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Electronic & print research resources

Some databases are restricted to UC-affiliated users only and are governed by the Conditions of Use policy. See the library guide, Citing Your Sources, for appropriate formats for citing internet documents. Additional material may be located using internet search engines. For a library guide to the strengths and weaknesses of different search engines, see Finding Information on the Internet: a tutorial.


Social work indexes and journals
Research institutes and publications

Statistics and data sources

Publications of UCB School of Social Welfare research centers

Search engines and gateways

Instruments, tests, and measurements
California
Research and information gateways
National
Oral histories

Laws and legislation

Current controversies resources

Social work indexes and journals

Social work indexes in print

National Council on Social Welfare Proceedings search (Also known as Conference of Boards of Public Charities; 1875-1879, Conference of Charities; 1880-1881, Conference of Charities and Correction; 1882-1916, National Conference of Charities and Correction; 1917-1956, National Conference of Social Work; 1957-, National Conference on Social Welfare.)

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Statistics and data sources                                       

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National

Administration on Aging

Administration for Children and Families

Adoption in the United States: State Statistics

Background Material and Data on Major Programs Within the
       Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means
       (Green Book)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

ChildStats.gov

Child Trends Databank

Current Population Survey (US Census & Bureau of Labor Statistics)

FedStats.gov

Food Stamp Program

Foster Care National Statistics

Green Book (US House Committee on Ways & Means)

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Consortium of 325 institutions working together to acquire and preserve social science data. Maintained at University of Michigan, ICPSR receives, processes, and distributes data on social phenomena in 130 countries. Includes survey data, census records, election returns, economic data, and legislative records.

Kids Count (Annie E. Casey Foundation)

National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

National Center for Health Statistics

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

Office of Minority Health Data & Statistics

Social Science & Government Data Library - UC Berkeley 

Social Science Data Archives - North America

Social Security Administration Statistics

Statistical Abstracts of the United States - 1878-present

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive

United States Census Bureau

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Research institutes and publications


Administration for Children and Families

Center for Social Development. George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University. Publications.

Children's Bureau Factsheets and Publications

Children's Defense Fund

Future of Children (David & Lucille Packard Foundation)

Homes for the Homeless

Institute for Research on Poverty: Publications

Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty

Joint Center for Poverty Research

Little Hoover Commission

National Center for Children in Poverty

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (Columbia University)

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

News And Issues (Columbia University. National Center
       For Children In Poverty)

UC Data Working Papers and Reports

UC Welfare Policy Research Project

Urban Institute

Publications of UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare research centers

Bay Area Social Services Consortium

Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services

Center for Comparative Family Welfare and Poverty Research

Child Welfare Research Center

Child Welfare Resource Library

Health Research Group

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Laws and legislation

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Research and information gateways

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Oral histories

The Bancroft Library's Regional Oral History Office has a large collection of oral histories, which may be purchased or used in the Bancroft Library. Collections related to social welfare include:

Additional oral history material may be located through the subject guide to ROHO's complete collection.

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