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Introduction

This guide provides resources to help you throughout your Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program. Included is information on library searching as well as selected eBooks, databases, resources for finding statistics, resources for selected social work topics and additional library guides that cover topics related to social work.

Quick Links

Start Your Search at the Library Homepage

From the library homepage, you can use the "Everything" or "Articles" tabs to search all of the resources available through the Chamberlain Library. This is your best bet to find articles for your topic, no matter how obscure!

Go to the Library Homepage

Help with Searching the Library

Use the guide below for tips on how to effectively search the Chamberlain University Library.

Library Guide - How to Search
This guide shows you how to search the library databases.

Or Jump Straight to Popular Databases

If you need to search a specific database for one of your assignments, these quick links should make it easy to get where you need to go. Don't see what you need? Head to the A to Z List of Databases to see everything the library subscribes to!

Database - CINAHL Complete
Use this database to find nursing journals with full-text articles, CINAHL Subject Headings and evidence-based care sheets.
Database - PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Database - SocINDEX
SocINDEX is the authoritative bibliographic database for sociology research, which offers millions of indexed records from top sociology journals covering many studies including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racial studies, religion and social work.
Database - Web of Science
The Web of Science platform connects the Web of Science Core Collection to regional citation indexes, patent data, specialized subject indexes, and an index of research data sets, all in all totaling over 33,000 journals, meaning you have the breadth you need to be truly comprehensive in your search.

Sources for Statistics

United States Statistics Sources

Database - Statistical Abstract of the United States
Best-known statistical reference publication in the country, and perhaps the world.
Website - California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal
This page provides open data and statistics from the California Department of Health and Human Services.
Website - Data.gov
This is an open data portal for the Federal Government of the United States.
Website - HealthData.gov
This is an open data portal for health data from the Federal Government of the United States.
Website - United States Census Bureau: Statistical Abstracts
Although the "Statistical Compedia" program was terminated in 2011, statistical abstracts of the United States prior to 2011 are still available and are a great source of historical data.

International Statistics Sources

Database - Statistical Abstract of the World
Aggregates the statistical abstracts of nearly 50 countries and makes the content available through a single-search interface.
Website - Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook
This page provides a wealth of information about the nations of the world, including basic statistical information.
Website - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: Institute for Statistics
This is an open data portal for statistics compiled by UNESCO related to sustainable development goals.
Website - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund: Statistics by Country
This is an open data portal for UNICEF statistics, organized by country.
Website - World Health Organization: World Health Statistics Reports
Download the annual World Health Statistics reports compiled by the World Health Organization.

Topics in Social Work

Criminal Justice Resources

Website - Bureau of Justice Statistics
This is an open data portal for criminal justice statistics.
Website - United States Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice
This is the page of the National Institute of Justice of the U.S. Department of Justice, which is "dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science."
Website - United States Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Established as part of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, OJJDP "sponsors research, program, and training initiatives; develops priorities and goals and sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues."

Housing & Homelessness Resources

Website - United States Census Bureau: Housing Census Data
This data gathered from the United States Census Bureau provides "a comprehensive picture of housing in America."
Website - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
This is the official website of the federal agency tasked with addressing housing and urban development issues in the United States.
Website - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Affordable Housing Resources
This page offers resources for a variety of populations regarding affordable housing directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Medicaid & Medicare Resources

Website - United States Department of Health & Human Services: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This is the central website for Medicare and Medicaid services in the United States.
Website - Medicaid.gov
The is the official website for Medicaid.
Website - Medicare.gov
This is the official website for Medicare.

Poverty, Unemployment & Labor Resources

Website - United States Department of Health and Human Services: Poverty Guideline
This page provides current poverty guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Website - Bureau of Labor Statistics: Databases, Tables & Calculators
This page provides current and historical labor statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Website - United States Department of Labor: Unemployment Insurance
This page provides information on unemployment statistics and other kinds of insurance related to employment from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Recommended eBooks

Below are some eBooks found in the Chamberlain University Library that cover social work topics.

Ethics and Values in Social Work by Allan Edward Barsky
ISBN: 9780190678111
Publication Date: 2019-03-26
Provides practitioners with guidance on how to promote social work values such as respect, social justice, human relationships, service, competence, and integrity.
Health Care Social Work by Ren Winnett (Editor); Rich Furman (Editor); Douglas Epps (Editor); Greg Lamphear (Editor)
ISBN: 9780190942168
Publication Date: 2019-07-16
Aims to directly empower health care social workers around the world by providing valuable new information about the breadth and depth of the profession in a global context.
Navigating Policy and Practice in the Great Recession by Stacey Borasky; Miguel Ferguson
ISBN: 0190871083
Publication Date: 2018-06-22
Navigating Policy and Practice in the Great Recession is a fictional narrative that follows Martha White, the intrepid executive director of a small non-profit organization, as she navigates policy practice and demonstrates enlightened administrative leadership in the years during andfollowing the Great Recession.
The Oxford Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging by Daniel Kaplan (Editor); Barbara Berkman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199336951
Publication Date: 2015-11-12
Addresses the evolving interdisciplinary health care context and the broader social work practice environment, as well as advances in the knowledge base which guides social work service delivery in health and aging.

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