LibGuides: Social Work Resources: Reference Materials

Print Reference Books on Main Floor

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
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
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
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
Call Number: R 306.803 E56
Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Consequences, and Treatments
Call Number: R 362.03 A167

Data Planet Foundations (Sage Stats)
From OhioLINK, this is a visualization tool hosting social science data for the US.
Data Planet Foundations (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 This link opens in a new window
Quantitative facts of American history.
Historical Statistics of the United States - Off Campus This link opens in a new window

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.

Ohio.gov This link opens in a new window
[State of Ohio] Gateway to a wide variety of government resources for the state of Ohio.
Ohio Capitol Connection (Hannah News Service) This link opens in a new window
[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.

USA.gov This link opens in a new window
[US Government] Official Web Portal for all United States government transactions, services, and information.

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

GPO Monthly Catalog This link opens in a new window
[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 This link opens in a new window
[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.

OhioLINK Off Campus Access:

1. Choose the "Off Campus" Link.

2. Select Institution: University of Rio Grande & Rio Grande Community College.

3. Enter Your First and Last Name.

4. Your Student ID Number is an "s" followed by your Student ID (Example: s300123456).

Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Guide to controversial subjects and debates, ethics, arguments, writing position papers, etc.
Points of View Reference Center - Off Campus This link opens in a new window

Oxford Digital Reference Shelf This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 100 dictionaries, general reference, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf - Off Campus This link opens in a new window
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present.
Biography Reference Bank - Off Campus This link opens in a new window
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy This link opens in a new window
[OhioLINK] Online encyclopedia of philosophy.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - Off Campus This link opens in a new window
World Book Advanced This link opens in a new window
[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 This link opens in a new window

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