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Barker, R. L. (2003). The social work dictionary (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV12 .B37 2003

Encyclopedia of social work (Vols 1-3). (1995). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV 35 .S6 19th ed.

Encyclopedia of social work. Supplement 19th ed.. (1997). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV 35 .S6 19th ed. Suppl.

Ginsberg, L. (1995). Social work almanac (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV 90 .G53 1995

These resources also are available in a database called Social Work Reference Library (1997), located in the Pius Reference Department.

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Many indexes for periodicals and other publication types are available at Pius Library or through the Library Web site. The coverage of some indexes is general and interdisciplinary; other indexes are subject-specific. Virtually all indexing services include abstracts, or summaries, of the indexed publications. A growing number of indexes contain the full-text or even the full-image of the source material itself.

Access to the following resources is available to anyone in Pius Library. "In-library access" means access is available in the Reference Department. Those resources identified as being available via "remote access" are on the Web.

Off-campus access: Remote access to the databases below is restricted to current SLU students, faculty, and staff through the SLU Proxy Access.  For more information on off-campus access to library resources go to http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libinfo/offcamp.html

The main indexes used to locate publications relating to social service are listed below.

Social Work Abstracts. (1977- ). Semiannual. In-library and remote access.
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/socialw.html
This database, produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), contains Social Work Abstracts Plus and the Register of Clinical Social Workers. Social Work Abstracts indexes and abstracts articles in over 450 social work and related human services journals as well as books and dissertations. The Register of Clinical Social Workers is a directory of clinical social workers in the United States.

PsycINFO. (1967- ). Weekly. In-library and remote access.
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/psycinfo.html
Produced by the American Psychological Association. This database indexes and abstracts books, book chapters, journal articles, and dissertations in psychology and related fields. Coverage is international--1,800 scholarly journals in over 25 languages--and includes psychological aspects of fields such as education, health care, medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics. The Historic PsycINFO 1887-1966 section of this database consists of citations and abstracts from Psychological Abstracts (1927-1966), Psychological Bulletin (1921-1926), all journals published by the APA, and the American Journal of Psychology from the first issue.

Sociological Abstracts (1963- ). Semi-monthly. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/socioabs.html
This database consists of a subset of the Sociological Abstracts database and also provides coverage of the Social Planning Policy and Development Abstracts (SOPODA) database through 1999. Together they index and abstract more than 2,600 international sociology and related journals in fields such as international health care, criminal justice, gerontology, policy sciences, political science, and social work. Also includes selected conference proceedings and dissertations.

Web of Science/Social Sciences Citation Index. (1995- ). Weekly. In-library and remote access.
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/wos.html
This database provides author and subject indexing for articles published worldwide in social science journals. It also supports citation indexing, which establishes links between cited articles and the more recent publications in which they are cited.  Earlier dates of the Social Sciences Citation Index are available on CD-ROM in the Reference Department (1981-1998) and in print (1956- ), Ref. Z 7161 .S65.

Social Services Abstracts (1980- ). Monthly. In-library and remote access.
    This database indexes over 1,406 serial publications provides abstracts for journal articles and dissertations and citations for book reviews. Covers the following major areas for social services: "Community and mental health services; Crisis intervention; The family and social welfare; Gerontology; Poverty and homelessness; Professional issues in social work; Social and health policy; Social services in addiction; Social work education; Social work practice; Support groups/networks; Violence, abuse, neglect; and Welfare services."

The following indexes contain information concerning specific aspects of social service.

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

ABI/INFORM Complete . (1971- ). Daily. In-library and remote access.

    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/abi.html
Indexes and abstracts over 2,500 journals and trade publications in all areas of business and management.  Some full text is available for over 2,000 of the periodicals. 

 

AGING

AgeLine. (1978-). Bimonthly. In-library and remote access.

    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/ageline.html
Produced by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). This database indexes and abstracts journal articles, books and book chapters, government documents, and reports about aging and middle age from an interdisciplinary perspective. 

 

EDUCATION

ERIC. (1966- ). Monthly. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/eric.html
Indexes and abstracts approximately 980 educational and education-related journals as well as other materials such as technical reports, curriculum guides, lesson plans, research reports and books. The ERIC Documents: ED database, produced by the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS), provides the full text of 80% of all ERIC documents indexed in the ERIC database from 1993 to date in PDF.

