Social Work Research Guide

Databases  Reference  Books  Journals  Videos  Web Sites 

This guide will point you to many of the library's resources in social work and will link you to additional resources. If you need help with your research ask a librarian.  

Databases

Search library databases for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, case studies, editorials, reports, reviews, and other documents. The following databases are recommended for research in social work.  

To select the database(s) most suited to your needs, click on DatabaseInfoIcon for more information about each database. 

Additional databases are available; visit our Databases for Social Work.
Or select other databases from all database options.

Are you looking for an article you can't find from the links above?

Help Using the Databases

 Additional database guides and tutorials are available. 

Social Work Reference: Select Works

Reference works may be intended for a general audience or for a scholarly audience within a specific discipline. It is recommended that you read the preface or introduction to a work to help determine what kind of information, as well as the authority and knowledge of the contributing authors, you can expect to find. (more info...)  

Additional Reference Online

Books and Ebooks

Library Catalogs

Where to Browse in the Library

Print materials can be found in ODU Library's Reference Collection (and in the Main Stacks) in the following ranges of the Dewey Decimal System 

  • 300s (social sciences)
  • 361 (social work)

Journals

Videos

Web Sites

Visit the following sites for professional associations, government sites, statistics, and more.

Associations and Organizations

Government Sites

 Resources

Statistics


 Past last updated: 18 April 2013 | ODU Library Reference Services