Social Work
A
research guide: books, articles, & web sites
Reference Books—A Selection
Reference
books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s
Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the Top Floor of Spangler.
Locations:
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R = Reference Collection
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RCT = Reference - Current Topics section
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REFR = Ready
Reference available at the Reference Desk
Bibliographies and Guides
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Introduction to
United States Government Information Sources.
R 015.73 M813i, 1999
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Rameader’s Guide
to the Social Sciences. R 300.3
R2273g 2 vols.
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The Social
Sciences; a Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources. R 016.3 S1333s
Dictionaries
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The Blackwell
Dictionary of Modern Social Thought . R300.0 B5682d
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Dictionary of the
Social Sciences. R 300.3 D5616s
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The Social Work
Dictionary. R 361.303 B255s, 1999
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Dictionary of
Statistics and Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences.
R
300.1 V8689d, 2005
Directories
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Connections 2005:
A Directory of Volunteer Opportunities. R 361.26 C7626 2005
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FIRSTLINK
Directory:... A Guide to Services in the Greater Columbus Area. REFR 362.977156
F5195d
Encyclopedias
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Adolescence in
America: An Encyclopedia. R 305.235 A72a, 2 vols.
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The Corsini
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. R 150.3 C8182e 4 vols.
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Encyclopedia of
Disability: A History in Primary Source Documents. R 362.406 E194d, 2006 5
vols.
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Encyclopedia of
Gerontology: Age, Aging, and the Aged. R
612.6703 E56, 1996 2 vols.
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Encyclopedia of
Homelessness. R 362.509 E195h 2 vols.
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Encyclopedia of Psychology. R 150.3 E196p 8 vols.
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Encyclopedia of
Social Theory. R 301.01 E197s, 2005 2 vols.
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Encyclopedia of
Social Work. 361.303 En1, 1995
3 vols. + 1997 supplement
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Encyclopedia of
Sociology. R 301.03 E197s 5 vols.
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International
Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. R 300.3
I61s, 1968 10 vols.
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Poverty in the
United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics and Policy.
R
339.4609 P869u 2 vols.
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Sage Encyclopedia of Social Sciences Research Methods. R
300.72 L5853s v.1-3
Guides to Current
Topics & Opposing Viewpoints (Can be good starting points to choose a paper topic)
Handbooks
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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. R 305.26 H1914a, 2001
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Handbook of Children and the Media. R 302.23 H1914c
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Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice. R 361.32 H236, 1998 2 vols.
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Handbook of Interview Research: Context & Method. R
158.39 H1916i
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Handbook of Qualitative Research. R 001.42 S184h, 2005
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The Handbook of Social Welfare Management. R 361.0068 H23617s
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The Social Work Graduate School Applicant’s Handbook. 361.3
R3307s, 2005 (Main Stacks)
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Social Work Research Methods: Building Knowledge for
Practice. R 361.3072 S6781w
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Social Worker’s Desk Reference. R 361.32 S1344w
Legislative and
Other Government Information
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Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance. R 361.6
U58c, 1979, updates - Also online at http://www.cfda.gov.
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Congressional
Quarterly Almanac. R 328.73 C749 (1983-1991)
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Congressional
Quarterly Researcher. RCT 300.05 C882
(1991- present)
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United States
Government Manual. 353. U57, 2002 to present in Reference. –Also
online via the ODU Library Catalog.
Statistical
Sources
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An Atlas of
Poverty in America. R 339.46 G4631a, 2006
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Social Work
Almanac. R 361.973 G492, 1995
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Statistical
Abstract of the United States. R 317.3
U58Cs – Also online via the ODU Library Catalog.
Reference Resources Online
Oxford
Reference Online
Full-text dictionaries and other reference books in
one searchable database. Example: Find an entry on social work by selecting the
Politics & Social Sciences
category and typing in some keywords in the search box.
To access from the library homepage: Click on Books, and select Oxford Reference Online.
Electronic
Reference Books
Full-text dictionaries and other reference books in one searchable
database. Click on Browse by Subject,
then select Family and Social Issues
for a list of online books available, for example: Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Reference Handbook or American Homelessness.