Education Full Text. (January 1983- ). Monthly. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/edabs.html
Updated monthly. Indexes education-related articles from over 470 English-language periodicals and yearbooks published worldwide. Education books published in 1995 or later are also included.

HEALTH

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature). (1982- ). Monthly. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/cinahl.html
Indexes articles from over 500 journals that cover nursing literature and allied health fields such as cardiopulmonary technology, health education, medical records, occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory therapy and physician's assistant. Includes books, conference proceedings, professional standards, educational software and audiovisual materials.

 

 

Medline. (1966- ). Monthly. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/medline.html
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this is the primary source for access to international literature on biomedicine, including allied health fields, communication disorders, biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Articles indexed and abstracted are selected from approximately 3,600 journals published worldwide.

 

LEGAL AND GOVERNMENT ISSUES

LexisNexis Congressional . Update frequency varies by file. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/conguniv.html
Access to U.S. legislative information including Congressional Information Service (CIS) indexing and abstracting from 1970- ; CIS Legislative Histories from 1970- ; full text of Congressional Record from 1985- , National Journal from 1977- , Congress Daily from 1991- , Federal Register from 1980- , current Code of Federal Regulations from 1989- , current United States Code, and Public Laws from 1988- . In addition, there is a bill tracking file from 1989- and full text for bills from 1989- , as well as selected committee prints, hot bills and topics, congressional testimony, committee reports, House and Senate documents, voting records in Congress, and member information including financial disclosures and campaign contributions.

 

NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service) Abstracts. (early 1970s- ). Monthly. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/ncjrs.html

Updated monthly. Indexes and abstracts more than 140,000 books, articles, reports and non-print media dealing with a broad spectrum of criminal justice issues. For additional information from the NCJRS, go to the Justice Information Web site at http://www.ncjrs.org.

NEWS, GENERAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY INFORMATION

Academic Search Premier . (1975- ). Daily, except Sundays. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/acadelit.html
Indexes about 8,000 scholarly and general interest periodicals.  Subject coverage includes biological and medical sciences, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion & theology, sociology, and women's studies. The full text of articles from approximately 3,500 periodicals is available.

 

LexisNexis Academic. Updated continuously. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/lexnexau.html
Provides online access to full-text of news sources (including full-text for national and international newspapers), business and financial information, and international news and company information. Also includes current and historical court cases, current codes and bill tracking for States and the United States, and medical and health information.

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1988-). Daily. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/stpd.html
This Newsbank database contains current and archival, full-text articles.  For late-breaking news and articles available only on their Web site, see the official St. Louis Post-Dispatch Web site at http://www.stltoday.com/.

 

 

RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL, AND ETHICAL ISSUES

ATLA Religion Database. (coverage varies). Semiannual. In-library and remote access.

    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/atlasilv.html
Produced by the American Theological Library Association, this database currently indexes journal articles and book reviews from 500+ journals from 1949- and essays in books from 1960- .

TESTS AND MEASURES   

HaPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments). (1916- /mainly 1985- ). Quarterly. In-library and remote access.
    http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/hapi.html
Interdisciplinary database providing information on diverse types of measurement instruments, e.g., questionnaires, rating scales, interview forms, checklists, vignettes/scenarios, coding schemes, projective techniques, and tests.

For more information on finding tests and measures see the Resource Guide: Tests and Measures at http://pages.slu.edu/faculty/josephme/resguides/tests.html

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 The Web sites listed here provide access to current legislation and links to government and community information resources on the Internet. Visit the Pius Library Government Documents Web page (http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/govdoc) for additional links to federal, state, and local government Web sites.

GPO Access
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
A U.S. Government Printing Office service that provides free electronic access to the official, published versions of important information products produced by the federal government.

GPO (Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications). (1976- ). Quarterly. In-library and remote access.
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/gpo.html
The U.S. Government's index to its own publications, the printed counterpart is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. Free remote access to the Monthly Catalog from 1994 to present is available at http://catalog.gpo.gov/. For publications from 1886-1995, see The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications shelved in the Government Documents reference collection.

Missouri State Government Web
     http://www.state.mo.us/

St. Louis Community Information Network
     http://stlouis.missouri.org

St. Louis County, Missouri
     http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

State of Illinois Home Page
     http://www.state.il.us/

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
     http://thomas.loc.gov
The Congressional home page.

