Instructions This assignment has several warm-up activities and one main task. Please ensure you have completed each warm-up activity before completing the main task. The main task requires you to search for, and then analyze research from the library on a topic of interest in social work. This can be a topic you have investigated during your previous coursework. Warm-up Activity 1: Getting Acquainted with the NCU Library NCU Library is committed to supporting the academic research needs of students, faculty, and staff. The Library does this by providing timely access to quality, scholarly, and appropriate information resources and library services, such as reference, information literacy instruction, and inter-library loan services. Students also have access to highly qualified and experienced Library staff. Library services include: Research Databases - Access to A - Z databases list from the library’s home page containing thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers, e-Books, dissertations, financial data, and other information resources available in the Library. Inter-library Loan Service (ILL) - Students needing articles, and book chapters not in the Library collection can submit an inter-library loan request. Students can register for the ILL service by clicking the “Request Inter-library Loan Items” link on the Library homepage. Students will need to utilize local libraries for print-only materials. Ask a Librarian - Students can receive library assistance 24/7 via the “Ask a Librarian” service. Ask a Librarian allows patrons to search an ever-expanding knowledge bank of frequently asked Library questions and their responses, conveniently located at the bottom of the blue, left-side toolbar located on every Library Guide. NCU Students, faculty, and staff may also complete an Ask a Librarian Form . Questions are answered promptly during Library Staffed Hours. Research Consultations - The Library offers a research consultation service for students, faculty, and staff. This is an in-depth, personalized, one-on-one meeting with a reference librarian to discuss possible information resources and search strategies for class assignments, papers, presentations, Masters theses, and doctoral dissertations. Library Workshops - Library workshops provide in-depth information about using library resources and services. Recorded workshops are available from the Learn the Library page. Students are strongly encouraged to view a Library workshop before beginning coursework. Warm-up Activity 2: Considering Information Literacy Read the Northcentral University Library page called Research Process and review various links and tutorials to prepare for using the library. As you go through the rest of this assignment, you will be asked to use the Northcentral University Library to locate books, articles, and other appropriate online resources about family therapy. For this purpose, it is necessary for you to identify a topic that you wo.

1. Instructions
This assignment has several warm-up activities and one main
task. Please ensure you have completed each warm-up activity
before completing the main task. The main task requires you to
search for, and then analyze research from the library on a topic
of interest in social work. This can be a topic you have
investigated during your previous coursework.
Warm-up Activity 1: Getting Acquainted with the NCU Library
NCU Library is committed to supporting the academic research
needs of students, faculty, and staff. The Library does this by
providing timely access to quality, scholarly, and appropriate
information resources and library services, such as reference,
information literacy instruction, and inter-library loan services.
Students also have access to highly qualified and experienced
Library staff.
Library services include:
Research Databases
- Access to A - Z databases list from the library’s home page
containing thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers, e-
Books, dissertations, financial data, and other information
resources available in the Library.
Inter-library Loan Service
(ILL) - Students needing articles, and book chapters not in the
Library collection can submit an inter-library loan request.
Students can register for the ILL service by clicking the
“Request Inter-library Loan Items” link on the Library
homepage. Students will need to utilize local libraries for print-

2. only materials.
Ask a Librarian
- Students can receive library assistance 24/7 via the “Ask a
Librarian” service. Ask a Librarian allows patrons to search an
ever-expanding knowledge bank of frequently asked Library
questions and their responses, conveniently located at the
bottom of the blue, left-side toolbar located on every Library
Guide. NCU Students, faculty, and staff may also complete an
Ask a Librarian Form
. Questions are answered promptly during Library Staffed
Hours.
Research Consultations
- The Library offers a research consultation service for
students, faculty, and staff. This is an in-depth, personalized,
one-on-one meeting with a reference librarian to discuss
possible information resources and search strategies for class
assignments, papers, presentations, Masters theses, and doctoral
dissertations.
Library Workshops
- Library workshops provide in-depth information about using
library resources and services. Recorded workshops are
available from the Learn the Library page. Students are strongly
encouraged to view a Library workshop before beginning
coursework.
Warm-up Activity 2: Considering Information Literacy
Read the Northcentral University Library page called
Research Process
and review various links and tutorials to prepare for using the
library.

3. As you go through the rest of this assignment, you will be asked
to use the Northcentral University Library to locate books,
articles, and other appropriate online resources about family
therapy. For this purpose, it is necessary for you to identify a
topic that you would like to learn more about relating to family
therapy. You can choose a specific presenting problem (e.g.,
infidelity, ADHD, depression) or model of therapy (e.g., Bowen
theory, narrative therapy), or even a life stage (e.g., parenting,
premarital relationships). Before moving on with this activity,
decide on a topic that you will look into as you search the
Library. Then, as you search the Library and identify applicable
resources, you will make a list of resources that you find. Be
sure to capture the reference information for each resource in
APA format. You will be required to submit a list of resources
in correct APA format at the end of the activity.
Warm-up Activity 3: Learning about RefWorks:
To effectively capture and maintain all of the reference/resource
information that is found in the Library and other online
resources, students are strongly encouraged to use RefWorks an
online research management, writing, and collaboration tool. It
is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store, and
share all types of information, as well as generate citations and
bibliographies. Find out more information about RefWorks
including how to access it by exploring the library’s
RefWorks
page. It is well worth the time to access and learn to use this
tool as it can be used throughout your scholastic career at
Northcentral University. However, you should know that
electronic tools like this are no guarantee that your references
and in-text citations are 100 percent correct. It is still your
responsibility to know the format for APA references and
double-check content produced by these tools (helpful resources
in this regard are the Purdue Owl site and the APA style blog,
links available in the Books and Resources area).

