Library Research in Human Services (HUSR 470)

http://users.library.fullerton.edu/jtian/

Books

To locate books on Human Services subjects, use the following catalogs:
CSUF OPAC -- Books, journals, and other materials in the CSUF Library
CSU Link -- Books, journals, and other materials in 7 CSU libraries and Claremont Colleges Libraries
Melvyl -- Books, journals, etc. in UC and other libraries in the state of California
WorldCat -- Books and other materials from libraries worldwide

Journal Articles

To locate journal articles on critical thinking, use the following electronic journals and indexes/abstracts/full-text databases.  They are available via the Library's home page under Electronic Information Resources.  To learn about these databases, see All Databases Described or go to the web sites of the databases.

Electronic Journal Collections
JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org/) -- Click Enter JSTOR to start search
Project Muse (
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/)


Indexes/Abstracts Databases

PAIS International
ProQuest Direct (ABI-INFORM Global)
PsychInfo
Social Sciences Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
Women's Resource International

Full-text Databases (or selected full-text)
Expanded Academic ASAP
Dow Jones Interactive -- Select Publications Library on the DJI webpage.
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe -- Select General News Topics on the main page.

Government Information

To access government information (including U.S. Government, California, Local & State, International, and etc.), start from the Library Home Page, select Search the Web, Subject Links A-Z, and then select Government Publications.  

There is a category for Orange County Information, check out Focus Orange County, Orange County Official Home Page, Center for Demographic Research, and etc.

Web Resources

How to find information on the Web?  Where should I begin?
You can use search engines like Yahoo, Altavista, Excite, etc.  To view and use a list of search engines, go to
Search the Web on the library's Homepage.

You can also browse subject directories such as
Britannica Internet Guides: http://www-lj.eb.com:180/
WWW Virtual Library: http://vlib.stanford.edu/Overview.html
Library of Congress Subject Guide: http://www.loc.gov
(Browse Topical Guides -- Library of the Congress Explore the Internet
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/subject.html)
Internet Public Library: http://ipl.org/
Argus Clearing House: http://www.clearinghouse.net/

Another good  way to find  information on the Internet would be through word of mouth or web site reviews from various literature.

IMPORTANT: Learn to evaluate Internet resources!   Check out the pointers on Evaluating Web Resources(http://www.library.fullerton.edu/interws.htm)


A Selective List of Web Sites on Domestic Violence

MEDICAL SITES

Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse: http://wwwumn.edu/mincava
Family Peace Project: http://www.family.mcw.edu/ahec/ec/medimedviol.html
Family Violence Prevention Fund: http://www.fvpf.org
Domestic Violence: A Practical Approach for Clinicians: http://www.sims.org/domestic.html
American College of Emergency Medicine at http://www.acep.org
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists at http://www.acog.org
American Academy of Family Practice at http://www.aafp.org
American Academy of Pediatrics at http://www.aap.org.

LEGAL SITES

Nashville, Tenn, Police Department: http://www.telalink.net/police/abuse/index.html
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence: http://wwwabanet.org/domviol/home.html
Justice Information Check: http://www.ncjrs.org/victdv.htm
US Department of Justice: http:/www.usdo/.gov/vawo

GENERAL AND COMMUNITY SITES

Shattered Love Broken Lives Domestic Violence Main Menu: http:/www.s-t.com/projects/DomVio/
Domestic Violence information Center: http://www.feminist.org/other/dv/dvhome.html
Domestic Violence Shelters: http://computrek.org/xx.htm (xx= state abbreviation)
Same-Sex Domestic Violence: http://www.xq.com/cuav/domviol.htm
Nonviolent Alternatives: http://www.tamoore.com/violence
Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE): http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/jade/safe
Battered Women and Their Children: http://www.columbia.edu/rhm5
Electronic Journal of Intimate Violence (E-Mail Newsletter):    http://alpha.acast.nova.edu/health/psy/file-desc/file50.html

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