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Social Work And Psychology Resources

Online Resources

Academic Search Complete* - Articles from popular magazines and academic journals.
ERIC*  - Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice with links to some full text articles.
GIL @ GPC– GPC library catalog.
GIL Universal Catalog – Library catalog for all USG institutions.
JSTOR - Full text articles from scholarly journals.
Medline* - Index and abstracts of journal articles in the health sciences with links to full text
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles containing information on social issues.
Project Muse - Full text articles from scholarly journals.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection*  – Full text articles on psychiatry, psychology, and behavioral sciences.
PsycInfo* - Index and abstracts of articles, books, chapters, dissertations, and reports in psychology with some linked full text.
Social Service Abstracts*  – Abstracts of research in social work and human services.
Sociological Collection*  – Full text articles from all areas of sociology.

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Selected Reference Resources

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) – Reference RC 455.2 .C4 D536
Dictionary of Psychology – Reference BF31 .C72
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior – Reference BF31 .E5
Encyclopedia of Mental Health – Reference RA 790.5 .E53
Encyclopedia of Psychology (Corsini) – Reference BF31 .E52 1994
Encyclopedia of Psychology (Oxford) – Reference BF31 .E52 2000
Encyclopedia of Social Work – Reference HV35 .S6
Encyclopedia of Sociology– Reference HM425 .E5
Mental Measurements Yearbook – Reference Z5814 .P8 B932
 

Associations

American Psychological Association (www.apa.org)
American Psychological Society (www.psychologicalscience.org)
American Sociological Association (www.asanet.org)
Georgia Sociological Association (www.georgiasociology.org)
International Federation of Social Workers  (www.ifsw.org)
National Association of Social Workers (www.naswdc.org)
 

Selected General Websites

Georgia State University School of Social Work (chhs.gsu.edu/socialwork/)
New Social Worker Online (www.socialworker.com)
SWAN: Social Work Access Network (cosw.sc.edu/swan)
University of Georgia School of Social Work (www.ssw.uga.edu/social)

Statistics Resources

City/ County Databook – Reference HA202 .A36
FedStats (www.fedstats.gov)
Health, United States – Reference RA407.3 .U57a
National Center For Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (www.gpc.edu/~declib)
Statistical Abstract of the United States – Reference HA202
United States Census Bureau (www.census.gov)

Style Guides

America Sociological Association Style Guide (www.buffalostate.edu/library/docs/asa.pdf)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association – Reference BF76.7 .P83