SOCIAL WORK: A Guide to Selected Sources

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

African American Encyclopedia. 6 v. Ref E 185 .A253 1993.

American Justice. 3 v. Ref KF 154 .A44 1996.

Asian American Encyclopedia. 6 v. Ref E 184 .O6 A827 1995.

Blackwell Companion to Social Work. Ref HV 245 .B63 1997.

Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2 v. Ref BF 31 .C66 1994.

Dictionary of Gerontology. 1988. Ref HQ 1061 .H338 1988.

Dictionary of Social Welfare. 1982. Ref HV 12 .T54 1982.

Encyclopedia of Adolescence. 2 v. 1991. Ref HQ 796 .E58 1994.

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. 5 v. Ref E 185 .E54 1996.

Encyclopedia of Aging. 2nd ed. 1995. Ref HQ 1061 .E53 1995.

Encyclopedia of Alcoholism. 2nd ed. 1991. Ref HV 5035 .O27 1991.

Encyclopedia of American Prisons. Ref HV 9471 .E425 1996.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Rev. ed. 5 v. Ref QH 332 .E52 1995.

Companion publication, Bibliography of Bioethics (Ref QH 332 .B44x), is excellent.

Encyclopedia of Ethics. 2 v. Ref BJ 63 .E45 1992.

Encyclopedia of Child Abuse. 1989. Ref HV 6626.5 .C57 1989.

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. 4 v. 1983. Ref HV 6017 .E52.

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior. 4 v. Ref HV 6017 .E53 2001. Turlock and Stockton.

Encyclopedia of Disability and Rehabilitation. Ref HV 1568 .E53 1995.

Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol. 4 v. Ref HV 5804 .E53 1995.

Encyclopedia of Family Life. 5 v. 1999. Main Ref HQ 534 .K53 1999.

Encyclopedia of Gerontology. 2 v. Ref RC 952.5 .E58 1996.

Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. 2 v. 1990. HQ 76.25 .E53 1990.

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. 4 v. 1994. Ref BF 31 .E5 1994.

Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. 2 v. 1995. Ref HQ 9 .E52 1995.

Encyclopedia of Mental Health. 3 v. 1998. Ref RA 790 .E53 1998.

Encyclopedia of Police Science. Ref HV 7901 .E53 1995.

Encyclopedia of Psychology. 4 v. 1994. Ref BF 31 .E52 1994.

Encyclopedia of Psychology. 8 v. 2000. Ref BF 31 .E52 2000. Turlock and Stockton.

Encyclopedia of Relationships Across the Lifespan. Ref HM 132 .T83 1996.

Encyclopedia of Social Work. 3 v. 19th ed. Ref HV 35 .E5 1995. Suppl. Ref HV 35 .E5 19th 1997. Turlock and Stockton.

Encyclopedia of Sociology. 4 v. 1992. Ref HM 17 .E5.

Ethics. 3 v. Ref BJ 63 .E54 1994.

Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia. 1995. Ref HQ 767.84 .B76 1995.

Handbook of Hispanic Culture in the United States. 3 v. Ref E 184 .S75 H365 1993.

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 19 v. 1968 - . Ref H 40 .A2 I5.

Social Work Dictionary. 3rd ed. Ref HV 12 .B37 1995.

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Directories

Author's Guide to Social Work Journals. 3rd ed. Ref HV 85 .M46 1992.

Clubs and Organizations Directory: Turlock. 1996. Ref HS 2513 .T87 C55.

Community Information Database: A Directory of Community Resources in San Joaquin County. 2nd ed. Ref HN 45 .S8 D5 1995.

Directory of Community Services: Stanislaus County. Ref HV 98 .C3 S82 1992.

Directory of Services for Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers and Their Families. 1992. U.S. Docs ED 1.8:58/4.

Public Welfare Directory. Ref HV 89 .A55 1996/97.

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Government Publications

Federal Indexes

GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch), 1976 - .

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1951 - . Shelved with U.S. Documents Indexes.

State Indexes

California State Publications: A Monthly Listing of Official California State Documents . . ., 1955 - . Shelved with California Documents Indexes.

1982-1989, 1990-1992 cumulations available on microfiche.

Local

CSU, Stanislaus Library maintains a collection of selected documents from the six counties we serve.

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Handbooks

APSAC Handbook of Child Maltreatment. 1996. HV 6626.5 .A83 1996.

Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research. 2000. RC 480.6 .C744 2000.

Handbook for Focus Group Research. 2nd ed. HF 5415.2 .G695 1998.

Handbook of Adolescent Psychology. 1987. BF 724 .H333 1987.

Handbook of Aging and Cognition. 1992. BF 724.85 .C64 H36 1992.

Handbook of Aging and the Family. 1995. HQ 1061 .H3353 1995.

Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods. 1998. H 62 .H24534 1998.

Handbook of Attachment. 1999. BF 575 .A86 H36 1999.

Handbook of Bereavement Research. 2001. In Processing.

Handbook of Child Abuse Research and Treatment. Stockton Ref HV 6626.6 .H36 1998.

Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 4 v. 1997. Ref RJ 499.3 .H356 1997.

Handbook of Child Behavior Therapy. 1998. RJ 505 .B4 H346 1998.

