Getting Started
Have some keywords to describe your research topic? Use them in the library catalog, NuCAT, to locate materials.
Get basic information using the Snell Reference collection or the library webpage Reference Shelf sources, such as
Encyclopedia Britannica
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Use the Complete A-Z List of Article and Other Databases to find article citations, or the articles.
You could use Google Scholar to search for articles from academic publications. Don't forget to set your Preferences to Northeastern to connect linking to the NU Library collections.
Additional NU Links
Archives and Special Collections, NU Libraries, collects historically significant records of the University, as well as Documenting Diversity of under-represented communities in Boston.
Human Services Program and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology webpage also provide links to related research institutes, such as the Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence, Center for Urban and Regional Policy, and the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative. and useful organizations and resources in sociology and anthropology and resources for social services.
Center for the Study of Sport and Society is one of the world's leading social justice organization using the power of sports to create social change both nationally and internationally.
George Lewis Ruffin Society promotes the advancement of minorities in the criminal justice professions and greater understanding between minority communities and the Massachusetts criminal justice system.
The Institute on Race and Justice brings together researchers from colleges, schools and departments in the social sciences. Some of the research is available on the Research and Publications page, as well as links to other Research and Advocacy Organizations.
The mission of the Institute on Urban Health Research is to understand "the social and environmental conditions of urban living in order to inform public health intervention strategies, policies and professional training."
Search Tips
Choose a search tool.
Try our Google-style library search or choose an article search tool recommended in our Research Guides by Subject. Alternatively, try an interdisciplinary database, such as Academic Search Premier or JSTOR.
Use one or more of your key words to do a broad search, then narrow it down.
New Resources and Updates
NEW! Check the Spring 2013 Library Newsletter for information about upcoming changes at the University Libraries
“Lots More E-Books” is a collection of over 50,000 academic titles in ebook format. The collection is accessible through the library catalog:
in
NOTE: Click on the drop-down link to see the Search Scope: Ebooks
- Search All Journals in the collection--one search box for over 560 journals.
- Browse Journals by Title this option also lets you set up a list of My Favorite Journals!
- Browse Journals by Discipline the Social Science & Humanities discipine includes Social Work and Social Policy as well as Psychology and Counseling, and Family Studies
New look for Lexis Nexis Academic and a wiki to help users with the new interface.
Finding Human Services Materials in Snell Library
HM711-806 Groups and organizations
HM756-781 Community
HM786-806 Organizational sociology. Organization theory
HM811-821 Deviant behavior. Social deviance
HM826 Social institutions
HM831-901 Social change
HM1001-1281 Social psychology
HM1041-1101 Social perception. Social cognition Including perception of the self and others, prejudices, stereotypes
HM1106-1171 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
HM1176-1281 Social influence. Social pressure
HV1-9960 Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
HV40-69 Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice
Including social case work, private and public relief, institutional care, rural social work, work relief
HV85-525 By region or country
HV530 The church and charity
HV541 Women and charity
HV544 Charity fairs, bazaars, etc.
HV544.5 International social work
HV547 Self-help groups
HV551.2-639 Emergency management
HV553-639 Relief in case of disasters
HV560-583 Red Cross. Red Crescent
HV599-639 Special types of disasters
HV640-645 Refugee problems
HV650-670 Life saving
HV675-677 Accidents. Prevention of accidents
HV680-696 Free professional services Including medical charities
HV697-4959 Protection, assistance and relief
HV697-3024 Special classes
HV697-700.7 Families. Mothers. Widow's pensions
HV701-1420.5 Children
HV835-847 Foundlings
HV873-887 Destitute, neglected, and abandoned children. Street children
HV888-907 Children with disabilities
HV931-941 Fresh-air funds
HV959-1420.5 Orphanages. Orphans
HV1421-1441 Young adults. Youth. Teenagers
HV1442-1448 Women
HV1449 Gay men. Lesbians
HV1450-1494 Aged
HV1551-3024 People with disabilities Including blind, deaf, people with physical and mental disabilities
NOTE: Check the Social Sciences link for related Library of Congress subjects, such as commerce, economic theory, family, social class, race and communities.
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Student Highlights
Visit Human Services Student Highlights to learn about special projects and accomplishments of Human Services students.
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