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Indexes and Abstracts

• Social Work Abstracts - Guide to journal articles in hundreds of social work journals
• Sociological Abstracts
• Sociological Collection
• P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs nformation Service)
• Academic Search Premiere
• PsycINFO

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Bibliographies

• Welfare Reform: A Reference Handbook (Bierce Reference HV 95 H554 1996)

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Reference Resources (Guides, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)

Dictionaries And Encyclopedias
• Encyclopedia of Social Work (Bierce Reference HV 35 S6 19th edition)
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work (Bierce Reference HV 12 B53 2000)
• The Social Work Dictionary (Bierce Reserve Room HV 12 B37 1999)
• Social Work Almanac (Bierce Reference HV 90 G53 1995)
• Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice (Bierce HV 40 H2827 2000)
Directories
• Public Human Services Directory 2001-2002 (Bierce Reference HV 89 A55 2001/2002)
• Fund Raiser's Guide to Human Service Funding 2000 (Bierce Reference HV 89 F848 11th 2000)
Guides and Handbooks
• Designing and Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-Based Approach (Bierce Reference HV 95 K428 1999)
Style Guides
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 G53)
• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 T8)
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Bierce Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83)

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Internet Resources

• Welfare Related Web Sites
• Social Work and Social Services Jobs Online
• Institute for Research on Poverty
• Welfare Reform Research (WRR) Database
• Social Work Resources on the Web
• Social Work and Social Services Web Sites

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Statistical Resources

• Poverty, Population and Economic Data - Federal Government
• NODIS - Northern Ohio Data and Information Service
• Uniform Crime Reports (FBI)
• U.S. Census Bureau - Poverty
• Social Statistics Briefing Room
• Statistical Information on Older Persons (Administration on Aging)

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Journals and Newspapers

• Electronic Journal Center - Social Sciences (e-journals)
• UA Libraries Catalog - search journal names by title to see if U.A. subscribes

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Associations and Professional Organizations

• Council on Social Work Education
• Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
• American Public Human Services Association
• National Association of Social Workers
• American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work

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Area Information (Local, State)

• Akron Community Online Resource Network
• Official City of Akron Home Page
• Other Sources of Assistance in Akron, Ohio

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Selected New Resources in Social Work

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