Handbook of Child Psychology. 4 v. 1998. Ref BF 721 .H242 1998.

Handbook of Consultation Services for Children. 1993. BF 637 .C56 H26 1993.

Handbook of Eating Disorders. 1986. RC 552 .E18 H36 1986.

Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice. 2 v. 1998. HV 43 .H316 1998.

Handbook of Marriage and the Family. 1987. HQ 518 .H154 1987.

Handbook of Multicultural Counseling. 1995. BF 637 .C6 H3174 1995.

Handbook of Parent Training: Parents as Co-Therapists. RJ 506 .B44 H26 1998.

Handbook of Social Psychology. 2 v. 1998. Ref HM 251 .H224 1998.

Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice. 2000. In Processing.

Resources for Early Childhood: A Handbook. 1994. HQ 767.9 .N8 1994.

Second Handbook on Parent Education. 1989. HQ 755.7 .S43 1989.

Survey of Social Science. 5 v. 1994. Ref HM 17 .S86 1994.

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Legal Publications

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

Black's Law Dictionary. 1990. Ref KF 156 .B53 1990.

Corpus Juris Secundum. KF 132.1 .C622.

Guide to American Law: Everyone's Legal Encyclopedia. Ref KF 154 .G85.

Federal Law

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). U.S. Docs AE 2.106/3-2.

United States Code Annotated. Ref KF 62 1927 .W45.

United States Statutes at Large. U.S. Docs AE 2.111:; GS 4.111:

U.S. Supreme Court. United States Reports. Ref KF 101 .U48.

State Law

Cal. Jur III. 3rd ed. KFC 80 .C29.

California Reporter; West's California Reporter. Ref KFC 57 .W44; Ref KFC 57 .W45.

California Statutes. Cal Docs L325 1873- .

West's Annotated California Codes. Ref KFC 30.5 .W4.

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Newspapers

Dow-Jones Interactive

Los Angeles Times Index, 1972 - .

New York Times Index, 1851 - .

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Reviews of Research

Advances in Adolescent Mental Health, 1986 - . RJ 503 .A318.

Advances in Behavioral Assessment of Children and Families, 1984 - . BF 721 .A47.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 1963 - . BF 721 .A45.

Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, v. 1 - to date. RJ 503.3 .A37.

Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, 1982 - . RJ 506 .L4 A33.

Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development, 1968 - . RJ 499 .A1 A53.

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 1980 - . RC 952 .A1 A56.

Annual Review of Psychology, 1950 - . BF 30 .A56.

Annual Review of Public Health, 1980 - . RA 421 .A66.

Annual Review of Sociology, 1975 - . HM 1 .A763.

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Statistics

Almanacs/Handbooks

California Almanac. 7th ed. Ref HA 261 .C29.

California County Fact Book. Ref HA 267 .C6 1991-1992.

California Statistical Abstract, 1958 - . Ref HA 261 .C3.

Children Now County Data Book. 1995. HQ 792 .U6 C55x 1995.

Fact Book on Aging. 1990. Ref HQ 1064 .U5 V494 1990.

Historical Statistics of Black America. 2 v. Ref E 185 .A543 1995.

Older American Almanac. 1994. Ref HQ 1064 .U5 O416 1994.

Social Work Almanac. 2nd ed. Ref HV 90 .G53 1995.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S., 1965 - . U.S. Docs C 3.134:

Latest copy is at Reference Desk.

Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America. Ref HQ 796 .S8237 1996.

Statistical Handbook on Aging Americans. Ref HQ 1064 .U5 S343 1994.

Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States. In Processing.

Statistical Handbook on U.S. Hispanics. Ref E 184 .S75 S27 1991.

Statistical Handbook on the American Family. Ref HQ 536 .S727 1999.

Statistical Handbook on Violence in America. Ref HN 90 .V5 S833 1996.

Statistical Handbook on Women in America. Ref HQ 1420 .T34 1996.

Statistical Record of Asian Americans. Ref E 184 .O6 S73 1993.

Statistical Record of Black America. Ref E 185.5 .S83 1997.

Statistical Record of Children. Ref HQ 767.8 .S73 1994.

Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans. 2nd ed. Ref E 184 .S75 S73x 1993.

Statistical Record of Native North Americans. 2nd ed. Ref E 98 .P76 S73 1993.

Indexes

American Statistics Index: A Comprehensive Guide and Index to the Statistical Publications of the U.S. Government, 1973 - . Z 7554 .U5 A46. Shelved behind the Reference Desk Area.

Statistical Reference Index: A Selective Guide to American Statistical Publications From Sources Other Than the U.S. Government, 1980 - . Reference Table 4A.

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Tests

Please consult How to Locate Published and Unpublished Tests for recommended sources, including some full-text publications.

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WWW Sites

Social Work Sources on the Web (http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/lboyer/socwork/resources.htm)

Tests and Measures: Selected Resources on the Internet (http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/lboyer/tests.htm)

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Prepared by Laura M. Boyer, Reference Coordinator, CSU Stanislaus Library
Technical assistance by Rick Dietz and Loretta Blakeley
Technical maintenance by the CSUS Library (wwwlibrary@wwwlibrary.csustan.edu)
February 1994; revised September 13, 2001