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[Google Scholar Path] Google Scholar, uses “natural language” and your search terms do not need to be specific.
Make sure you are signed into you goshen.edu Google account. This identifies you as a Goshen student. It is the same GCusername and password you use to get into your email, Moodle, etc...
In the upper left hand corner, you can limit articles just to a specific time range
Click on the star beside any journal articles you want to save.
In the upper right-hand corner, click on the star beside “My Library” to see the list of journal articles you selected.
Use “Cited by” and “Related articles” to find similar journal articles. THIS IS A HUGE TIME SAVER!!
Click on the quotation mark (“) to see how the article is cited using APA format. *Be sure you check the citation before you submit your Literature Review assignment.*
Click on the chevron (>>) and look for "Library Search" or "Available from Goshen" [Note: there are also "available from Goshen links on the right, which MIGHT work. ] Clicking on this link will either take you to the resource or an InterLibrary Loan form [see more below]
[EBSCO Path] With EBSCO you can narrow your search to just Social Work or related databases.
Go to the library home page (library.goshen.edu)
Click on the EBSCO link
Click on the "All databases". Chose the following Databases
Academic Search Elite
APA PsycArticles
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
SocINDEX with Full Text
You can limit your results to the Past 5 Years
OPTIONAL: You can make a MyEBSCO account and save the articles you found. This account is NOT tied to your GC computer account.
If you find an article, but we do not have it, you can click on the "Request it through the library" and we will get it for you via ILL (See below)
Clicking on the dots on the right side of each result will get you options to cite, download, and share
[Social Work Abstracts Path] Use this resource to find articles written solely from Social Work Journals. Further, it can be a great way to find a topic. But it is print and using it is a bit different then what you might be used to. But we think that this is a great way to both pick out a topic AND find current resources on that topic.
The index is behind the ASK Desk in the library
Every year, four issues come out.
In each issue there is a list of Social Work articles written for Social Work or Social Work related journals with a short synopsis of each article. Each of these entries is given a number and subjects.
At the back of each issue, there is an index (we KNOW! an index in an index) of subjects.
Once you find an article, search for it in Google Scholar [see above]. If we do not have it, then we can get it for you through InterLibrary Loan (see below)
InterLibrary Loan
If the journal article is not available online (if it is, there will be a blue box labeled “Access online”), click on a blue box labeled “Request it.” This will take you to the Interlibrary Loan Request form/page.
Your information and article information is MOSTLY filled in automatically. You do have to select that you are a student
Click “I understand...” box, then click on the “Submit” box. You are agreeing to NOT share the resource with others
You will receive an email confirming the library has received your request. Articles come in a few days. Books can take a week or two (you probably will not get books)
[General Tips: optional]
Consult existing literature reviews related to your topic. [REMEMBER: YOU CANNOT USE THESE REVIEWS THEMSELVES AS A SOURCE!!!]
Note classic and landmark studies.
Remember, the library staff are available to assist you at the “ASK” desk.
Writing assistance is available, too. No appointment is needed.
Every student in this course is expected to schedule at least one appointment with the library staff to discuss the Literature Review assignment.