4. Warm-up Activity 4: Evaluating Internet Research Sources
The Internet is a valuable tool, but you need to exercise caution
when using it for scholarly research. The following guides will
help you to think critically about website information. These
can be found in the Research Process area, under
Evaluating Information
:
Website evaluation workshop. Northcentral University Library
Research process: Website evaluation. Northcentral University
Library
The Author is an Authority and Unbiased:
Is the author considered to be an expert or reputable scholar on
the topic? Does the author have any professional views that
could affect objectivity? Is the author affiliated with any
special-interest groups? Does the author present alternate views
and are those views portrayed fairly? Does the author’s
language show signs of bias?
Publisher Reputation and Authority:
Is the publisher a respected source of academic scholarship?
(Note: Academic databases generally have a high standard of
accountability and accuracy.) Does the publisher have any
professional affiliations that could affect objectivity?
Date of Publication:
Is the source new or old? If the source is older (more than 5
years), are there any newer sources that validate or invalidate
this source? If the source is from the Internet, can the date of
publication be accurately certified?

5. Primary and Secondary Sources:
Is this the original (primary) source, or is this a secondary
interpretation or description of the primary source? Would the
primary source add more validity to your work?
Cross-reference:
Is the source cited in other primary or secondary sources? How
is this source used by other authors? Is the source respected and
valued in the field?
Audience:
Who is the source’s audience? Proponents or opponents? Other
scholars? The general public?
Now that you have considered the types of sources you are
seeking, you are ready to begin exploring the Northcentral
University Library.
Main Task
For this assignment, perform a search for resources in your
chosen topic area related to social work.
Be sure to start on the Roadrunner Search tab in the library for
scholarly articles. Be sure to check Full Text and
Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed Journals to narrow down your results
for articles, and just the Full-Text box for other resource types.
Locate five peer-reviewed journal articles, one book, and one
professional resource (website or another resource). Be sure to
include sources related to diverse and oppressed populations.
Begin by creating a table (a general example has been provided
below) and list the resources you find. You can use a Word
table and then include it with the write-up described below in

6. order to submit one document to complete this assignment.
Please ensure your table entries are in APA format.
Example: Aggressive Behavior
Article Citation/Book Chapter/Scholarly Resource (website)
Database/Website
Keywords
Search Limiter
Summary of how this Article Provides an Original Contribution
to the Knowledge Base for your Area of Interest
Coyne, S. M. (2016). Effects of viewing relational aggression
on television on aggressive behavior in adolescents: A three-
year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 52(2), 284-
295. doi:10.1037/dev0000068
EBSCOhost – contains various source types, allows one to save
searches in a folder, etc.
Aggressive behavior
Scholarly/Peer Reviewed
Date range 2000-2016
Coyne and colleagues utilized a longitudinal design to study the
relationship between aggressive behavior and TV in
adolescents. The findings from this study have been used to
develop parent education programs regarding TV screen time
for adolescents.

7. The columns of the chart are as follows:
Column 1 – Identify the resource fully AND the type of
resource (article, book, other) you discovered in the library.
Column 2 – Provide the name of the database you used AND
briefly describe the subject content, resource types, etc.
Column 3 – List the keywords you used in your search.
Column 4 – List any search limiters such as full text, date, peer-
reviewed, etc., that you used.
Column 5 – Provide a brief summary of how this article
contributes to the knowledge base for your area of interest.
Then, conclude your assignment by selecting one of the
following and writing a brief paper explaining which one you
chose and the outcome of your effort:
Identify a researcher conducting research in your area and
determine questions you would ask him or her about this
research based on what you’ve read of his or her work. The
primary author’s contact information is often at the bottom of
the first page of an article. Researchers love to talk about their
research and answer questions. You are not required to actually
contact the researcher, but prepare the questions as though you
might.
Identify and set up a tool to manage the resources you collect
from the NCU Library or other sources. This might be OneNote,
RefWorks, or a database you develop for yourself in MS
Access, MS Excel, or a similar tool (i.e., setting up folders on

8. Dropbox). Justify your choice and briefly explain how you set it
up and plan to use it in conjunction with your use of scholarly
sources.
Reach out with a question to the NCU Librarians. Explain your
question and the answer you received and how that facilitated
your use of the NCU Library.
Total Length: 2-3 pages (the chart—an MS Word Table—on one
page, and a 1 to 2-page summary of your experience with one of
the three options), not including title page