To access from the library homepage: Click on Books, and select Electronic Reference Books.
eBooks
NetLibrary
Full-text ebook database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple
disciplines, including reference books, other nonfiction, and fiction—including
books about children’s literature Search by keyword, title, or author. To access from the library homepage: Click
on Books, and then select NetLibrary.
Finding Articles, Test Instruments, and Book Reviews
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Use an online research database to
find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, and newspapers.
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To access the databases below, from
the Library’s Articles in
Databases page, select the Communication
Studies category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page.
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To Help You Search in the Databases:
Guides and
video tutorials are available
online from the library’s Research Help page or in
print
by the library Reference Desk on the top floor
of
Spangler. If you need additional assistance,
ask a librarian.
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Recommended Databases
A. Social
Work and Sociology Databases
Academic Search Complete
Contains peer-reviewed
journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications. Covers many academic areas of study, including social sciences,
education, computer sciences, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and social
service.
Electronic
Journal Center
Presents
over 4300 research journals in many subject areas, including sociology and
social work.
Mental
Measurements Yearbook
Online
version of Mental Measurements Yearbook.
Contains information on and reviews of English-language standardized tests
covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and
related areas. Please remember to click on the 'logout' link once finished.
Social
Work Abstracts
Abstracts only. Select
the database menu for Social Work Abstracts and click on the 'Start Searching'
button. Contains records from social work and related journals on topics such
as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse,
legislation, community organization. Coverage: 1977 to the present.
SocINDEX
This database features records with many sociology-based subject
headings. It contains informative abstracts from journals dating back to 1895
and provides many direct links to full-text articles.
B.
Education-related Databases
Education Research Complete
An
EBSCOhost database that includes scholarly research and
information relating to all areas of education, including curriculum
instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related social issues.
Coverage includes journals, books, and conference papers, some indexed as far
back as the beginning of the 20th century.
ERIC
The
U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resource Information Center’s
database, which contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and
education-related journals. It also contains
full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional
information.
C.
Health-related Databases
CINAHL (Nursing & Allied Health)
An EBSCOhost database that includes publications in the areas of
nursing, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health, and allied health
disciplines, providing access to English-language journal articles, legal
cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments
and clinical trials. Coverage: 1937 to the present.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
An
EBSCOhost database that includes scholarly
full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, with a particularly
strong coverage of nursing and allied health.
MEDLINE
From
the National Library of Medicine. Covers
research journal articles in the clinical sciences in Full Text. Some “Limit
search results” features: Language, year, publication type (e.g., article,
clinical trial), age group, animal, human, gender, and review articles.
NASW
Clinical Register
Citations only. Provides a listing of clinical social workers
who have met national standards for education and experience established by the
NASW Competence Certification Commission on recommendation of the Committee on
Clinical Social Work.
PubMed
PubMed
is public-accessible health database service of the National Library of
Medicine that includes over
15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. Citations from
MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many
sites providing full-text articles and other related resources.
D.
Psychology-related Databases
PsycCRITIQUES
Weekly reviews of books and
films published by the American Psychological Association. In addition to the
latest releases, this database contains a ten-year backfile of Contemporary
Psychology book reviews, browsable by author/editor, book/film title, or
publication year.
PsycINFO
Contains
citations and synopses of journal articles, book chapters, books,
dissertations, and technical reports in psychology and the psychological
aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing,
sociology, education, business, and law.
Updated weekly.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An EBSCOhost database that covers such topics as emotional and
behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes,
sociology, and observational and experimental methods from over 490
peer-reviewed journals.
E..
Additional Databases
Criminal
Justice Abstracts
Indexes
the major journals in criminology and related disciplines, as well as books,
and reports from government and nongovernmental agencies. For each document, an
informative summary of the findings, methodology, and conclusions is provided.
Please remember to logout when finished.
Gongwer News Service
Gateway to information from the
federal and state governments, including past, current, and pending legislation;
legislative committees; elections; court cases; speeches; news; and other legal
resources.
STAT-USA
Includes economic, business, and
trade information from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Vocational and Career Collection
An EBSCOhost database designed to meet vocational research needs.
The collection provides and index, abstracts, and full text for 350 trade and
industry related periodicals, with social work strongly represented.
Finding Periodicals in
Print this Library
Listed below are some social work and
related periodicals available in the ODU Library.