Social Work Library Resources Carol Watwood Health Sciences Librarian
Helm-Cravens Library Reference Desk, Helm Library 1 st Floor. , IM, or call 1(270) Home page:
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Borrowing Library Books Check out books for 4 weeks. Print journals don’t circulate; copies 10 cents a page. WKU’s e-journals download or copy free. Extended Library Services serves distance learners. Extended Library Services
WKU Libraries
Research Guides: LibGuides
Research Guides – Social Work
TOPCAT
TOPCAT record display
E-Books
TDNet Electronic Journal Finder
E-journals search (TDNet)
Scholarly Journals Also called “Peer-Reviewed” or “Refereed” journals. Articles written by scholars in the field using technical language. Little or no advertising. Articles contain charts, graphs, and references (bibliographies) citing the authors' sources. Articles reviewed before publication for quality and accuracy by several scholars in the same field.
Search DatabasesSearch Databases: find articles by subject
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
A simple database search
Link to the complete article Attached full text – click to open Click to see if library has a print copy
Printing an online article Click printer icon to open print dialog box and click “OK” to print
Printing a list of articles Click “add to folder” then click folder icon -or- Use browser “print” command
Subject terms search “browse” for search terms with “kinship care” – click the boxes you want, the “add,” then search
Thank You! If we can help, please contact the Reference Desk at or at We are always happy to help