Social Work

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Reading Lists

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Got an assignment? Have you looked at the reading list to see lecturer recommendations?

Key Starters for Essays, Projects and Independent Studies

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Identify different sources of information and link to ebooks and other top sources

Finding Articles and Key Practitioner Updates

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Practitioner Updates from CareKnowledge and Community Care Inform are vital sources

Creating a search strategy

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Research Methods

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Newspapers and Magazines

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• Nexis Uni 

Full text articles from many news sources and trade journals both UK and international. Archives sometimes stretching back to the mid 1980s.

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For use in the UK only

PressReader lets you access UK and international newspapers, plus a wide range of magazine content. Everything is full colour with archives varying in length depending on the publication.

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Films, TV, Radio and Training Videos

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Statistics

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Recommended Organisations

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Referencing

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Guidance and support for referencing in APA 7, including advice about reference generators

Your Subject Team

 Anne Worden

Faculty Librarian

email Anne.Worden@port.ac.uk

 Sharon Bittner

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email sharon.bittner@port.ac.uk