
Practice Selecting a Journal Type
Assignment 2

Go to the Touro College Virtual
Library and perform a periodical
Proprietary Database search
using your topic.
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Select one of the entries in your
proprietary database search results.
Print the citation of the article.
You will need to use this to create
your bibliography later in this
tutorial.
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Select an article in Full Text and
answer the questions for
Assignment 2 on your worksheet.
Practice Proprietary Databases
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Part 3: Quality Internet Sites
There are many Web pages
published on the Internet.
Your goal is to choose a
quality Web site that is
appropriate for your research
needs.
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to return to the Index
Web & Search Sites
The Touro College Virtual
Library offers links to many
quality web sites that can help
you in your research.
Under Find RESOURCES,
click on Web & Search Sites.
Web & Search Sites
The WEB & SEARCH SITES
page is divided into four major
categories:
 Ready Reference
 Subject Directories
 Search Engines
 Metasites, Portals &
Gateways
Let’s review Subject
Directories.
Subject Directories
Subject Directories include
collections of links that were
selected by human editors /
specialists who have subject
expertise.
These links have been
reviewed and carefully chosen
to assist students with their
research needs.
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to return to the Index
Types of Subject Directories
The Subject Directories
have been organized into
the following categories:
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General
Business
Education & Psychology
Health Sciences
Humanities
Jewish Studies
Mathematics & Science
Social Sciences
Subject Directories
Each subject directory
contains lists of Web links
that relate to a specific area
of interest.
For example, if you click on
Social Sciences, you will
see a list of Web links that
you can use to locate portals
for links on: conflict &
violence, mental health &
health risk issues, counselor
resources, social issues,
organizations, etc.
Social Sciences Subject Directories
The SOCIAL SCIENCE
SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
page contains an
alphabetical list of links to
collections of links to Web
resources.
Using subject directories can
focus your research by
going directly to quality
Web resources that relate
to your topic.
Using a Subject Directory
Let’s continue the research
using your term social work
and community.
We will look for a link that
might be useful for your
topic.
Scroll down the list (down
arrow).
Using a Subject Directory
The link for Social Sciences looks like it might be useful for our
research.
Using this link we can browse
areas including:
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Anthropology
Business & management
Economics
Education
Environmental studies
Government policy
Law & politics
Psychology
Research tools & methods
Social welfare, etc.
Click the link for Social Sciences
(arrow).
Searching with Social Sciences
When you click on the blue
link for Social Sciences the
screen to the right appears.
Type in the search term
social work and
community in the search
box (circled).
Click on GO.
Search Results
Results using the terms
social work and community
are displayed (circled).
Now showing: 1 - 25 of 456
records Order by Relevance
Alphabetical
To view information about the
resource, click on the title
(arrow).
Additional Resources
The Web & Search sites
portal has a great deal of
information / links to
additional resources in the
Social Sciences area.
Under the section titled
Metasites, Portals &
Gateways
Click Social Sciences
(arrow).
Additional Resources
Let’s look for a link that
provides information on
career & professional
services.
Scroll down the list (down
arrow).
Council on Social Work Education
The Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE)
link has information on
membership, accreditation &
reaffirmation, meetings &
education.
Click Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE)
Council on Social Work Education
CSWE also provides career
& professional services,
research reports & resource
links, the latest issues of the
Journal of Social Work
Education and CSWE
Focus.
http://www.cswe.org/CSWE/
Part 4: Using a Search Engine
Another way to locate a Web
site for your research is to
use a Search Engine.
Some search engines that
you will want to consider
include:
Google
Ask.com
Yahoo Search
Under Find RESOURCES
click on Web & Search
Sites.
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Social Sciences Search Engines
Search engines use
computer programs to look
for matches based on
subject terms. The results
are returned in a list that is
not evaluated by subject
area experts.
Click on Social Sciences
under Search Engines to
bring up a list that relates to
the Social Sciences area.
Search Engines
The list of Social Science
general search engines
appears.
Let’s choose Google U.S.
Government Search for this
tutorial and type in your
search term social work and
community.
Click Google U.S. Government
Search - A *****Google search
engine (arrow).
Google U.S. Government Search
The main page of the search
engine appears with a
search box (circled).
Type in the search terms
social work and community.
Click
Search Government Sites
Search Engine Results
Your search results will
appear on the screen.
Google ranks the top search
results in order of relevance
to your search terms.
Be as specific as you can
with your search terms.
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Part 5: Evaluating Search Results
Before selecting a Web site
retrieved by a search engine,
you should be aware of
some characteristics of Web
site evaluation.
When you use a Search
Engine the results are
computer-generated, and
therefore need
examination.
We will review five rules to
follow when reviewing Web
sites.
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Web Site Evaluation – Rule 1
Authorship
This is a major criterion used in
Evaluating information. Who is
sponsoring, authoring, or managing the
Web site?
Does the publisher list his or her
qualifications? You can determine the
type of Web site by the extension on its
URL.
.edu
.com
.gov
.org
.mil
.net
education / research
commercial / business
government agencies, offices,
and departments
group or individual
military
Internet service provider
http://www.touro.edu/
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 2
Accuracy
Is the information on the site
reliable? Unlike scholarly
materials, Web sites are rarely
refereed or reviewed.
Differentiate fact from
opinion. Look out for ambiguity,
manipulative reasoning, and bias.
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 3
Currency
Is the material up to date? Check
the date on the page to see when
it was updated.
Is some of the information
obviously out of date?
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 4
Comprehensiveness
What is the depth of the
information presented?
Does it cover a time period,
specific topic, claim to be
inclusive?
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 5
Style and functionality
Is the site laid out clearly
and logically? Check for
correct grammar and
spelling. Is the writing style
appropriate for the intended
audience?
Is the site easy to
navigate? Are there clearly
labeled icons and links? Do
links to remote sites work?
Selecting a Site
Getting back to your Google
search results for the topic
social work and community,
let’s choose the following site
from the search results:
Social Assistance, except Child
Day Care
Click on the Social Assistance
link.
Let’s see if this site meets the
requirements for the five rules.
The Social Assistance Site
Authorship
The URL (Uniform Resource
Locater) is:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs040.ht
m
This URL ends in .gov which
means that it is a site
maintained by the government.
The site is sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Social Assistance Site
Accuracy
This site focus on providing
information about areas of
Social Work including:
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Individual and family
services
Community food and
housing
Emergency and other
relief services.
The Social Assistance Site
Currency
The site includes a last
modified date of: January 20,
2006
The site also references the
Department of Labor Career
Guide 2006-2007 Edition.
The Social Assistance Site
Comprehensiveness
This site provides links to:
 Nature of the Industry
 Working Conditions
 Employment
 Occupations in the
Industry
 Training & Advancement
 Outlook & Earnings
 Sources of Additional
Information
 Statistics
The Social Assistance Site
Style and functionality
The Social Assistance site is
organized by the services
provided.
The material is presented
using narrative links and the
subject matter is easily
understood.
This site looks like it will be
useful for information on the
area of Social Work.
Assignments 3, 4 and 5

