LibGuides: Social Work Resources: Reference Materials

Print Reference Books on Main Floor

Print Social Work Books in the Reference Collection - Davis Library, Main Floor

Social Work Dictionary
Call Number: R 361.303 B255
Encyclopedia of Social Work
Call Number: R 361.3 E56
Use the Index in Volume 4.

Related Social Work Books in Reference Collection

Encyclopedia of Psychology
Call Number: R 150.03 E56
Use the Index in Volume 4.
Principles Of Health Care Ethics
Call Number: R 174.2 P957
Religious Leaders of America
Call Number: R 200.973 M528
Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: R 203 E56
Use the Index in Volume 16.
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Call Number: R 301.03 E56
Use the Index in Volume 4.
Encyclopedia of American Social History
Call Number: R 301.0973 E56
Sourcebook on Aging
Call Number: R 301.435 S724
International Encyclopedia of Communications
Call Number: R 302.2 I61
Use the index in Volume 4.
Dictionary of Symbolism
Call Number: R 302.23 B586
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Call Number: R 303 I61
Use the Index in Volume 17.
Aging
Call Number: R 305.2603 A267 V.1 & V.2
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
Call Number: R 306.803 E56
Survey of Social Science: Government and Politics
Call Number: R 320.03 S963
Use the Index in Volume 5.
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Call Number: R 323.4032 E56
LGBT Youth Issues Today
Call Number: R 306.7660835 N562
DSM 5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Call Number: 616.89075 D536
On Two-Hour Reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Consequences, and Treatments
Call Number: R 362.03 A167

Statistics in Print Reference Books - Davis Library Main Floor

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Call Number: R 317.3 S797
County and City Data Book
Call Number: R 317.3 C855
Patterns of Economic Change by State and Area
Call Number: R 330.973 P316
State Profile: Ohio
Call Number: R 338.9771 S797
Crime in the United States
Call Number: R 364.973 C9293
Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas
Call Number: R 331.12 E554
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics
Call Number: R 331.0973 H236
Business Statistics of the U.S.
Call Number: R 338 B949
Vital Signs
Call Number: R 303.4905 V836
Social Indicators of Development
Call Number: R 306.09172 S678
State of the World
Call Number: R 330.9005 S797
World Development Indicators
Call Number: R 330.9005 W9272
Digest of Education Statistics
Call Number: R 370.780723 D572
World's Women: Trends and Statistics
Call Number: R 305.42 W927

Law & Government Books

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Call Number: R 342.73 E56
United States Supreme Court
Call Number: R 347.7326 U58
Guide to American Law
Call Number: R 348.736 G946
Use the Case; Subject; and/or Name Index in Volume 12. If Appropriate: Use the Annual Yearbooks after the main set.
Federal Regulatory Directory
Call Number: R 353 F293
US Reports
Call Number: Government Document: Ju6.8
From 1970 to the present: Transcripts from the US Supreme Court.

Tests

Mental Measurements Yearbook
Call Number: R 153 M549
Tests
Call Number: R 153.93 T345
Both this and the above are multi-edition sets that give descriptions, ordering information, and reviews on many kinds of tests. Use the cumulative indexes in the back of the latest editions.

Grants & Jobs in Books

Annual Register of Grant Support
Call Number: R 001.44 A615
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Call Number: R 331.7 D554
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
Call Number: R 331.702 E563
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Call Number: R 331.70973 O15
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Call Number: R 338.973 C357

Encyclopedia of Social Work - OhioLINK Online Access

Encyclopedia of Social Work - On Campus
Encyclopedia of Social Work - Off Campus
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Law & Government Online

Ohio.gov
[State of Ohio] Gateway to a wide variety of government resources for the state of Ohio.
Ohio Capitol Connection (Hannah News Service)
[OhioLINK] Ohio legislative and governmental information service, including bill tracking, the full text of bills, the Ohio Administrative Code and Ohio Revised Code, committee rosters, and legislator information.

Ohio Revised Code
Laws of Ohio.

USA.gov
[US Government] Official Web Portal for all United States government transactions, services, and information.

FedWorld.Gov
Gateway to Federal Government Information.

Legal Information Institute (LII - Cornell University Law School)
Site dedicated to providing free-access legal information. Also offers commentary, analysis, and interpretive materials to help people's understanding of the law.

United States Code
US Laws.

GPO Monthly Catalog
[OhioLINK] Catalog of U.S. government documents offered via the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) First Search interface.

Federal Register
Daily reports from Federal agencies including proposed rules, final rules, public notices, and Presidential actions.
US Reports
Transcripts of US Supreme Court.
US Statutes at Large
Laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.

Legal Collection
[OhioLINK] Index, abstracts and full text of articles on law and legal topics.

Government Documents Online via RioCat
Davis Library also maintains a collection of the most popular Government Documents online through RioCat--Davis Library's Catalog.

This includes law and statistical information.
Davis Library's Government Documents LibGuide
Offers links to popular online resources from federal, state, and international agencies.

Grants & Jobs Online

Davis Library's Job and Career Resources LibGuide
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Descriptions of occupations: what they do, work environment, how to become one, pay, projections, and more.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Online Statistical Databases

Sage Stats
From OhioLINK, this is a visualization tool hosting social science data for the US.
Sage Stats - Off Campus
U.S. Political Stats
From OhioLINK, data measures over time about people, places, and policies—across 10 distinct political science data categories, aligned with a typical political science curriculum.
U.S. Political Stats - Off Campus
American Fact Finder - US Bureau of the Census
U.S. Bureau of the Census

Historical Statistics of the United States
Quantitative facts of American history.
Historical Statistics of the United States - Off Campus

Data.Gov
Statistical information produced by the Federal Government.
Ohio Statistics
Gallup Opinion Poll
PollingReport.com
Other Public Opinion Surveys from Cornell University
CDC - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides statistical information to help guide actions and policies aimed at improving the overall health of the American people.
Miscellaneous Statistics Resources from Marcus Zillman
Data USA
A visualization engine of public US Government data.

OhioLINK Online Full Text Reference Resources

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Points of View Reference Center
Guide to controversial subjects and debates, ethics, arguments, writing position papers, etc.
Points of View Reference Center - Off Campus

Oxford Research Encyclopedias
Full text peer-reviewed summaries on a range of topics.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Off Campus
Oxford Very Short Introductions
Reputable introductions to many subjects.
Oxford Very Short Introductions - Off Campus

Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
Full text of over 100 dictionaries, general reference, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf - Off Campus
Biography Reference Bank
Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present.
Biography Reference Bank - Off Campus
Oxford English Dictionary
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Oxford English Dictionary - Off Campus
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
[OhioLINK] Online encyclopedia of philosophy.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - Off Campus
World Book Advanced
[OhioLINK] Online access to World Book Encyclopedia, Spanish Language Encyclopedia, Gran Enciclopedia Hispanica, primary source materials, and other research tools.
World Book Advanced - Off Campus

Scholarly and Reference E-Books
OhioMeansJobs.Com
Resources for career planning, job searching, resume help and test-taking.