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Social Work Research 4100
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Indexes/Abstracts:
Social Services Abstracts Social Services Abstracts provide bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Coverage: 1980 to date. Access: USU Only. Purchased by: USU Libraries. NOTE: Database includes USU journal holdings and call numbers
Sociological Abstracts (Available from Library Home Page; index to journal literature and professional report literature of sociology, including population and demography).
Social Science Abstracts Social Science Abstracts, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from more than 415 English-language journals published in the United States and elsewhere. The areas covered include: anthropology, criminology, economics, geography, law, political science, psychology, sociology and related fields.
Database for Legislative History:
Congressional
Universe
Congressional Universe is a comprehensive database of U.S. Legislative
information. It indexes all committee level congressional publications.
There are two levels of congressional activity. At the committee level
many important documents are generated. These include HEARINGS,
which represent the first important documents issued during the legislative
process. They contain a wealth of expert and diverse testimony. Hearings
reveal the interest groups, associations, individuals, and other stakeholders
central to issues of public policy.
Committees often request "background reports" on policy issues surrounding proposed legislation. Frequently prepared by the Congressional Research Service, these background reports tend to summarize the history of legislative activity for a particular issue of public policy. Background reports are known as COMMITTEE PRINTS..
HOUSE AND SENATE REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS are key sources of legislative information. They reveal why Congress considers necessary the proposed legislation; how much the bill would cost, if its provisions were implemented; and provides a section by section analysis of the bill. Courts use these documents to ascertain congressional intent.
The other level of congressional activity takes place on the floors of the House and Senate. This is where bills are introduced, debated, amended, and either passed or rejected. All floor-level activity is documented in the Congressional Record.
It's one thing to pass a law; quite another to putting it into effect. The Executive branch is charged with implementing the provisions contained in legislative enactments. In doing so, it establishes a variety of rules and regulations. These are recorded in the Federal Register.
Congressional Universe provides indexing, even provides the full-text of all of these key documents that arise as a result of the legislative process.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Encyclopedia of Social Work (Merrill Library, 1st Floor Reference, HV35.S6)
Interdisciplinary Glossary on Child Abuse and Neglect : Legal, Medical, Social Work Terms (Merrill Library 4th Floor Govt. Documents, HE 23.1210:G 51)
Web Resources:
Social Work Resources on the Web A collection of links to social work-related web sites from California State University (Stanislaus) Library.
Internet Discussion Lists for Social Workers Includes lists specifically for students and recent graduates.
World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers Affiliated with New York University and Dr. Gary Holden and is one of the most comprehensive resources for social work information on the Internet.
Social Work Access Network (SWAN) One of the most comprehensive web sites providing access to social work-related resources available on the Internet including lists of schools of social work, listservs, and conferences.
American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work Credentialing organization which sets rigorous standards for the Board Certified Diplomas in Clinical Social Work (BCD). This site has a directory of BCD social workers and scholarship information.
Society for Social Work and Research Recent and upcoming conference information, membership information and links. Also has a membership directory and newsletter articles but they are only available to members.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
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