J. Eugene Smith Library

Reference resources for Social Work

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks, including online Reference resources

Aby, Stephen H., 1949- Sociology : a guide to reference and information sources / Stephen H. Aby, James Nalen, and Lori Fielding. 3rd ed. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2005.	ECSU Reference HM 585 .A24 2005 (For use in the Library only)
Barker, Robert L. The social work dictionary / by Robert L. Barker. 5th ed. Washington, DC : NASW Press, c2003.	ECSU Reference HV 12 .B37 2003 (For use in the Library only)
Child welfare information gateway	Provides access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, etc. Click through to the website


Encyclopedia of activism and social justice / editors, Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2007.	ECSU Reference HM 671 .E53 2007 (For use in the Library only)
Encyclopedia of social theory / editor George Ritzer. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2005.	ECSU Reference HM 425 .E47 2005 (For use in the Library only)
Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America / editors, John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2005.	ECSU Reference HV 12 .E497 2005 (For use in the Library only)
Encyclopedia of social work. 19th ed. New York : National Association of Social Workers, 1995.	ECSU Reference HV 35 .S6 1995 (1997 & 2003 Supplements) (For use in the Library only)

Handbook of health social work / edited by Sarah Gehlert and Teri Arthur Browne. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2006.	ECSU Reference HV 687 .A2 H36 2006 (For use in the Library only)
Handbook of social problems : a comparative, international perspective / edited by George Ritzer. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2004.	ECSU Reference HN 28 .H29 2004 (For use in the Library only)
The Handbook of social work research methods / edited by Bruce A. Thyer. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2001.	ECSU Reference HV 11 .H342 2001 (For use in the Library only)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in social work : a comprehensive bibliography with annotations / compiled by James I. Martin, Ski Hunter. Alexandria, Va. : Council on Social Work Education, 2001.	ECSU Career Info Reference HV 1449 .L484 (For use in the Library only)
Miller, Delbert Charles, 1913- Handbook of research design & social measurement / Delbert C. Miller, Neil J. Salkind. 6th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2002.	ECSU Reference H 62 .M44 2002 (For use in the Library only)
National directory of children, youth & families services. 2006 ed. Longmont, Colo. : Marion L. Peterson.	ECSU Reference HV 741 .N3157 2006 (For use in the Library only)
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences Thomson/Nelson Publishers webpage	"This social science dictionary has 1000 entries covering the disciplines of sociology, criminology, political science and women's study with a commitment to Canadian examples and events and names." Click through to the website



Social issues in America : an encyclopedia / James Ciment, editor. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2006.	ECSU Reference HN 57 .S624 2006 (For use in the Library only)
Social workers' desk reference / edited by Albert R. Roberts, Gilbert J. Greene. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.	ECSU Stacks HV 40 .S6464 2002
Martinez, Rey C. The social worker's guide to the Internet / Rey C. Martinez, Carol Lea Clark. Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, c2001.	ECSU Reference HV 29.2 .M37 2001 (For use in the Library only)


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