Guide to Researching

 

SOCIAL WORK

 

 

eREFERENCE SHELF BOOKS SOCIAL WORK JOURNALS DATABASES WEB SITES NEED HELP?

 

 

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eREFERENCE SHELF

     Find definitions, short biographies, bibliographies and more in these online collections:

 

• Credo Reference
• Oxford Reference Online
• Virtual Reference Library

 

 

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BOOKS

 

    IN BEGLEY LIBRARY

• Use the library catalog to find books and media in Begley Library.

   

Click on the following subject headings for a list of books on that topic.

    A librarian can help you locate materials on specific topics.

 

• Child welfare
• Family social work
• Public welfare United States
• Psychiatric social work
• Social advocacy
• Social service
• Social work with African Americans
• Social work with children
• Social work with gays
• Social work with juvenile delinquents
• Social work with minorities
• Social work with older people
• Social work with teenagers
• Social work with women
• Social workers
• Substance abuse - handbooks, manuals, etc.

 

 

     BROWSING THE SHELVES:

 

     HM: Sociology (General) - library 2nd floor - Click here for classification outline

     HN: Social History and Conditions, Social Problems and Social Reform - library 2nd floor - Click here for classification outline

     HQ: The Family, Marriage and Women - library 2nd floor - Click here for classification outline

     HS: Societies: Secret, Benevolent, etc. - library 2nd floor - Click here for classification outline

     HT: Communities, Classes and Races - library 2nd floor - Click here for classification outline

     HV: Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare and Criminology - library 2nd floor - Click here for classification outline

     HX: Socialism, Communism and Anarchism - library 2nd floor -  Click here for classification outline

 

 

    IN OTHER LIBRARIES:

     Find more books in the following collections:

 

• Net Library- eBook collection.  What is an eBook?
• Project Gutenberg- eBook collection.  What is an eBook?
• SUNYConnect- library catalog for all SUNY schools.  Use ILLiad to borrow books.
• World Cat- books and media from all over the world.  Use ILLiad to borrow books.
• Google Book Search- books and media from all over the world.  Use ILLiad to borrow books.

 

 

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SOCIAL WORK JOURNALS

   

    IN BEGLEY LIBRARY

    These journals are on the yellow periodical shelves near the reference desk.  They may be checked out for two weeks.

• Smith College Studies in Social Work
• Social Work: A Journal of the National Association of Social Workers - on reserve at the circulation desk in the library

    Journals in the related area of Sociology include:

• American Sociological Review
• Social Problems
• Social Inquiry

 

    ONLINE

    Most of the library's social work journals are only available online.  A small selection of these includes:

    (You will be prompted to enter your SCCC user id and password for off-campus access)

• Australian Journal of Social Issues
• Australian Social Work
• Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal
• Child & Family Social Work
• Child Welfare
• Dementia
• Family Matters
• Health & Social Care in the Community
• Health & Social Work
• International Journal of Social Welfare
• Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
• Journal of Children & Poverty
• Journal of Family Social Work
• Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services
• Journal of Social Work Education
• Journal of Social Work Practice
• Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
• Quality in Ageing
• Social Choice and Welfare
• Social Policy & Administration
• Social Work
• Social Work Research

 

• Click for a listing of journals in the Social Sciences.  Scroll down for "Social Welfare & Social Work."

 

 

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DATABASES

What is a database? 

What is peer review? - tutorial

Finding peer reviewed journal articles - tutorial

 

 

  POPULAR AND PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES  

• Academic Search Complete - articles in a wide range of subject areas
• CQ Researcher - reporting and analysis of issues including health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy
• Associates Programs Source - articles in a wide range of subject areas
• Health Reference Center Academic - articles from nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; selected newsletters, pamphlets, and newspaper articles; topical overviews; and core reference books 

• Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection

 

   PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

• psycARTICLES- journal articles published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, Canadial Psychological Association and more
• ProQuest Social Science Journals - peer-reviewed journals in the social sciences
• Science Direct- journal articles in the sciences and social sciences

 

• ALL LIBRARY DATABASES

 

 

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WEB SITES

 

New York State Resources on Social Services

• Affordable Housing Programs
• Children and Families
• NY State Department of Family Assistance
• NY State Department of Health
  • Family Health Plus
  • WIC Program
• NY State Office of Medicaid Inspector General
• NY State Office of Mental Health
• Office of Children and Family Services
  • County Departments of Social Services - Addresses, phone numbers and web sites of county social service departments
  • Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
• Office of Temporary Disability Assistance - Information and services including Temporary Assistance, Medicaid, Food Stamps, adult services and home energy assistance benefits
  • Home Energy Assistance Program
  • New York Child Support

 

United States Department of Health and Human Services

    RESOURCES

• Aging
• Disasters and Emergenices
• Diseases and Conditions
• Drug & Food
• Families & Children

 

    AGENCIES

• Administration for Children and Famillies
• Administration on Aging
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Food and Drug Administration
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Indian Health Services
• National Institutes of Health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 

United States Social Security Administration

 

 

 

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NEED HELP?

A Librarian will be happy to assist you with your research.  Visit or call the Reference Desk during regular library hours, or use Ask Us 24/7 for online help.

 

 

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Updated by Carrie Buff, September 2009