Social Welfare and Justice 

Depending on the purpose of your paper you may use on-line web sources. By applying these five criteria you can decide if they are sources to use. Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Authority
   Is the document author or site sponsor clearly identified?
   Does the site provide contact information for the author or sponsor?
   
2. Objectivity or clear disclosure of advocacy
   Is the site's purpose clear (for example, to inform, entertain or persuade)
   Is the site explicit about declaring its point of view?
   Does the site indicate whether it is directed toward a specific audience?
   
3. Coverage
   Are the topics covered by the site clear?
   Does the site exhibit a suitable depth and comprehensiveness for its purpose?
   Is sufficient evidence provides to support the ideas and options presented?
   
4. Accuracy
   Are the sources of information stated?
   Do the facts appear to be accurate?
   Can you verify this information by comparing this source with other sources in the field?
   
5. Currency
   Are the dates included in the website?
   Is the information current, or at least still relevant for the site's purpose? For you purpose?

Criteria list taken in whole from: Ramage, Bean and Johnson. The Allyn and Becon Guide to Writing. 5th Ed. customized for Marquette University. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc., 2009: 602.

The Internet is filled with an enormous quality of information and here are some tips for you to find what you need within the World Wide Web. Remember, search engines only index a small part of the world wide web. To find more results search in a variety of sources.

Broad Subject

• Try an encyclopedia or similar reference site
  Recommended Encyclopedias
  Recommended Dictionaries

General Subject Area

• Use a targeted search engine
  Recommended Search Engines

Well-Known Specific Subject

• Try a Directory
  Recommended Web Directories
  Recommended Database Directories

Very specific and Unusual Subject

• Try a General Search Engine
  Recommended Meta-search Engines

Research Paper and Substantial Information from Several Sources

• Use a combination of several search engines, directories and other tools

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Domestic Violence
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse
• Safety Net
• Violence Against Women
  

• Aging Resource Center
• Gerontological Society of America
• National Institute on Aging
• Retirement Living
• Wayne State Institute of Gerontology

• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Early Child Development Home Page
• Institute for Child Development
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Anorexia/Bulimia Association
• American Psychological Society
• At Health: Connecting Mental Health Resources
• Center for Eating Disorders
• Family Support
• National Center for Health Statistics
• USF Center for HIV Education and Research
• World Health Organization

• Children Youth Family Education Research Network
• Hints for Divorcing Parents
• National Adoption Center
• National Council on Family Relations
• Parent News

• Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest)
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
• Welfare Reform Ten Years Later

• AL-ANON and ALATEEN
• Alcohol Studies Database
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
• Cocaine Anonymous
• Hazelden
• National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Government Resources

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Federal Poverty Guildelines
• National Institute of Mental Health
• U.S. Administration on Aging
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Professional Organizations

• American Association of State Social Work Boards
• Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work
• Association of Oncology Social Work
• Clinical Social Work Association
• Council on Social Work Education
• International Federation of Social Workers
• National Association of Social Workers

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