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FEDERAL

American Statistics Index (ASI). (Annual). Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service.
     East Index Shelves Ref. Z 7554 .U5 A46.
Provides indexing of statistical information contained in more than 500 Federal government publications. Available online as LexisNexis Statistical; description follows.

Bureau of the Census
     http://www.census.gov/
Internet access to a variety of demographic and economic statistics. Vital for community analysis; see especially "American Factfinder."

FedStats
     http://www.fedstats.gov/
A portal to statistics from 100+ agencies in the United States Federal Government.

LexisNexis Statistical. Federal Service. Base Edition - Research Collection. (1973- ). In-library and remote access.
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/statuf.html
The Federal Service of Statistical Universe consists of American Statistical Index ( ASI ) indexing and abstracting from 1973- . Full-text for over 800 U.S. government statistical publications, is available from 1995- . Provides links from ASI entries to federal government Web sites with indexed publication's full text.

Statistical Abstract of the United States. (Annual). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau.
     Current edition at Reference Desk; earlier at Docs C 3.134 on Lower Level. 
This standard reference source is a compilation of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Available online (http://www.census.gov/statab/www/).

Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC)
     http://mcdc.missouri.edu/
MCDC "is a cooperative program operating under a memorandum of understanding between the Office of the Secretary of State and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The Missouri State Library in the Office of the Secretary of State is the agency responsible for the program. MCDC holdings consists of over 2,000 public machine readable data files and numerous printed reports."

Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, University of Missouri System
     http://www.oseda.missouri.edu/
Information about social and economic trends that impact public policy in Missouri.

OTHER

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
     http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/index.html
As a member of the ICPSR, Saint Louis University provides access for its students, faculty, and staff to a vast repository of social science data sets for research and instruction. Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, pubic health, foreign policy, and law. Visit the ICPSR's Web site for a list of data sets available; contact your liaison librarian to request a data set.

Statistical Reference Index (SRI). (Annual). Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service.
     East Index Shelves Z 7554 .U5 S65. 
Indexes statistical information produced by state governments and private organizations.  Pius Library owns the SRI microfiche collection.

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American Public Human Services Association. (Annual). Public human services directory. Washington, D.C.: Author.
     Ref. HV 89 .A5; Current edition at reference desk.

Community service directory. (Annual). St. Louis: United Way of Greater St. Louis.
     Ref. HV 89 .C6; Current edition at reference desk.
Lists local organizations funded by the United Way.

Encyclopedia of associations. (Annual). Detroit: Gale Research.
     Ref. AS 22 .E5; Current edition at reference desk.
Lists diverse types of organizations at the regional, national, and international levels.

Nagel, B. A. (Comp.). (1996). For all of us: A directory of women's resources and organizations in the St. Louis, Missouri, Metropolitan Area. St. Louis: s.n.
     Ref. HV 1447 .S3 N35 1996

National directory of private social agencies: A loose-leaf of private social agencies in the United State, classified by services offered and listed by states and cities. (Monthly). Flushing, NY: Social Service Publications.
     Ref. HV 89 .N27; Ask at reference desk.

Register of Clinical Social Workers. (1995). In-library and remote access.
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/socialw.html
This database, produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is part of the Social Work Abstracts Plus database.

Washington information directory. (Annual). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly.
     Ref. F 192.3. W33; Current edition at reference desk.
Lists government agencies and non-government associations in the Washington DC area.

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Albrecht, Gary L., editor. (2006). Encycopedia of Disability. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, LTD.
     Ref. HV 1568 .E528 2006, 4 vols.  E-book Available

Council on Social Work Education
     http://www.cswe.org
The main responsibility of the CSWE is to promote and maintain the high quality of social work education. The CSWE is the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the U.S.

Gibelman, M., & Schervish, P. H. (1997). Who We Are: A Second Look. Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV 40.8 .U6 G529 1997    

Ginsberg, L. (2001) Careers in Social Work . Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
     Pius Stacks HV 10.5 .G55 2001

Herrick, John M. (2005) Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, LTD.
     Ref. HV 12 .E497 2005  E-book Available

Kaul, Chandrika and Tomaselli-Moschovitis, Valerie. (1999). Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
     Ref. HC 59.72 .P6 S73 1999

Levinson, David, editor. (2004) Encyclopedia of Homelessness. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, LTD.
     Ref. HV 4493 .E53 2004, 2 vols.  E-book Available

Mendelsohn, H. N. (1997). An Author's Guide to Social Work Journals (4th ed.). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV 85 .A93 1997

Middleman, R. R. (1998). A Study Guide for ACSW Certification (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV 40.52 .M53 1998

Mink, Gwendolyn and O'Connor, Alice, editors. (2004). Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
     Ref. HC 100 .P6 P598 2004, 2 vols.

