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HSR115 - Introduction to Human Services

Use this page to guide you through the various library and Web resources to gather information for your Service Learning Project and Resource Notebook. Remember that you must gather your information from a variety of sources, including scholarly journal articles and three agencies or organizations.

Selected Web Sites

Includes links to local and national agencies, government and non-profits specializing in your topics.

Research Tips

How to search the Library's resources for books and journal articles.

 

 

 

 

Citing Your Sources

A selection of style manuals, including APA.

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet

An excellent guide from Elizabeth Kirk, a librarian at Johns Hopkins University.

Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines

Wondering how you can tell what kind of information you have found?  A simple comparative chart from Duke University librarians.

Controversial Social Issues
Use this section to get ideas and more information for your final presentation.

Questions or comments

Georgia Laudenslager, Assistant Professor, Librarian, Reference and Outreach

Instructor: Barbara Wayne-Mellott

Instructor: Debra Bechtel