Social Work Resources

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Introduction

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This research guide is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students studying social work.

This guide focuses on general reference books, journals, and online resources available at the FSU Libraries. It also includes relevant Library of Congress classifications and subject headings to help researchers locate additional materials.


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Finding Articles

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Major Databases and Indexes

Includes the Social, Psychological, Educational, and Criminological Trials Register (CS-SPECTR) and the Register of C2 Systematic Reviews of Interventions and Policy Evaluation (C2-RIPE)
Prepares full-text systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare
Covers journal articles, book chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
Provides bibliographic coverage on current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. (1980 to present)
A multidisciplinary index, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals.
(Changed to H.W. Wilson January 2004) Covers some 350 core periodicals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations from 1983-Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in January 1994. Abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full text coverage begins in January 1995. Print version: Social Sciences Index (1974/75-) STROZIER Reference AI3 .S62 Formerly Social Sciences and Humanities Index, 1907-1974 STROZIER Reference AI3 .R49
  • Social Work Abstracts (1994 to date) STROZIER Reference Z7164 .C4 A2
Formerly Social Work Research and Abstracts, (1977-1993). Indexed online in Sociological Abstracts.
Sociology-related topics such as: abuse and neglect, aging, anthropology, criminology, crisis intervention, demography, education, ethnic studies, law and penology, social psychology, urban studies, violence, and women's studies. From 1963-
SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 1,600,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 253 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.
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Related Databases and Indexes

Produced by the American Association of Retired Persons, AgeLine contains citations and abstracts of books, journals, research reports, consumer guides, and book chapters from 1978 - date.
  • Abstracts in Social Gerontology: Current Literature on Aging (1990 to date) STROZIER :Reference Z7164 .O4 C87. Formerly Current Literature on Aging (1963-1989)
Age pages on a variety of subjects are available in full-text. Free print copies may be ordered from this site.
  • Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography (1927–2001) STROZIER Reference Z5814 .C5 C45
CINAHL Plus With Full Text provides indexing for 3,024 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, with indexing back to 1937. CINAH Plus with Full Text also contains searchable cited references for more than 1,160 journals and provides full text for hundreds of journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. PDF backfiles to 1937 are also included.
Provides in-depth, unbiased reports on current events and topics of current interest. Each report provides historical background on the topic, outside commentary, pro/con arguments, chronological information, and a substantial bibliography. CQ Researcher addresses a wide range of topics including legal, political, and social issues, communication and mass media, health, education, science, and technology. Coverage is from 1923 to the present.
  • C.R.I.S.: the Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in Sociology (1895-1974) STROZIER Reference Z7164 .S68 C23
Covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. The database contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice.
Produced by the U.S. Administration on Aging. The Eldercare Locator connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services.
Provides pricing information for the 100 most commonly used prescription drugs in Florida.
(Changed to Proquest, Jan 2004) A full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues.
Government and government reviewed resources on health and welfare.
Provides ready access to information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/ manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. Coverage is from 1985-
Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. This tool provides information on how well the hospitals in your area care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions and allows you to compare the quality of care hospitals provide.
  • Human Resources Abstracts (1975-2003) STROZIER Reference Z7164 .S66 P3
Formerly Poverty & Human Resources Abstracts (1966-74) Abstracts of journal articles, books, government reports, and relevant entries in the Congressional Record. Emphasis on labor market and job development.
  • Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (1983 to date) STROZIER Reference Z7163 .I5
  • Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature (1973/74-1992/93) STROZIER Reference Z7164 .M2 I57
Formerly International Bibliography of Research in Marriage and the Family (1900-72) STROZIER Reference Z7164.M2 I57
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction since 1962.
Provides more than 9.5 million documents from over 18,300 sources. Lexis-Nexis Universe provides access to company profiles and financial reports, government transcripts, trade journals and academic and legal databases. Their files are updated with full-text documents from general interest wire services, newspapers, and magazines from around the world.
Furnishes researchers to access of vast and varied information published by and about Congress.
Appropriate for this guide is the access to state and federal statistics. Provides some full-text and links and serves as an index to full-text data on microfiche in STROZIER Documents Mif ASI and SRI. Print versions: American Statistics Index (ASI) (1973-) STROZIER Documents Z7554 .U5 A46 and Statistical Reference Index (SRI) (1981) Strozier Documents Z7554 .U5 S79.
After completing a short questionnaire, you can view and print a personalized chart comparing Medicare health plans where you live.
Covers all areas of medicine, including clinical medicine, experimental medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, and much more. This version links to full-text articles to which FSU has a subscription from 1965-
Comprehensive full-text news resource consisting of more than 500 regional, national and international newspaper and newswire sources. Provides easy access to social issues, economics, environment, government, health, science, and sports. 1991-present.
A companion database to CINAHL, Pre-CINAHL is intended to provide current awareness of new journal articles, and includes a rotating file of limited bibliographic information (no subject searching), which is available to researchers only for the time when these articles are being assigned additional indexing.
Government pages on family, aging, social security, and more.
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Journals

A good starting point to begin research on social policy is this website: Social Policy Research (Georgia State University Library)

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Finding Books & Media

Books and media resources about social work can be found in two main ways: by searching the online FSU Library Catalog and by browsing the aisles at Strozier.

