Guides: SWO 6384 Introduction to Doctoral Research: Finding Background Information &amp; Books

Background Information

Encyclopedia of social work

Provides over overview articles on key topics ranging from international issues to ethical standards, offer students, with new articles and revisions to existing articles added regularly.

WorldCat

Contains an online catalog to the book, media, archival, journal, map, music, and special collections holdings of libraries across the United States and internationally.

Allows you to find books to request through OsoFast/InterLibraryLoan

OneSearch (Advanced search page)
Use this resource for searching the library catalog, the Baylor Digital Collections, BEARdocs (electronic theses and dissertations, honors theses, technical reports, faculty publications, etc.), research guides, and much of the full-text subscription content.

OsoFast - Baylor's Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
-Place a new request
-Check the status of a request
-Renew ILL items
-Download delivered e-docs
-Recommend items to Baylor library collections
-And more...
Distance Education Library Services
-Distance education library services are provided to Baylor clients for whom geographical distances between Waco and their local addresses may prohibit frequent visits to the main campus where they could make use of our research facilities in person.
-Graduate students who live 30+ miles away from Waco but are enrolled in classes.
-Please note that we may ask for confirmation of your distance education status from your department.
-Requires a BearID.