These are some of the materials that are useful for basic research in Social Work

Classification Numbers

The items you need will likely be found in the following area:

	BF:	Psychology
	BF 600's:	Interpersonal communication, counseling, counseling issues and personality development
	HQ:	Social issues (for example, abuse, pornography) dealt with from a sociological viewpoint
	HV:	Social Work and social issues as they relate to social work (for example, criminal justice issues)
	R's:	The R section deals with issues from a medical or science point of view.
	RC:	Social issues with a medical component (for example, anorexia, HIV, suicide, death and dying, drug therapy, addictions.)

Reference Material

The reference material is located on the main floor of the library. Reference material is intended for use in the library only. Students may photocopy the pages they need.

The following are examples of reference material useful to Social Work research:

	Title	Call Number
	Assessment Handbook: a handbook of procedures for addictions assessment/referral service	REF RC 564 A8 1990
	Community Resource Guide for Manitoba	REF HN 101 Z232 2000
	DSM-IV: The diagnostic and manual of mental illness Note: there is also a study guide.	REF RC 455.2 C4 D54 1994
	Encyclopedia of Aging	REF HQ 1061 E52 1987
	Encyclopedia of Alcoholism	REF RC 565 E48 1982
	Encyclopedia of Mental Health	REF RA 790.5 E53 1998
	Encyclopedia of Social Work	REF HV 35 S6 1995
	Encyclopedia of World Cultures	REF GN 550 E53 1991
	International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences	REF H 40 I57 1968
	Sherlock's City Map	REF G 1159 W6 S53 1997
	Social Work Almanac	REF HV 40 G53 1995
	Social Work Dictionary	REF HV 12 B37 1999

Bibliographies

These bibliographies list books, videos, CD's, and audiotapes available in the Booth Library. They are in .pdf format and require Adobe acrobat to open them. If you do not have acrobat reader,you can get it for free at by clicking .

Addictions - covers counselling and treatment of all kinds of substance abuse

Abuse Counselling - resources for counselling children, families, men, women, and adult victims of child abuse

Newspapers

Newspapers carry important information for Social Work students. The most recent issues are on the 1st floor coffee table. Older issues are in the cabinet by the front entrance. WCBC usually keeps 2 or 3 months of back issues. WCBC subscribes to:

· Globe and Mail
· National Post
· Winnipeg Free Press
Note that the Globe and Mail is an internationally recognized newspaper and it is an important source of information for Canadian Social Workers.

The University of Winnipeg has older back issues on microfilm and they also have fulltext databases of many newspapers.

Journals

The following journals deal with Social Work topics. Booth Library has either a current subscription or backissues of all of these titles. They are of primary importance:

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
American Journal of Pastoral Counseling
Caring: A Journal of the Integrated Ministries of The Salvation Army (formerly Journal of Rehabilitation and Recovery) - This is a Salvation Army journal but it is located with the regular journals because of its scholarly content.
Canadian Social Trends - This is a Government Publication located with the regular journals.
Canadian Social Work Review
Social Thought: Journal of Religion in the Social Services
Social Work and Christianity
Social Work with Groups
Social Work: Journal of the National Association of Social Workers
Social Worker

These journals are also useful for Social Workers. They are of secondary importance:

American Journal of Sociology
Canadian Psychology
Faith at Work
Faith Today
Horizons - This journal is located in the Salvation Army section.
Macleans
Social Services Signposts - This is a Salvation Army journal located in the Salvation Army section.

Writing and Citation Guides

APA Citation Style
Other online citation styles
easybib.com - a basic quick online tool for creating book and article citations for a paper

Social work on the Web

Canadian Association of Social Workers
Information about social work training and practice in Canada.

National Association for Social Workers (USA)
The Web site of the professional association of American social workers. This site includes a catalogue of publications, the NASW Code of Ethics, accreditation information and links to job resources. It is also a useful tool for keeping up to date with social issues of current concern in the United States.

Social Work in Canada
Five partners: Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work (CASSW), Canadian Committee of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, (CCDDSSW) and the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) and the regroupement des unités de formation universitaires en travail social (RUFUTS) and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) sponsored a study of the human resources needs of social work in Canada. This is the full-text of the report.

Social Work Search
A web directory of social work work related links.

Information for Practice - Web Resources for Social Workers
This site is jointly sponsored by the New York University's Ehrenkranz School of Social Work and the Division of Social Work and Behavioral Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Provides extensive links to government information world-wide, journals, professional associations and sites related to social work practice.

SOSIG Social Sciences Information Gateway
Collections of selected quality Internet information. Two sections of particular interest are Social Science General and Social Welfare. Within these sections sites are organized by publication type such as articles, papers and reports, journals, government publications, discussion groups, etc. Annotations are provided. UK focus.

Social Work and Social Services Web Sites
This gateway is provided by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St.

Internet Social Worker
An online tutorial created for the Resource Discovery Network, a group which serves U.K. higher education institutions, by Angela Upton, National Institute for Social Work, London. This excellent "teach yourself" tutorial, guides you to the types of sites of particular interest to social workers. The different approaches to searching the Internet and critically evaluating information found on Web sites are also covered.UK focus.