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Additional Guides in the Area of Social Work

• Faith and Social Work ­

Social Work Subject Guide

Research Databases


(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)

PsycINFO


PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association. The PsycINFO database provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Sources for the database include over 1,800 professional journals, chapters, books, reports, theses and dissertations, published internationally.
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Social Sciences Abstracts


Covers some 350 core periodicals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations.
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Social Services Abstracts


Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,300 serial publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, as well as citations for book reviews.
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Sociological Abstracts


Provides access to the latest research in sociology, social work, and other social and behavioral sciences.
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Reference Materials



Encyclopedia of Social Work

- HV35 .S6
Nearly 300 entries reflecting the most current and scholarly analyses of social work practice and research.
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Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods

- H62 .S244 2004
Provides a comprehensive, alphabetic array of essays of varying lengths on all aspects of social science research methods, with bibliographies and cross-references.
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Social work abstracts

- HV1 .A2
Published Quarterly in Washington, DC by the National Association of Social Workers.  Hekman Library has this title from 1994-current

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Social Work Almanac

- HV90 .G53 1995
Provides specific data (statistics, charts, graphs) on fundamental social issues and programs.
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Social Work Dictionary

- HV12 .B37 2003
Defines terms used in all aspects of the social work profession - administration, research, policy development and implementation, community organization, health and mental health, and clinical theory and practice.
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Social Workers' Desk Reference

- HV40 .S6464 2002
Nearly 150 articles written by experts in the field of clinical social work practice.
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Survey Research Methodology, 1990-1999

- Z7164.S667 W35 2003
An annotated bibliography of sources on methods of survey research, covering topics such as design, sampling, interviewing, data collection methods, analysis, and reporting.
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Web Sources



PolicyArchive


PolicyArchive providies a universal, easy-to-use, free, and open digital archive of foundation-funded and other public policy research.
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Social Work Subject Guide Librarian


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