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Resources for SOCIAL WORK
Contents:
- Library Collections and Services
- Writing Research Papers
- Library Databases
- Electronic Journals and Citations
- Selected Web Sites
- Internet Search Tools
- Associations and Research Institutions
- University of Connecticut, School of Social Work
- Library Liaison
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Library Collections and Services
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Purchase Form
Use this form to suggest titles to be added to the Libraries' collections. - eJournal
Locator
The University of Connecticut Libraries purchases access to over 10,000 journals, and in full text, through various databases and commercial journal providers. The Full Text Journal Locator can be used to determine if a title is available through one or more of the Libraries' electronic resources, and to connect to the database or journal directly. - Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Service
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- Resources for Numeric and Geospatial Data Services
- Resources for Women's Studies
Writing Research Papers
This section provides links to information which will help you properly cite source materials and avoid plagiarism.
Library Databases
- Research
Database Locator
The University of Connecticut subscribes to over 240 Web-Based, commercially-produced research and citation databases. - Academic OneFile
An abstracting and fulltext service which provides indexing to 1550 general interest journals. - Academic Search Premier via EBSCOHost
- Ageline
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ERIC
premier national bibliographic database of education literature, 1966+ - LexisNexis databases
- PAIS International
Summaries articles in political, economic, and social issues. Covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, and political science. 1915-current.
- PsychiatryOnline
Full-text books and journals in psychiatry. 1998-present.
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PsycINFO
Index to the fields of psychology and related social and behavioral science, including journal literature, technical reports and dissertations, 1887+ -
reQuest
reQuest is an bibliographic database containing the holdings of most of the public, special, hospital, and academic libraries in Connecticut. Use reQuest primarily to find the location of materials not held by the University of Connecticut Libraries. -
SCOPUS
SCOPUS is the world's largest journal indexing and abstracting database with 27 million records covering articles from 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 international publishers (figures taken from About Scopus - Content Coverage). -
Social Work Abstracts (SWAB)
Indexes and abstracts 450 journals in social work and human services, 1977+ -
Sociological Abstracts
Indexes a variety of literature in all fields of theoretical and applied sociology, 1963+ Sociological Abstracts is international in scope and many foreign language journals are included. ![[Link to THOMAS Home Page]](http://thomas.loc.gov/images/link.gif)
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Electronic Journals and Citations
- eJournal
Locator
The University of Connecticut Libraries purchases access to over 10,000 journals, and in full text, through various databases and commercial journal providers. The Full Text Journal Locator can be used to determine if a title is available through one or more of the Libraries' electronic resources, and to connect to the database or journal directly.
Selected Web Sites
General Sites
- Influencing State Policy
- Joint Center for Poverty Research
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Praxis: Resources for Social and Economic Development
- Public Agenda : Public Opinion and Public Policy
- SocioWeb Your independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet
- Urban Institute
A nonprofit policy research organization that investigates the social and economic problems confronting the nation and government policies and public and private programs designed to alleviate them. Includes a Hot Topics section of press releases, fact sheets and relevant research. - Websites with Statistical Data
Career Resources
- Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE)
CSWE is recognized as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the U.S. - NASW Code of Ethics
- Social Work and Social Services Jobs
- Social Work Examinations Services
Child Welfare
- Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)
- Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago
- Child Welfare League of America
- Future of Children
- Children's Defense Fund
- Children, Youth and Family Consortium Electronic Clearinghouse
- National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
Internet Search Tools
Associations and Research Institutions
- American Geriatrics Society
- International Federation of Social Workers
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
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