National Association of Social Workers. (2003). Social Work Speaks: NASW Policy Statements (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
     Ref. HV 88 .N36 2003-2006

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
     http://www.naswdc.org
Website of "the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world". Has information about NASW, professional development, publications, advocacy and other resources.

Odekon, Mehmet, editor. (2006), Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
     Ref. HV 12 .E54 2006, 3 vols.  E-book Available

Reyes, J. (2002) , The Social Work Graduate School Applicant's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Selecting and Applying to MSW Programs . Harrisburg, PA: White Hat Communications
     Ref. HV11.R39 2002

Social Work and Social Services Jobs Online
     http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/jobs/
Information on jobs compiled by the Career Services Office at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.

Social Work Examination Services
     http://www.swes.net
Information from the leading publisher in comprehensive licensing review and study guides for social workers.

World Development Indicators. (2005). Washington, DC: The World Bank.
     Ref. HC 59.15 .W656 2005

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Search the Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog, the SLU electronic library catalog, and MOBIUS, the Missouri Union Catalog, by author, title, keywords, author-title, subject, etc.  Use in the library or by remote access.  The Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog is available from Pius Library's Home Page.  Tip:  Always search Saint Louis University first.  If needed item(s) is/are not found, extend the search to MOBIUS.

If you start with a keyword, title, or author search, look at the subject headings listed for each catalog record. Additional searches using Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) will locate additional materials. Subheadings may be added to the main subject headings to make your search more specific. For example:

Most materials in Pius Library--the notable exception being U.S. government documents--are shelved in the collection by Library of Congress (LC) call number. Consult the Location Guide to identify where different call number ranges are located in Pius Library.

The Missouri Institute of Mental Health Library (http://mimh.library.net) is a local library that collects materials related to psychiatry, psychology, psychiatric nursing, alcohol and drug abuse, developmental disabilities, mental health policy, and outcomes evaluation. MIMH is not part of the MOBIUS system.

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HandsNet on the Web
     http://www.handsnet.org/
Frequently updated newsfeeds for the human services community.

The Electronic Policy Network
     http://www.movingideas.org/
Extensive information about social policy, legislative updates and advocacy. Includes links to leading advocacy groups and research centers such as ACORN, the Center for the Study of Social Policy, the Children's Defense Fund, Families USA , National Coalition for the Homeless and many more.

PRAXIS: Resources for Social and Economic Development
     http://caster.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html
International resources for social and economic development compiled and maintained by Prof. Richard J. Estes of the University of Pennsylvania.

Social Work Access Network (SWAN)
     http://cosw.sc.edu/swan/
Produced by the University of South Carolina College of Social Work. Provides updated information on conferences, social work organizations and schools of social work.

Social Work and Social Services Web Sites
     http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/websites.html
Nicely organized, extensive list of websites of interest to social workers maintained by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.

United Way of America
     http://national.unitedway.org/index.cfm
Extensive information about the United Way.

United Way of Greater St. Louis
     http://www.stl.unitedway.org
Information about the United Way of interest to those in the greater St. Louis area.

The Finance Project
   http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/
"The Finance Project is a non-profit policy research, technical assistance and information organization. Its mission is to support decision-making that produces and sustains good results for children, families and communities."

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APA Style

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author.
     Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001.

American Psychological Association. (1994). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author.
     Ref. BF 76.7 .P82 1994
Copies of both editions are available at the reference desk for use in the library.

APAStyle.org - Electronic Resources
     http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
This is the APA's current instructions and examples for citing electronic resources based on the 5th edition of the Publication Manual .

APAStyle.org - Changes in the Fifth Edition
     http://www.apastyle.org/fifthchanges.html
Provides links to changes from the 4th edition to the 5th edition of the Publication Manual , chapter by chapter. In some cases, changes are summarized.

APAStyle.org - Frequently Asked Questions
     http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html
APA FAQ's with answers based on the 5th edition of the Publication Manual .

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