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Books

The Library uses the Library of Congress shelving arrangement.

Select areas:
HV: Social and Public Welfare
HT: Communities. Classes. Races
HB: Economics HQ: The Family. Marriage. Women
HJ: Public FinanceHM: Sociology
BF: PsychologyLC: Special Aspects in Education

Basic Reference Sources

Location

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work (2000) REF HV12 B53
Encyclopedia Of Social Work REF HV35 S6
The Social Work Dictionary (2003) REF HV12 B37
Social Work Almanac REF HV90 G 53
Social Work Speaks/NASW (2003) REF HV88 N686
Encyclopedia of Associations (2003) REF HS17 G332
National Directory of Private Social Agencies REF HV89 N27
Public Human Services Directory (2003) REF HV89 P83

Find Articles and Other Materials

Select PC Indexes and Databases

Social Work Abstracts
A product of the National Association of Social Workers, Inc. Contains references to articles in the professional literature of the social work field. Reference form 1977 to the present
Social Sciences Abstracts Interdisciplinary index to social science periodicals published form 1983+
Social Science Index Print index to published articles from broad areas of social study, such as social work and public welfare, sociology, areas studies, community health and medical care, economics, family studies, minority studies, and other related subjects. REF A13 R491X (1974+)
Social Services Abstracts Current Research is focused on social work, human services, and related areas. Contains abstracts only.
Sociological Abstracts Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences from 1963 to present.

General

PsychINFO Contains summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports in the filed of psychology. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as sociology
Academic Search Premier Indexes and links to actual articles in major scholarly journals including social work and related disciplines

Key Journals

Administration in Social Work Print/Online
AFFILIA: Journal of Women and Social Work Print/Online
Child Welfare Print/Online
Family Relations Print/Online
Gerontologist Print/Online
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Print/Online
Social Psychology Quarterly Print/Online
Social Work Print/Online

Select Websites

Associations

American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABECSW) Clinical Social Work Federation
Council on Social Work Educations National Association of Social Workers

Other Internet Sites

Assessing the New Federalism Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
Social Gerontology & the Aging Revolution SWAN: Social Work Access Network

Writing Guides

Location

APA Online Most frequently requested citing examples
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Print Copies of the complete text are available REF BF76.7 P83 2001 and at the Circulation Desk
Citing Sources Examples of APA, MLA and Chicago Citation styles
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Connie Cameron, Social Work Liaison
Last revision to this page : 4 June 2007