Go to the Touro College Virtual
Library Web & Search Sites page
and, using your search terms,
select a Subject Directory to
locate relevant Web sites for your
research.

Review the results of your search
and choose a Web site for your
topic. (Do not choose a .com site.)
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From the Web & Search Sites
page, choose a Search Engine
and, using the same subject terms,
perform a search and compare your
results.
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Answer the questions for
assignments 3, 4 and 5 on your
worksheet.
Web & Search Sites
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Part 6: Writing Your Bibliography
The Touro College Virtual
Library has tools to assist
you in creating your
bibliography or reference list.
There are style guides and
online tools to help you.
From the Virtual Library,
under Our SERVICES, click
on the Guides & Tutorials
link.
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Resources for Bibliographies
Scroll down the page to
Quick links.
You will see links:
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For Students

For Faculty
Click the link For Students
Resources for Bibliographies
You will see Quick links for:
o
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o
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Primary and Secondary Sources
Scholarly, Trade and Popular Materials
Style Guides
Citation Style for Research Papers (APA,
Turabian, MLA, Chicago, AMA)
NoodleTools (MLA & APA via NoodleBib)
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o
For detail on using this program, read our
Creating Your Bibliography with
NoodleTools.
Turnitin (plagiarism prevention system)

For detail on how to submit a term paper, read
our Introduction to Turnitin for Students
Check with your professor to
see which style (APA, Turabian,
MLA, etc.) is required for your
research paper.
Resources for Bibliographies
NoodleTools
NoodleTools is a web based
bibliography generator that
Touro College Libraries has
purchased for faculty and
student use.
To create your NoodleTools
ID, click on
NoodleTools,
New user? Create a new folder
Note: For detail on using this program,
read our Creating Your Bibliography
with NoodleTools
Citation – Book Resource
Below is an example of a book that would be included in
your bibliography for the research on social work and
community.
This is the book Skills for human service practice : working with
individuals, groups and communities that we looked at using the
Library Catalog.
Bibliography
O'Hara, A., & Weber, Z. (Eds.). (2006). Skills for human service practice:
Working with individuals, groups, and communities. New York: Oxford
University Press
This citation was created online using the program NoodleTools. Contact your local library
for assistance in creating your NoodleTools account.
Citation – Web Resource
Below is an example of a Web resource that would be included in
your bibliography for the research on social work and
community.
This is the Social Assistance site that we just reviewed, using Web
& Search Sites.
Bibliography
Social assistance, except child day care. (2006, January 20). U.S. Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved August 1, 2007, from U.S.
Department of Labor Web site: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs040.htm
This citation was created online using the program NoodleTools. Contact your local library
for assistance in creating your NoodleTools account.
Assignment 6
 Review the style guides and
create a citation for your
bibliography. Use your article
list from assignment #2 to
choose an article for your
citation.
 Write your citation in the
space provided on your
worksheet or attach a
NoodleTools bibliography.
 Submit your worksheet to
your professor.
Style Guides
NoodleTools
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Congratulations!
You have successfully
completed the
Information Literacy
Student Tutorial on
Social Sciences Resources.
Any questions can be
submitted to:
[email protected]
Or visit your local Touro
College Library.
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