Everyone in their lives comes upon a stumbling block and has no idea where to turn.

Social Workers in the Library are here for you. Let the volunteer social workers help you navigate through the maze of agencies in the community designed to serve your needs.

At King Library: Monday, May 6, 2013  6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Call: 1-408-808-2350

At East Branch Library: Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Call: 1-408-808-3075

(bilingual Spanish/English speaking social worker onsite at East Branch)

Make an appointment to get a FREE 20 minute session of information and referral or advice, from a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Everyone at some point in their lives could use the advice of a social worker. Our volunteer social workers are offering it - Free of Charge.

Social Workers in the Library, is a partnership between the San José Public Library, San José State University's School of Social Work,  National Association Of Social Workers - California Chapter, and the SJSU School of Library and Information Services.

NEED HELP?  Help is here: Social Workers in the Library

At King Library: Every 1^st and 4^th Mondays of the month, 6:00 – 8:00 PM.

Call: 1-408-808-2350 to schedule an appointment

At East Branch Library: Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Call: 1-408-808-3075

Is something happening in your life that you have questions about concerning:

• Education
• Emergency Services- food/clothing/housing and crisis support
• Employment
• Family Matters- parenting, childcare, divorce, elder issues and domestic violence
• Health Improvement- mental, physical and health insurance
• Immigration
• Support Groups- men, women and teens

Make an appointment to get a FREE 20 minute session of information and referral or advice, from a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Everyone at some point in their lives could use the advice of a social worker. Our volunteer social workers are offering it - Free of Charge.

Social Workers in the Library, is a partnership between the San José Public Library, San José State University's School of Social Work,  National Association Of Social Workers - California Chapter, and the SJSU School of Library and Information Services.

One customer asked me a few specific questions that led to a number of different resources and search strategies. The questions were: "I want to find the article regarding 'Sudden Infant Death Syndrome' in the Washington Post, and I also need to have consumer reports in March 2013 about a laptop, and I want to find peer reviewed articles regarding tobacco's health aspects."

For the first question, I went to the Washington Post Health & Science website and searched 'Sudden Infant Death Syndrome' as a keyword in the search box. I got too many results and most of them were the blog type articles. 

So, I searched by the same keyword in Newspaper Source Plus database, and I selected 'Article' in the Document Type and also typed 'The Washington Post' in the 'Publication' field at the database in order to limit the search results, then, I was able to find the right article in the Washington Post.

For the second question, I went to the Consumer Reports database, chose Vol. 78 Issue 3 - Mar2013 and clicked the advanced search function and then added 'laptop'  as a keyword in the search box, and I was able to find the article which the customer was looking for. 

For the last queston, I typed in 'Tobacco Health Aspects' in the Academic Search Complete database, and I selected 'Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals' to limit the results and came up with a list of scholarly articles about tobacco's health aspects.

Note that you do need a San Jose Library Card and PIN needed to access these databases. I think the customer left happy with the kind of targeted searching we can help you with!

See more Questions of the week!

Come to the Biblioteca Latinoamericana on Tuesday March 5, 2013 from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM, and learn to save a life with basic CPR, first aid and preparedness.  You will learn basic safety skills like CPR compressions, bandaging wounds and preparing for disasters.  Find out the best ways to protect your family in case of earthquakes, house fires or other disasters.   Learn how to perform hands only CPR and how to bandage wounds.  The cost is $10.00 per person at the door.  Each participant will leave with his or her own preparedness starter kit.   This special program will be presented by the American Red Cross of Silicon Valley.

Here are some useful links that you may enjoy:

American Red Cross

American Red Cross of Silicon Valley

Health Databases (You will need your San Jose Library Card and PIN)

Plan & Prepare

President Obama Proclaims March Red Cross Month

NEED HELP?  

Help is here:  Social Workers in the Library

At King Library: Every 1^st and 4^th Mondays of the month, 6 – 8 p.m.

Call: 1-408-808-2350 to schedule an appointment

At East Branch Library: Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6-8 p.m.

Call: 1-408-808-3075

Is something happening in your life that you have questions about concerning:

• Education
• Emergency Services - food/clothing/housing and crisis support
• Employment
• Family Matters - parenting, childcare, divorce, elder issues and domestic violence
• Health Improvement - mental, physical and health insurance
• Immigration
• Support Groups - men, women and teens

Make an appointment to get a FREE 20 minute session of information and referral or advice, from a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Everyone at some point in their lives could use the advice of a social worker. Our volunteer social workers are offering it - Free of Charge.

Social Workers in the Library, is a partnership between the San José Public Library, San José State University's School of Social Work,  National Association Of Social Workers - California Chapter, and the SJSU School of Library and Information Services.