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Introduction
 



How to Use this
Tutorial

 


Information Literacy Competencies for Social Workers is a tutorial
providing instruction for members of the social work workforce on issues
related to information access and management.


In this tutorial you will learn about

1) University of Michigan library privileges available to alums

2) Strategies for staying informed of developments and events related to
Social Work

3) Reliable and authoritative Web sites, blogs, table of content alerts from
publishers, and automated literature searches for continuing education in
your practice area

4) Concepts in best evidence, distinctions between evidence-based medicine
and evidence-based Social Work, resources that provide evidence-based practice
information, and techniques for searching and finding research to support best
practice

This tutorial is based on the Public Health Information and Data Tutorial, modified
for practice areas in the social work profession. There are no copyright restrictions
on the contents of this tutorial and users are free to adapt or duplicate any portion.

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Suggestions for improving this tutorial are encouraged. Please share your suggestions with Sally Haines. Last updated 11 February 2008.

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