Research & Teaching Services Librarian
Researching a Social Work Figure
The resources listed below will help you research historical social work figures. The articles found in these databases may give you incite into the figure's life, knowledge, skils, how they impacted the profession, and their client population, as well as the components of the NASW Code of Ethics which they embodied.
Things to keep in mind...
- There may not be an article for your figure
- Articles vary in length from one to ten pages and often include bibliographies can lead you to other sources for this assignment
- Articles may be about the the figure or may only mention them-- both could prove useful
- Your figure may also share their name with other famous people too, make sure the article is about the correct person
Finding Books about Social Work Figures
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OneSearchOneSearch allows you to find books in our collection as well as all sorts of articles. Try a search for your figure's name in quotes. You may find all sorts of sources here: more useful things include encyclopedia articles about your figure, and books and articles by or about them. You can use the Content Type limit in the left column of the results list to limit to Book/eBook, Journal Article, Reference, or Magazine Article.
Finding Articles by Your Historical Figure
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Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new windowDepending on when you figure lived, you may be able to find articles by your author in this database.