Social Work Library, Howard University Libraries

SCOPE: This guide describes core social work resources for conducting library and information research. Links are provided to supporting materials in anthropology, psychology, sociology, political economy, and other related disciplines/professions in the behavioral and social sciences which have contributed to social work theory and practice.

Guidelines for Research
Library Guides
Biographies
Dictionaries

Directories
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
Statistics Sources
Tests & Measurements

Guidelines for Research

Choose a topic
Process recording: Document your research strategy
Focus on purpose
Set search parameters
Get background information
Quantify the problem: Statistics
Observe intellectual property & professional writing

Library Guides, Click here for online resources. R = Restricted to connections within HU campus network, or via ISAS-provided dial-up Internet accounts. Authentication is required for bona fide HU users connecting via commercial ISPs > MORE...
Reserves HV11 S589 1993	Bouey, E., & Rogers, G. (1993). Appendix B: "Retrieving information" in R.M Grinnell, Jr., Social work research and evaluation (4th ed.; pp. 402-426). Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock.
Reference HV40 .C66 1982	Conrad, J. H. (1982). Reference sources in social work: An annotated bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.
Reserves HV40 F68 1994	Reamer, F. G. (Ed.) (1994). The foundations of social work knowledge. New York: Columbia University Press.
Reserves HV11 R84 2001	Rubin, A., & Babbie, E. (2001). Appendix A: "Using the library." (1993). In Research methods for social work (4th. ed.; pp. 601-608). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Reference HV91 .S626	Trattner, W. I., & Achenbaum, W.A. (Eds.). (1983). Social welfare in America: An annotated bibliography. New York: Greenwood.
Biographies (examples)
Reserves HV35 .S6 19th ed. 1995	Biography. (1995). In R.L. Edwards, & J.G. Hopps, et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social work (19th ed., Vols. 3, pp. 2569-2619). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers.
Reference HV27 .B57 1986	Trattner, W. I. (Ed.). (1986). Biographical dictionary of social welfare in America. New York: Greenwood.
Dictionaries (examples)
Reserves HV12 .B37 2003	Barker, R.L. (2003). The social work dictionary (5th ed.). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers. (Earlier editions in reference and circulating stacks.)
Reserves HV12 .R67 2003	Rosenthal, H. (2003). Human services dictionary. New York: Brunner-Routledge.
Reserves HV12 .B53 2000	Davies, M. (Ed.). (2000). The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Directories (examples)
Reference HV9463 .D572 Year	American Correctional Association. (Annual). Directory: Juvenile & Adult Correctional Departments, Institutions, Agencies & Paroling Authorities. Laurel, MD: Author.
Reference HV89 .A55 Year	American Public Welfare Association. (Annual). Public welfare directory. Washington, D.C.: Author.
Reference HV741 .C5325c Year	Child Welfare League of America. (Annual). Directory of member agencies. Washington, D.C.: Author.
Reference HV89 .D5 Year	Family Service America, Inc. (Annual). Directory of member agencies. Milwaukee, WI: Author.
Reference HV743 .W3L43 1987	Leashore, B.R., McMurray, H.L., & Russell, B.H. (1987). Child welfare community resource directory for Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.: Howard University, School of Social Work, Project VCIN.
Reference HV89 .N223a 9th ed. 1997	National Association of Social Workers. (1997). Register of clinical social workers (8th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author. (Now also online, Search Sterling)
Reference HV741 .N47 Year	National directory of children, youth & family services [Year]. (Annual). Longmont, CO: Marion L. Peterson Publisher.
Reference HV89 N27	National directory of private social agencies (continuously updated loose-leaf service). Jericho, NY: Social Service Publications.
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, and Manuals (examples)
Reserves BF76.7 P83 2001	American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C.: Author. See Sterling for earlier editions.
Reserves HV41 .P759 1993	Beebe, L. (Ed.). (1993). Professional writing for the human services. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers.
Reserves HV35 .S6 19th ed. 1995	Edwards, R.L., Hopps, J.G., et al. (Eds.). (1995). Encyclopedia of social work (19th ed., Vols. 1-3). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers. Supersedes "The Social Work Yearbook". See Sterling for earlier editions.
Reserves HV91 .G447 2004	Gibelman, M. (2004). What social workers do. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers.
Reserves HV40.8 .U6G53 1997	Gibelman, M., & Schervish, P.H. (1997). Who we are: A second look. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers.
Reference HV40.8 .U6G53 1993	Gibelman, M., & Schervish, P.H. (1993). Who we are: The social work labor force as reflected in the NASW membership. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers.
Reserves HV91 .H265 1991	Gitterman, A. (Ed.). (1991). Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable populations. New York: Columbia University Press.
Reserves HV12. E497 2005	Herrick, J.M., & Stuart, P.H. (Eds.) (2005). Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Reserves HV85 .M46 1997	Mendelsohn, H.N. (1997). An author's guide to journals in social work(4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers
Reserves H62 .M44 1991	Miller, D.C. (1991). Handbook of research design and social measurement (5th ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. See Sterling for other holdings.
Reserves HV40.54 .M86 2002	Munson, C. E. (2002). Handbook of clinical social work supervision. New York: Haworth.
Statistics (examples)
Reference HV715 .C53 Year	Curtis, P.A. (Ed.). (Annual). [Year] salary study. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America.
Reserves HV90 .G53 1995	Ginsberg, L.H. (1995). Social work almanac (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers. See earlier edition in reference.
Reference HV11 .S74 Annual	Lennon, T.D. (2002). Statistics on social work education in the United States. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education. See Sterling for detailed holdings.
Tests & Measurements (examples)
Reserves BF176.C66 2000	Fischer, J., & Corcoran, K. (2000). Measures for clinical practice: A sourcebook (3rd ed., 2 vols.) New York: Free Press. [includes instruments] (Earlier edition in reference.)
Reserves BF698.8 .C5H8	Hudson, W.W. (1982). The clinical measurement package: A field manual. Chicago: Dorsey. [includes instruments]
Founders Ref. Desk	Mental measurements year book. (Several editions). These complementary volumes are the definitive source for identifying test & measurement instruments by topic. Lengthy reviews provide background information for each test, target population characteristics, facts on administering the test, reliability and validity, and citations to scholarly literature. [test instruments are not reprinted] (Now Online. Search Sterling)
Reserves H62 .M44 1991	Miller, D.C. (1991). Handbook of research design and social measurement (5th ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. [includes instruments]
Reserves BF698.8 .C5H8	Robinson, J.P., & Shaver, P. R. (1973). Measures for social psychological attitudes (rev. ed.). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center. includes instruments

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