Social Work and Sociology Resources

This page has been compiled to assist you in locating Social Work and Sociology related materials.  This guide is not meant to be inconclusive.  Please feel free to contact the I.D. Weeks Library reference desk (phone: 6777-6085, email: weeksref@usd.edu) if you need help with your research.

Social work books and media can easily be located by the Library's online catalog (PALS).  Materials can be searched for by keyword(s) (most general), Library of Congress of Subject Headings (most specific), by author, and title.  PALS also provides access to over 40 other libraries in South Dakota. 

Library of Congress Subject Headings

• Social Sciences (General)
• Sociology
• Social groups
• Rural sociology
• Social pathology

Location of Books

The Library's main book collection is located on the 3rd floor. Books are arranged by Library of Congress Classification.

WorldCat

WorldCat contains citations to more than 30 million bibliographic records owned by libraries around the world.  Access via the Weeks Library homepage under "Research databases."

The following is a selected list of reference materials available at the I.D. Weeks Library.  To find additional resources search the Library Catalog (PALS).

Dictionaries

Barker, Robert L. The Social Work Dictionary. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers, 1999.(Ref HV 12 B37 1999) Nearly 8,000 terms are defined in this edition. Includes The NASW Code of Ethics.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Social Work. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers, 1995.  (Ref HV 35 S6 ED.19 1995)

    Published in three volumes with 290 full entries and 142 biographies.

 Encyclopedia of Sociology.  New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2000.  (Ref  HM 425 E5 2000) 

     Five volume set, with 397 articles on various topics.   

Biography

Trattner, Walter I., ed.  Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America.  New York: Greenwood Press, 1986. Biographies of approximately 300 people who have been important in American social welfare from colonial times to the 1980's. No living persons are included in this work.

Indexes/Abstracts

Social Work Abstracts (Paper Index) Is the primary source of articles on social work and social welfare, as well as on related fields. Reviews about 450 journals. 

Journals(paper format): (See also electronic journals)

The table below is a representative list of social behavior titles available in the I.D. Weeks Library.

Acta Sociologica	Addictive Behaviors
Administration in Social Work	Affilia
American Demographics	American Journal of Economics & Sociology
American Journal of Sociology	American Sociological Review
Arete	Behavioral Disorders
Behavioral Sciences & the Law	British Journal of Sociology
Bulletin (CASW)	Child Abuse & Neglect
Child Development	Child Welfare
Clinical Social Work Journal	Contemporary Drug Problems
Contemporary Sociology	Critical Sociology
Cross-cultural Research	Cultural Studies
Cultural Survival Quarterly	Current Sociology
Ethos	Experimental Aging Research
Families in Society	Family Process
Family Relations	Health and Social Work
Human Services in the Rural Environment	International Journal of Comparative Sociology
International Journal of Intercultural Relations	Journal of Contemporary  Sociology
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	Journal of Family Violence
Journal of Gerontological Social Work	Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation	Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Journal of Social History	Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Kiva	Listen
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development	Mediation Quarterly
Omega	Organizational, Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Public Relations Quarterly	Reproductive Freedom News
Rural Sociology	Sex Roles
Social Forces	Social Policy
Social Problems	Social Psychology
Social Psychology Quarterly	Science and Medicine (1882-
Social Security Bulletin	Social Service Review
Social Text	Social Work
Social Work in Education	Social Work in Health Care
Social Work  Research and Abstracts	Social Work with Groups
Socio-legal Newsletters	Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Inquiry	Sociological Methods and Research
Sociological Perspectives	Sociological  Quarterly
Sociology of Religion	Sociology of Sport Journal
South Dakota Life Facts	Studies in Family Planning
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior	Teaching Sociology

Journals their location in the Library:

Current issues of periodical are kept in the reading area, north side of the 2nd floor of the Library, while older issues (bound periodicals) are available on the east side of the 2nd floor.  Current and bound periodical collections are arranged alphabetically by title.

Access to Online Journals

To access the Library's electronic resources point to "Research Databases" at the Library's homepage.  

A list of the research databases related to Sociology is available from the Research Databases page. A number of Multidiscipline and Health and Medicine databases could be a good source of information as well. 

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Social Work Internet Information Portal

Social Services InfoNet
http://www.socservices.com

Provides social workers and social services practitioners with a single access point to up-to-date internet information.  Links to a wide range of web sites including web-based journals, bibliographies and government legislation.

Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics  
http://www.naswdc.org/
Serves as the professional code of conduct for social workers.

Professional Organizations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
http://www.naswdc.org/

Compiled by John Van Balen
Send comments to vanbalen@usd.edu