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SOCIAL WORK
A subject guide to research
Not everyone who does
research
intends to actually do something, but this is one of those great fields
where that seems quite likely. Resources for psychology may also
be useful.
DATABASES
Annual
Reviews
Here, the "Annual Review of Sociology" is listed
under "Physical Sciences." You can search and browse it back to
1986, and view articles in .pdf format. If you register, you can
use the site
to organize your searching.
EBSCO
As ever, EBSCO is a great way to do research. It is
actually an aggregator, and that means that it searches lots of
different databases
at the same time. You might want to select these particular ones
(to avoid
getting irrelevant hits):
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Complete
Book Collection: Nonfiction
Fuente Academica
MEDLINE with Full Text
Newspaper Source
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
SocINDEX with Full Text
World History Collection
MLA International Bibliography
PsycINFO
Electronic
Journals
This allows you to browse ULM’s available journals by name,
so you can know very quickly whether or not we have the publication you
want.
JSTOR
- The
scholarly journal archive
There are many journals on JSTOR-- it means "Journal
storage." You can search by issues and genres, and inside the
article
text itself. JSTOR brings you journal pages just as they appear
in print-- and
just about as usefully.
It is Known for the humanities and social sciences, but there's
Mathematics
journals here too.
LexisNexis
Academic Search
This allows searching of countless periodicals and other
news resources around the world. There are also special search
for law and business
information.
NetLibrary
NetLIbrary is best accessible through the ULM catalog, as
when you search for books, because these are books too. They can
also be
access 24 hours a day and off campus, so don’t forget about it.
INTERNET
RESOURCES
Many of the sites on this list have
links to other resources on the web. Since this list cannot cover
absolutely
everything, links such as those will be most helpful for finding the
specific
topics you need.
The
American Public
Human Services Association
"The American Public Human Services Association,
founded in 1930, is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization of state and
local
human service agencies and individuals who work in or are interested in
public
human service programs." The site has information on conferences,
a code
of ethics, stands on issues, links, and more.
The
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
"The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) is the
association of boards that regulate social work. ASWB develops and
maintains
the social work licensing examination used across the country, and is a
central
resource for information on the legal regulation of social work."
There
is information here on exams and licenses, and there are links under
"other resources."
City-Data.com
This website offers quick statistics of large and small
cities on sundry topics, including graphs, maps, weather, and even
pictures.
The most specific reason I've placed this site on this guide is its
discussion forum. This
makes it possible to see
more than only data about locales (the "why" behind it). But
don't
expect what you read there to be academic or reliable.
JURIST
One does not necessarily need to be a lawyer to need legal
news, and one doesn't need to be a lawyer to get it, either.
JURSIT is a free
resource with a very pleasing interface made by The University of
Pittsburgh
School of Law. It covers US and world legal news, and can be
searched,
browsed, and watched.
The National
Association of Social Workers (NASW)
This is the largest organization of its kind on the world.
The site is well-designed and has information in parts of the site set
aside
for several topics (aging, health, families). There is also news,
a code of ethics,
and more.
Social
Work - J. Murrey Atkins Library
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has here a
well-organized collation of social work links divided by subject and
purpose,
including data sets, lobbying, employment, and much more.
socialworksearch.com
This is a hub of links that is arranged by subjects and
needs, like Disabilities, Mental Health, Education, Employment,
etc. Watch out
for the ads.
USA.gov
Formerly known as firstgov.gov, this website is the quickest
way to find government information on the Internet. Its search
offers topics
as you search as well as results. This should be particularly
useful for
reaching government agencies.
U.S.
Census Bureau
This is great place to find statistical data about the U.S. The American Fact
Finder brings
such demographic information as age, race, income, education,
employment, and
more.
The U.S. Dept.
of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics
This site can be useful in numerous ways, beginning with
Demographics, the Consumer Price Index, unemployment rates, The
Occupational
Outlook Handbook, and much more.
Yahoo!
Social work
The portal site Yahoo! also has a directory for social work,
with a number of fairly popular links related to it.
BOOKS
AT ULM
Reference Books
These
are
located in the reference section on the first floor
Dictionary of social
welfare
Author: Timms, Noel.
Publisher:
Routledge & K. Paul,
Pub date:
c1982.
Call: HV12 .T54 1982
A bit old, but not bad. There are more entries on concepts
that anything else, and the entries are signed and fairly long.
Some of them
have references. There are "see" referrals to other entries.
Encyclopedia of social
work
Author: National
Association of Social Workers.
Publisher:
National Association of Social
Workers.
Call: HV35 .S6
This multi-volume set has large entries, many of which are divided
into paragraphs with headings and references. There are "see"
referrals
to other entries, and names are listed in the first volume as referrals
to the biographical
volume in the set.
Handbook of empirical
social work practice
Author: Thyer, Bruce
A.
Publisher:
J. Wiley,
Pub date:
c1998-
Call: HV43 .H316
1998
Each chapter is on an different subject and has different
authors. Each chapter begins with an overview and ends with
references. This
handbooks shows actual treatment for problems and the intervention and
how this
should be done. There are indices by author and subject, and
references.
The social work dictionary
Author: Barker,
Robert L.
Publisher:
National Association of Social
Workers,
Pub date:
c1987.
Call: HV 12 .B37 1987
This works a bit like an encyclopedia, and has entries on
important laws, organization, as well as concepts. There are "see
also" referrals to other entries, acronyms included as entries in the
main
body of the book, and a list of important dates.
Women's issues
Author: McFadden,
Margaret.
Publisher:
Salem Press,
Pub date:
c1997.
Call: HQ1115 .W6425
This has entries for significant people, organizations,
issues, and cases, with some illustration. Each entry shows some
issues as key
words related to the subject of the article at the start. There
is a list of
entries by name category in the back.
Books
. . . located
in the stacks
The practice of social
work
Author: Zastrow,
Charles.
Publisher:
Wadsworth,
Pub date:
c1992.
Call: HV31 .Z37 1992
Each chapter is about social work with different people
(groups, families, etc.) and its principles. Early chapters are
spent on the
fundamentals. There are example situations used throughout, a
bibliography
section, and an index.
Social Policy : from
theory to policy practice
Author: Jansson,
Bruce S.
Publisher:
Brooks/Cole Publishing,
Pub date:
1994.
Call: HV40 .J36 1994
This is a bit older than I'd like, but still rather useful.
Chapters are divided and named by steps in the policy process, starting
with
the broad and fundamental and then moving on to more specific
matters. There
are case examples, suggested readings, and notes. There are
indices for
subject and name.
Social work : a profession
of many faces
Author: Morales,
Armando.
Publisher:
Allyn and Bacon,
Pub date:
1992.
Call: HV91 .M67 1992
A little bit older than I'd like, but still useful, as it
covers many aspects of social work. This textbook is largely
illustrated by
table and graphs and it fairly dry and straightforward. There are
suggested
readings at the ends of chapters as well as endnotes. Chapters
have different
authors, and there are indices for subject and name.
Of course, that can’t
represent absolutely everything that there is. Don't forget that
NetLibrary is a big part of the collection, and that Interlibrary Loan
can get you even more materials. For more information, see the
library catalog. It is also entirely possible to find information
related to your topic in other disciplines.
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