LibGuides: Human Services Technology: Online Research

Getting Started

How to get started with Human Services Research
Begin your research with the library! This video will get you started.

Healing Neen

Healing Neen Movie
After surviving a childhood of abuse and neglect, Tonier “Neen” Cain lived on the streets for two nightmarish decades, where she endured unrelenting violence, hunger, and despair while racking up 66 criminal convictions related to her addiction. Incarcerated and pregnant in 2004, a community mental health program offered her a way out...and up.

Finding a Topic

Unsure of what to research? Use the "Map It" search box for ideas on search terms and directions you can take in your research process. Check out ProCon.org's listing of topics or SIRS Issues Researcher to get your critical thinking process started.

SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new window
Search and browse leading pro/con issues from a variety of sources. Find information on the most current and controversial topics of the day.

ProCon.org
This site's purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. "We research issues that are controversial and important, and we present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, transparent, and primarily pro-con format at no charge."

Online Resources

Many of these databases can be searched with the above search box, but sometimes it is easier searching one database at a time. Each of the following has a description that will help you decide if it will be helpful for your topic. Try several different databases to make sure you find the best possible information.

Sociology Database This link opens in a new window
Sociological and social work research including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more.
Blue Ridge username and password required for off-campus use.
Social Science Database This link opens in a new window
Research covering topics in sociology, social work, anthropology, and politics.
Blue Ridge username and password required for off-campus use.
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
Reports on issues shaping our world, with in-depth coverage of political and social issues, such as health, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.
Blue Ridge username and password required for off-campus use.

North Carolina State Government Publications Collection
Informational brochures and pamphlets, reports (annual, biennial, statistical), serials (newsletters, checklists, magazines), handbooks, studies, and other information resources produced by state government.
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Moodle login required for off-campus use

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