- Applied Social Sciences and Social Work
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- Accessing your reading lists
- Databases For My Subject
- Subjects
- Document supply
- Staff and researchers
- DISCOVER
- About us
- How to...
- Web resources
- Getting Started
- Key e resources
- Student support
- Unit Readings
- Assistive Status
- Finding information
- Full text databases
- Dissertation Binding
- Referencing and plagiarism
- Search tips & tricks
- Accessing the literature
- Dissertations and research
- About us
- Accessing your reading lists
- Databases For My Subject
- Document supply
- Staff and researchers
- DISCOVER
- About us
- How to...
- Web resources
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- Charities
- Statistics
- Search engines
- Subject gateways
- How to critically evaluate a webpage
- Government websites
- Evidence Based Practice (EBP) for Social Care
- Web resources you can trust
- Electronic Discussion Lists
- Getting the best from Google
- Domain names and country codes
- Charities and other non governmental organisations
- Getting the best from Google Scholar
- Government websites
- Getting Started
- Key e resources
- Student support
- Unit Readings
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- Social Enquiry (ASS022 1)
- Sociology of Deviance (ASS022 2)
- Forensic Mental Health
- Identity & Structure (ASS021 1)
- Contemporary Social Theory
- The Nature of Social Theory (ASS021 2)
- Crime, Punishment & Justice (ASS025 2)
- Global News and Media Audiences (ASS023 2)
- Sociology of Health & Illness (ASS016 3)
- Contempoary issues in criminology
- Contemporary issues in criminology
- Contemporary Society & Education (ASS020 1)
- Human Development
- Evidence Based Practice (EBP) for Social Care
- Dissertation in Criminology (ASS020 3)
- Working with Diversity & Difference
- Criminology & Sociology BA Special Study
- Mental Health in Practice
- Understanding the Welfare State & Education
- Poverty & Social Exclusion
- Introduction to Theories and Issues in Criminology (ASS021 1)
- Adult Social & Community Care
- Current Issues in Adult Services
- Introduction to the Social Sciences
- Introduction to Social Work Legislation
- Critical Ethical and Reflective Practice
- Working Together: Theories, Methods and Skills for Intervention
- Developing Academic & Professional Skills
- Working with Children Young People and Families: Core Concepts
- The Organisational and Disciplinary Nature of Professional Practice
- Assistive Status
- Finding information
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- Books
- E books
- Journal articles
- Magazines
- Statistics
- Useful classmarks for the Applied Social Sciences
- Newspaper articles
- Audio visual resources
- Web resources
- Reference books
- Legal materials
- Research reports
- Research Project (ASS01 3)
- Conference papers
- Human Development
- Government Reports
- Working with Diversity & Difference
- Books
- Academic & non academic
- Mental Health in Practice
- E books
- Journal articles
- Extended Practice Placement
- Poverty & Social Exclusion
- Statistics
- Newspaper articles
- Adult Social & Community Care
- Current Issues in Adult Services
- Reference books
- Legal materials
- Contemporary Society & Education
- Introduction to the Social Sciences
- Introduction to Social Work Legislation
- Critical Ethical and Reflective Practice
- Working Together: Theories, Methods and Skills for Intervention
- Developing Academic & Professional Skills
- Working with Children Young People and Families: Core Concepts
- The Organisational and Disciplinary Nature of Professional Practice
- Findinginformation
- Full text databases
- Dissertation Binding
- Referencing and plagiarism
- Search tips & tricks
- Accessing the literature
- Dissertations and research
- About us
Magazines
Magazines
Professional magazines can be useful for keeping up-to-date with the latest news and developments in your subject. However, they are not the same as journals and do not contain academic research papers.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Good for keeping up-to-date with the latest news/developments in a subject | DO NOT contain research papers. |
| May contain articles on best practice etc. | Articles are likely to be brief & have few (if any) references to other materials at the end. |
| Are not peer-reviewed |
Finding Professional Magazines
Magazines are listed on the Library Catalogue in the same way as journals. Select the Journal Title option and type in the title of the magazine you need.
Some key magazine titles for courses in Applied Social Studies include:
- Children & Young People Now - a professional magazine for everyone working with children, young people and families. The printed version of the magazine (containing content not available on the website) is available in the Journals section at Park Square LRC and Polhill Library.
- Community Care - all the latest social work, social care and health news; with articles on practice.
- Criminal Justice Matters (CJM) - magazine produced by the Centre for Crime and Justice studies.
- Roof - magazine produced by the charity Shelter. Covers all aspect of homelessness. Features from Roof are available electronically here.
- Poverty - magazine published by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). It features the latest facts, figures and news in the fight against poverty. Selected articles from each issue are available electronically here.
- Primary Teachers Magazine - free magazine from the DfES with all the latest news and articles of interest to those involved with primary age children.
- Prison Service News - free magazine which features all the latest news, views and developments from HM Prison Service. Has an archive of issues back to November 2003.
- Secondary Teachers Magazine - free magazine from the DfES with all the latest news and articles of interest to those involved with secondary age children.
- Skills for Life: Update Magazine - free magazine from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills aimed at everyone who is providing basic skills and learning opportunities and those interested in improving the literacy, language and numeracy skills of adults.
- Sociology Review - an A Level magazine covering key topics in sociology and recent research.
- YJ Magazine - free bi-monthly magazine for the Youth Justice System in England and Wales. YJ covers the work of youth offending teams, prevention programmes, sentencers, the police, policymakers, local authority staff and volunteers.
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