Background / Reference Sources
Reference sources (also called background sources or background information) are helpful when beginning the research process. They can give you a working knowledge of the subject area and introduce you to important names, facts, issues, and other concepts related to your topic. These key terms will come in handy when you begin searching databases for secondary source literature.
Credo Reference
Find background information using Credo, an alternative to Wikipedia with reliable information that you can cite in your papers.
Dictionaries
Handbooks, Guides, & Manuals
- Social Workers' Desk Reference (eBook)The third edition text responds to the changes occurring in society and how they are impacting the education, research, and practice of social work as a whole. Each chapter is short and contains practical information in addition to websites and updated references. Social work practitioners, educators, students, and other allied professionals can utilize the Social Workers' Desk Reference to gain interdisciplinary and interprofessional education, practice, and research.