Subject Guides: SWO 333 &amp; SWO 334: Social Work Research: Background Reading

Statistical Sources

Print Books
E-books

Social Work Almanac, 2nd ed (book) by Leon H. Ginsberg
Call Number: USM HV90.G53 1995
ISBN: 0871012480
Publication Date: 1995
Statistical Handbook on the Social Safety Net (book) by Fernando Padro
Call Number: USM POR Reference HV51 .P33 2004
ISBN: 1573565164
Publication Date: 2004
Statistical Handbook on the World's Children by Chandrika Kaul
Call Number: USM POR Reference HQ767.9 .K38 2002
ISBN: 1573563900
Publication Date: 2001-12-30

Finding Books

In order to find books held in the University of Maine System libraries you should begin with LibrarySearch, the online catalog.

If the material you need is not available at the USM Libraries, you should next search MaineCat and Request the material. If the book is not available through LibrarySearch or MaineCat, then you should create a free Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) account. See links below.

LibrarySearch (Library Catalog)
Catalog for the University of Maine system, including USM. You can choose to limit your search to USM, or search all libraries. You can also search for journal articles here too.
MaineCat
If LibrarySearch doesn't have what you need, try MaineCat, the Catalog for Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin plus many public libraries in Maine. USM students may Request delivery to USM campus libraries.
Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) Account
Create or sign into your free ILLiad account to electronically request journal articles that USM does not have, or to request print books, music scores, & videos not available through LibrarySearch and MaineCat.

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Bibliographic records for more than 36 million items held at OCLC member libraries throughout the world. Includes all types of information resources. Updated daily.

Internet Resources

CRAAP Handout
Since there is no authority control for the Internet, it is important to evaluate sources critically.

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
Published by the Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, this report presents 38 key indicators in the areas of family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has created this database of interventions "to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs and practices in their communities".

Electronic Reference Sources

The Encyclopedia of Social Work (E-book) by Terry Mizrahi; Larry E. Davis; The National Association of Social Workers
Call Number: E-book; click title above for access
ISBN: 9780195306613
Publication Date: 2008
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources (E-book) by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner (Eds)
Call Number: E-book; click title above for access
ISBN: 9781414412641
Publication Date: 2006