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Library Resource Guide for CNC Social Service Worker Program |
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Finding background information
The following titles located in the library’s Reference section can be used to investigate terminology or specific topics relating to social work.
- The social work dictionary - Ref HV 12 .B37 2003
- Canadian encyclopedia of social work - Ref HV 12 .E53 2005
- Social workers' desk reference - Ref HV 40 .S6464 2002
- Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America - Ref HV 12 .E497
- Encyclopedia of social work (U.S.) - Ref HV 35 .E56 1995 SUPPL.2003
- Dictionary of counseling - Ref BF 637 .C6 B444
- Directory of addiction services in British - Ref HV 5000.B7 D57
- Child welfare in Canada, 2000 : the role of… - Ref HV 745 .A6 F42
B.C. Ministry of Children & Family Reports & Publications (online)- http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/reports_publications.htm
Some recently acquired reference titles include:
- The Gale encyclopedia of mental disorders - Ref RC 437 .G35
- Encyclopedia of disability - Ref HV 1568 .E528
- Encyclopedia of addictions and addictive behaviours - Ref RC 564 .G95
- The encyclopedia of elder care - Ref RC 954 .E53
- Encyclopedia of bioethics - Ref QH 332 .E52
- The Encyclopedia of mental health - Ref RC 437 .K34
- Encyclopedia of social theory - Ref HM 426 .E47
- First Nations health bibliography - Ref RA 449 .C65
- Raven's children II : aboriginal youth health in BC - Ref E 78 .B9 R38 2005
- Recent social trends in Canada, 1960-2000 - Ref HN 103.5 .R42 2005
- Rural Canadians' guide to programs and services - Ref HV 105 .R87 2007
- Time out II : a profile of BC youth in custody - HV 9064 .T55 2005
- Women in Canada : a gender-based statistical report - Ref HQ 1453 .W65
The library also provides links to many associations, and social service agency websites on its Web Sites-Social Services page.
Finding books, selected online government documents and media
Click on the "Books, Media in catalogue" button on the CNC library webpage to find books, e-books, government documents or media on a selected topic.
Some useful Subject terms to search in the catalogue include:
Child welfare – Canada
Children – Legal status, laws, etc. – Canada
Family social work
Parent and child (Law) – Canada
Poor – Canada – Statistics
Poverty
Social case work
Social service
Social work education
Finding Journal or newspaper articles
The CNC Library has the following paper format journals relating to social service topics:
Canadian Journal of Counselling
Canadian Journal of Criminology
Canadian Journal of Sociology
Canadian Review of Social Policy
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
Canadian Social Trends
Canadian Social Work
CASW Bulletin
Guidance and Counselling
Perception
Social Work
Many more online journals or journal article citations are available via these online journal indexes:
If you wish to find a list of CNC Library held paper format or online fulltext social work/social sevice journals, from the library's Journals page, click on Online A-Z Title/Subject. Then click on Browse by Journal Subject and under Social Sciences click on Social Work. To search within an online fulltext publication, click on the journal title and then click on Search within the publication.
Newspaper Indexes
Finding Statistics
Statistics can be collected by a variety of sources, including agencies. Check the links under the library’s Statistics link to explore the data available there.
Preparing to write an essay
American Psychological Association (APA) style formatting information for term papers or reports can be found at
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. – Ref BF 76.7 .P83
APA style guide to electronic references -- Ref BF 76.7 .P835 2007
or through the library’s link to Citation Guides
Check the library handout on The 10 Steps of Preparing a Research Paper: (2006) or find books in the stacks for guidance on writing a term paper in the social sciences. Some of these titles are:
- A short guide to writing about social science - Stacks H 91 .C78 2002
- Making sense : social sciences : a student's guide to research and writing - Stacks H 62 .N735 2002
- Mastering APA style - Stacks BF 76.8 .G452 2002 WORKBOOK
Seeking assistance
If you need any assistance with research, please approach the librarians at the Information Desk, or fill out the Ask a Librarian form on the library’s web page.
 
Good luck! If you have comments or suggestions, email me at chulka@cnc.bc.ca
(updated Nov.28,2007)
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