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Kresge Library > Services > Instruction > Pathfinders > Social Work

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By:

Daniel F Ring Assistant Professor

Phone: (248) 370-2498 E-mail: ring@oakland.edu

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See also Death and Dying, Geriatrics, Counseling, Psychology

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Social Work. Ref. HV 12 .E53 2008

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. Ref. HV 12 .E497 2005

Encyclopedia of Homelessness. Ref. HV 4493 .E53 2004

Encyclopedia of Disability. Ref. HV 1568 .E528 2006

Dictionary of Social Welfare. Ref. HV 12 .T54 1982

Encyclopedia of American Social Movements. Ref. HN 57 .E594 2004

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Ref. HM 1007 .E53 2007

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology

Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Ref. HM 425 .E47 2005

Encyclopedia of Human Development. Ref. HM 626 .E53 2006

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Dictionary of the History of Ideas

Directories

The Help Book. Ref. HV 87 .D4 U54 - Good for the tri-county area.

Handbooks

Social Workers' Desk Reference. Ref. HV 40 .S6464 2002

Periodical Indexes

Social Services Abstracts

Social Work Abstracts

Sociological Abstracts

Academic OneFile

Wilson Select (full text articles)

Social Sciences Abstracts

PsycINFO

Social Sciences Citation Index

JSTOR (backfiles of full text journals. Go to "advanced" and then check "Sociology.")

Sage Sociology Full Text

 

Internet Resources

Meta Sites

Social Work/Social Welfare Committee (ALA) - Covers:

• Human Service Organizations based on Human Service Organizations and Their Publications: A Directory of Selected Sources , edited by Francine M. DeFranco and Donna L. Ferullo. Council on Social Work Education, Inc., 1996. Text extracted by permission of the editors to EBSS Social Work / Social Welfare Committee.
• Information Competencies for Social Work Students is intended for social work librarians and information specialists. Resources included are those committee members found helpful in their work. We welcome recommendations for improving the content of these pages.
• Reference Sources is a section of web-based resources related to social work research, which committee members have found useful over time.
• Social Work Selector's Toolbox
• Webliography categorized listing of resources on social work subjects.

Social Welfare - This outstanding site is brought to you by the University of Albany. You will be able to use most of the databases but do not attempt to use the subscription databases. It covers these topics:

Topics in Social Welfare General Sites Assessment Children, Youth, and Families Evidence-Based Practice Gerontology Health International Social Work and Human Rights Additional Resources for International Social Work Mental Health and Therapy Social Policy Substance Abuse Tests and Measurements

Databases Electronic Journals and Newsletters Government Resources International New York State United States Professional Associations Social Work Education Career Resources Library Guides Statistical Sources Library Workshops and Handouts Social Work Librarians

Social Welfare Organizations

Social Welfare Website Collections

Social Welfare Agencies

Other Pathfinders

Internet Public Library - Covers:

• Animal Rights
• Crime
• Disabilities
• Housing
• Human Rights
• Hunger
• Literacy
• Peace
• Philanthropy & Social Service
• Poverty
• Public Safety
• Social Work

Government Sources

Legislation

Congressional Universe

Statistics, etc.

Fedstats A-Z - Covers:

Social Welfare

• Expenditures
• Food distribution
• Food stamps
• Head Start program
• Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program fact sheets
  • Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance covered workers
• Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance insured workers -- statistical tables
• Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance trust funds
• Supplemental security income
• WIC

Government Information Online - Covers:

• Administration for Children and Families
  Website of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families.
• Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
  Website of the House Ways and Means Committee.
• Committee on Ways & Means Committee Prints, 104th - 108th Congresses
  GPO Access database of Committee Prints from the House Ways and Means Committee. Includes the Green Book , also knows as Overview of Entitlement Programs .
• Medicaid
  Consumer information & professional/technical information on Medicaid.
• Medicare
  Consumer information & professional/technical information on Medicare.
• Poverty Guidelines, Research, & Measurement
  Information on poverty guidelines & related resources from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Poverty Information from the Census
  Statistics and other information on poverty from the Census Bureau.
• Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
  Website of the Women, Infants, & Children program.

Tests

Mental Measurements Yearbook

Other Resources

National Conference on Social Welfare Proceedings 1874-1982 - Covers: "These proceedings were issued under earlier names of the Conference as follows: 1874, Conference of Boards of Public Charities; 1875-1879, Conference of Charities; 1880-1881, Conference of Charities and Correction; 1882-1916, National Conference of Charities and Correction; 1917-1956, National Conference of Social Work; 1957-, National Conference on Social Welfare."

BUBL LINK Social Welfare - This is a British site. Bubl Link also has a Social Problems and Services which covers services to various groups such as the poor, youth, etc.