When searching the online catalog, a basic search will let you search by keyword, title, author, subject or call number. An advanced search will let you search by a combination of these fields, as well as by format, language, location, and date. Searching by the subject headings listed below may also be helpful.

When browsing the aisles, the majority of books on social work will be on the third and fourth floors, while the media resources will be on the ground floor in the Digital Media Center. The Library of Congress classifications listed below may be helpful when browsing the aisles.

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Library of Congress Classifications

The following Library of Congress classifications may be useful when browsing the shelves at Strozier Library for additional materials on social work. The majority of the 'H's are on the third and fourth floors. Additional materials (such as government documents, micromaterials, media, and reference books) may be found on the ground floor and the first (main) floor.

  • H --- Social Sciences
  • HN --- Social History, Problems, and Reform
  • HQ --- The Family, Marriage, Woman
  • HT --- Cities, Communities, Races
  • HV --- Social Service, Welfare, Criminology
  • HV 40-69 --- Social Service, Social Work, Charities
  • HV 697-4959 --- Protection, Assistance, Relief
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Subject Headings

The following subject headings may be useful when browsing the online FSU Library Catalog. To browse by subject heading, select Subject from the Browse Organized Lists drop-down menu, type the subject heading in the search box, then click the Go box.

  • Human services
  • Social case work
  • Social change
  • Social policy
  • Social problems
  • Social service
  • Social work administration
  • Social work education
  • Social workers
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General Reference Works

When an item's location line reads STROZIER Reference, then the item is located on the first (main) floor of Strozier Library and can only be used in the library. When an item's location line reads STROZIER Documents, then the item is located on the ground floor. When an item's location line reads STROZIER Ready Reference, then the item is located at the first (main) floor reference desk.

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Encyclopedias

  • The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work STROZIER Reference HV12 .B53 2000
  • The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science STROZIER Reference BF31 .C67 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Human Behavior STROZIER Reference BF31.E517 1994
  • Encyclopedia of Human Development STROZIER Reference HM626 E53 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America STROZIER Reference HV12 .E497 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Social Work STROZIER Reference HV35 .S6
  • Encyclopedia of Sociology STROZIER Reference HM425 E5 2000
  • Encyclopedia of World Poverty STROZIER Reference HV12 .E54 2006
  • International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences STROZIER Reference H41 .I58 2001
  • World of Sociology STROZIER Reference HM585 .W67 2001
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Bibliographies

  • Gerontological Social Work: An Annotated Bibliography STROZIER Reference Z7164 .O4 G44 1993
  • Work-Family Research: An Annotated Bibliography Z7165.U5 W65 1997
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Dictionaries

  • A Dictionary of Sociology STROZIER Reference HM17 .C66 2005
  • The Sage Dictionary of Sociology STROZIER Reference HM425 .B78 2006
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Directories

  • National Jail and Adult Detention Directory STROZIER Reference HV8482 .A2 N37
To locate self-help groups and organizations.
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Government Documents

Background material and data on major programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means “Green Book”. Provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation.
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Guides

  • Research for Social Workers: An Introduction to Methods STROZIER Reference HV11 .A47 2003
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Statistical Sources

See other subject guides listed on the main Social Work wiki for more Statistical Resources.

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Videos

The following list includes a sample of social work-related videos. Search the online catalog to locate other videos:

  • Alcohol Addiction STROZIER Media Center RC565 .A52 1988 Vid 2053
  • Child Abuse STROZIER Media Center HV6626.5 .C494 1994
  • City of Promise STROZIER Media Center HV4046.N73 C57 1995
  • Working With Children Who Have Experienced Neglect or Abuse STROZIER Media Center HV6626.5 .W675 2005
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Websites

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Adoption

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Aging

  • Age Pages (U.S. National Institute on Aging)
Order free publications on a variety of topics related to aging.
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Aids

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Alcohol & Drugs

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Child Abuse

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Children

  • Child Stats.gov (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics )
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Domestic Violence

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Education

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Florida

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Gateways

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Health

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Mental Health

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Parenting

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Poverty

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Senior Citizens

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Social Work Organizations

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Teens

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Help

  • Social Work Liaisons:

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Marcia Gorin
Florida State University Libraries
850-645-2708
mgorin@mailer.fsu.edu

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