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SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL ISSUES TOPIC OVERVIEW RESOURCES
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL WORK This link opens in a new windowAn online collaboration between the National Association of Social Workers (NASW Press) and Oxford University Press (OUP). This resource provides overviews on key social work concepts, and is updated on a monthly basis.
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POINTS OF VIEW REFERENCE CENTER This link opens in a new windowProvides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides
more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TOPIC OVERVIEW RESOURCES
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GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY This link opens in a new windowAccess to the full text of over 200 authoritative electronic reference books. Search or browse the collection or an individual title. Full text documents are available in HTML or PDF formats. Includes Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior; Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics; Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America; Encyclopedia of Sociology; and Poverty in America.
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CREDO REFERENCE This link opens in a new windowAn online collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other ready-reference books covering a range of topics, such as art, business, literature, and science. With a network of cross-references that provide an easy-to-follow trail to related information contained anywhere in Credo Reference, it provides trustworthy answers—and new connections—in context.
POLICY REFERENCE DATABASES
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CQ CONGRESS This link opens in a new windowMember profiles, legislative policy histories, chronologies, statistics, demographic and electoral data, and roll call votes. (CQ Press)
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CQ PUBLIC AFFAIRS This link opens in a new windowA storehouse of public policy content, organized into subject areas, including advocacy and public service, culture and recreation, education, environment, science. In depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analysis, historic documents and primary source materials.
REGIONAL REFERENCE WEBSITES