Social Work

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Reading Lists

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

Key Starters for Essays, Projects and Independent Studies

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

Finding Articles and Key Practitioner Updates

Practitioner Updates from CareKnowledge and Community Care Inform are vital sources

Creating a search strategy

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The following pages have been designed to take you step-by-step through the process of creating a search strategy.

They can be read in the order given, or if one step of the process is of particular interest to you - for example - Applying search techniques - you can go straight to that section.

• Breaking your topic into concepts

• Considering alternative keywords

• Applying search techniques

Research Methods

Newspapers and Magazines

Films, TV, Radio and Training Videos

Statistics

Recommended Organisations

Referencing

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