Social Work
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A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.
Dissertations & Theses: Global
Comprehensive global collection of full text dissertations and theses.
EBSCOhost Databases
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Encyclopedia of Social Work
Published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press.
Films on Demand
A web-based digital video delivery service for streaming over 6000 educational videos from Films Media Group.
Google Scholar
Accesses online journals and institutional repository/ self-submitted scholarly articles.
JSTOR
An archive of core scholarly journals in the arts and sciences.
NexisUni (formerly LexisNexis)
Full text coverage of news, business, law, medicine and general reference.
Military & Government Collection*
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Provides full text of over 300 journals
National Social Worker Finder
Lists licensed social workers. Includes areas of expertise, hours of operation, languages spoken, payment options, etc.
PsycARTICLES
Full text articles from journals published by the APA and allied organizations.
PsychiatryOnline
PsychiatryOnline is a collection of books, journals, and self-assessment tools including DSM Library, APA Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, The American Journal of Psychiatry, etc.
PsycINFO
Index to articles, books, chapters, dissertations and technical reports in psychology from 1887 onward.
SAGE Premier
SAGE Journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Urban Studies & Planning.
SAGE Knowledge
E-books in the area of Criminal Justice, Social Work, Education, Psychology, etc.
Social Work Abstracts*
Provides citations and abstracts of more than 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1977.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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Video Resources
Films on Demand
Multidisciplinary documentary film resource.
Websites
Department of Health and Human Services:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Kids Count Data Center:
KIDS COUNT is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track the well-being of children in the United States. By providing high-quality data and trend analysis through its KIDS COUNT Data Center, the Foundation seeks to enrich local, state and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children — and to raise the visibility of children’s issues through a nonpartisan, evidence-based lens. In addition to including data from the most trusted national resources, the KIDS COUNT Data Center draws from more than 50 KIDS COUNT state organizations that provide state and local data, as well publications providing insights into trends affecting child and family well-being. Through its National KIDS COUNT Project, the Foundation develops and distributes reports on important well-being issues. Much of the data from these nationally recognized publications, including the KIDS COUNT Data Book, are featured on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
ElderWeb:
Award-winning research site for professionals and family members looking for information on aging, eldercare, and long term care, including information on legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, policy, research, and statistics.
The New Social Worker:
THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER®, the social work careers magazine, has been published since 1994. Each issue provides practical articles on social work students, social work ethics, field placement, practice issues, practice specialties, technology in social work, book reviews, and more. The quarterly magazine for social work students, recent graduates, and others interested in the social work profession, was founded by Linda May Grobman, MSW, ACSW, LSW.
Association of Social Work Boards
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute of Mental Health
Social Security Administration
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
National Association of Social Workers:
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 132,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
NASW LobLink:
The Social Work Career Center is a career website where social workers can search national job listings and find professional development and career resources that span across the duration of a social worker’s professional career. The Career Center is also a resource to social worker employers
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