Social Work Databases
(see also
Health Sciences - Articles,
Psychology,
Social Sciences and
General)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Social
Work Abstracts (Ebsco)
 
- Offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services
journals dating back to 1977. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers
(NASW), the database provides citations and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the
social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.
- Social
Services Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers current research in social work, human services,
and related areas, including social welfare, social policy,
mental health services, crisis intervention, community development,
homelessness, poverty, family, gerontology, abuse, and more.
Covers 1980 to the present.
- Social Services InfoNet (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides social workers and social service practitioners
with a single access point to the cutting edge research available on the Internet.
Also aims to build a knowledge base of successful programs that provide
solutions to today's social welfare problems and to encourage excellence in the
field through an annual Best Practices competition.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
- Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Child Development (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Community
Resource Database of Long Island (Middle Country Public Library)
- Directory of community
services and resources with information on more
than 11,000 health, human service, and
education agencies and programs
such as parenting education,
child care and camps, services for persons with
disabilities, education and training
opportunities, support groups, health facilities, individual and
family counseling, food pantries,
hotlines, AIDS/HIV treatment, child abuse and domestic violence
programs, financial management, library
programs, housing and much more serving
citizens in Suffolk and Nassau Counties. (No password needed)
- Drugs,
Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Aging
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Disability (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the definitions, fundamental concepts, basic history, diversity,
cultural contexts, experiences, health care issues, environmental constraints, helpful
accommodations, social movements, laws, policies, theories, and practices in the
disability arena for both the general reader and the specialist. Contributors are from
the fields of sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, law, government,
philosophy, and ethics. Includes a wealth of primary source documents.
- Encyclopedia
of Homelessness
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Also of Interest:
- Child
Development (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Part of the Macmillan Psychology Reference Series, this title
covers issues related to human development from conception through adolescence.
Written for the general reader.
- Dictionary
of Conflict Resolution, Wiley (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Public Health
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Social Welfare History in North America
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Gale
Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the theory and history behind the law as well as practical
information on dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon citizens. Includes
brief descriptions of each issue's historical background, profiles of various U.S.
laws & regulations, details of how laws & regulations vary from state to state,
bibliographies of print & web resources, and lists of relevant organizations.
- OT
Search: The Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System (AOTF)
- Produced by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, this indexes
occupational therapy and related subject areas,
such as rehabilitation, education, psychiatry, psychology, health
care delivery, and health administration. Also covers the related allied
health, biomedical and psychosocial literature. Includes journals,
monographs, dissertations, theses, conference proceedings, and
audio-visual materials.
Database descriptions are adapted from each database's website.
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Electronic Library) is a statewide virtual library provided free to
the public by the New York State Library.
It is currently a pilot project funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
grant to the NY State Library by the Federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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