Social Work Research Guide

Research Databases:

SocINDEX with Full Text

A comprehensive sociology research database, SocINDEX with Full Text provides access to nearly 600 full text journals, 735 books and monographs, and 6800 conference papers.  Encompasses all sub-disciplines including abortion, criminology, criminal justice, demography, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, substance abuse and other addictions, violence, and sociological history, research, and theory. 

Coverage: 1895 - present  | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

PsycINFO

From the American Psychological Association (APA), PsycINFO contains 2.4 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, books, dissertations, and book chapters covering psychology and related disciplines.  Subject coverage includes:  medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. 

Coverage: 1887 - present  | Format: citations; abstracts; limited full text | Search Tips

Need additional resources? Try the General Research Guide. This guide lists multidisciplinary resources, which cover a variety of subject content areas.

Print Journals:

All print journals, to which the library subscribes, are listed in the online library catalog. To look for a specific journal, search by TITLE. If you are unsure of the exact title, search by KEYWORD to find the title you want.

Electronic Journals:

All electronic journals in the library's collection are listed in the Magazine, Newspaper, and Journal Finder. You can search for a specific title by keyword or browse an A-to-Z list by title or subject. 

Books:

Use the online library catalog to find books. Books may be searched by keyword, title, author, or subject.

To find a specific book, search by TITLE. If your search is unsuccessful or if you are unsure of the exact title, try a KEYWORD search. To find books written by a specific person, search by AUTHOR. To find a book about a specific person or topic, search by SUBJECT. Subject searching requires the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. If your subject search is unsuccessful, try a KEYWORD search or consult a librarian at daviska@uamont.edu.

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges for Social Work:

HQ-----The family. Marriage. Women
HT-----Communities. Classes. Races
HV-----Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology.

The library's collection of books is organized by subject. Once you locate a call number on the shelves, you can browse other books in the area, as they will contain the same subject.

Borrow Items From Other Libraries:

If the library does not own a publication that you need, we can borrow books and obtain copies of journal article from other libraries.  Submit an interlibrary loan request form online.  Materials may be supplied for free or a fee.  You will generally receive the item within two weeks.  

Selected Reference Resources:

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family 2nd edition
REF HQ 9 E52 2003

The Social Work Dictionary
REF HV 12 B37 2003

Selected Internet Resources:

Arkansas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
http://www.naswar.org/links.htm

The National Association of Social workers (NASW) is the oldest and largest organization of professional social workers with 155,000 members. It serves members and advocates for sound social policy. Professional social workers practice in many settings including family service agencies, community mental health centers, schools, hospitals, employee assistance programs, and public and private agencies. Professional social workers provide most of the nation's mental health services and offer services to individuals, families and communities. A professional social worker has a degree from an accredited social work program and meets state legal requirements. NASW is a nonprofit organization. This website gives information on licensing and legislation in the field of social work. - Accessed Feb. 27, 2008.

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Mary Heady,
Social Work Librarian

870-460-1581
heady@uamont.edu