SWSP1003 Introduction to Human Services

This library Pathfinder is your guide to help locate resources for the unit SWSP1003 - Introduction to Human Services.

• Use the Advanced Search pages to learn about specific searching techniques that are useful for this topic.
• The Search Assistant (in the sidebar) can guide you through the process of building a search, which you can copy and paste into MultiSearch or any of the library databases, to retrieve better results.

If you need basic instruction on using our library, locating ebooks or journal articles, referencing, and more, use the Learn to Search links in the sidebar.

A good place to start if you need definitions, history, trends or overviews of a topic, is to search the set of GALE Encyclopedias. 

Find resources (books, journals, ebooks or audiovisual) on a topic

To find resources in the library, choose keywords from your assessment. 

If you are new to searching, revise the Information Skills section of the website.
You may also use these live searches as an example and a starting point. 
Edit the live searches to build your own search for resources on specific topics.  
Change the date range, add or remove keywords and select which type of resource you want (books, journals etc).  This will narrow your search and make it more specific.

NOTE : do not rely on these live searches for your assessment.  They are meant to assist you to start your own search.

Find resources (books, articles, ebooks and audiovisual) on these topics. 

Human services OR welfare state
Disadvantage OR marginalisation
Social justice OR human rights

Still not sure how to format your search?  

Watch this video called Finding Journal Articles for an Assessment Task.