Students and faculty in the School of Social Work rely heavily on journals, major reference works, and databases to conduct research and complete assignments. The following section provides an overview of some of the major electronic resources available for social work research. The majority of the most relevant databases are purchased through library allocations rather than made available through the GALILEO collaborative initiative.
GSU Library Subscription Databases |
Database
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Description
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Social Work Abstracts
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Indexes articles from journals in social work and related fields on topics such as AIDS, homelessness, aging, substance abuse, and welfare.
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PsycARTICLES
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Provides full text of APA journals and eight additional journals from 1985 to the present.
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Web of Science
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Indexes and abstracts 8,000+ peer-reviewed journals in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
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Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption Database
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Contains bibliographic citations and abstracts of professional literature, including books, journals, government reports, conference papers, state annual reports, curricula, and unpublished papers.
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Family and Society Studies Worldwide
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Indexes and abstracts literature in the fields of family science, human ecology, and human development, including. professional journals, popular literature, conference papers, government reports, and other sources.
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AgeLine
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Indexes and abstracts information on aging in relation to psychology, health-care, sociology, economics, employment, public policy, etc.
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Science Direct
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Provides full text of 1,000+ Elsevier journals, including over 20 directly relevant to social work.
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Criminology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
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Includes the full-text of 17 journals published by SAGE and participating societies.
| GALILEO Databases |
Database
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Description
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Social Services Abstracts
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Indexes and abstracts research on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, aging, and community development.
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PsycINFO
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Indexes and abstracts journals, dissertations, book chapters, and reports in all areas of psychology.
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Sociological Abstracts
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Indexes and abstracts over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations.
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ERIC
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Indexes and abstracts education scholarly and practitioner journals, curriculum materials, technical reports, research reports and conference papers.
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Collection Overview
The University Library contains more than 1.4 million volumes, including approximately 4,800 active serials (newspapers, journals, magazines, etc.), 20,000 media materials, and over 293 electronic databases, many of which include full-text. The University Library is also a Federal Document Depository and has more than 800,000 government documents.
Other Library Services
For resources not available at the University Library, patrons can request materials through the library’s ILLiad service The Interlibrary Services Office can obtain most types of materials, including books, microfilmed newspapers, dissertations, theses, and periodical articles. Audio-visual materials may be requested, but are sometimes difficult to obtain on loan. This service is free of charge to Georgia State University faculty, staff and students. Books available at other University System libraries may be obtained through GIL Express.
University Library Contact
Lyn Thaxton, Behavioral Sciences Liaison: 404-463-9946 / lthaxton@gsu.edu
Revised: 4/6/05
Appendix H1
Strategic Plan
School of Social Work
Strategic Plan
May, 2003
There was consensus that the primary concern raised in all of our efforts to gather information and ideas from the stakeholders was the need to address from a variety of perspectives, the changing Atlanta Metropolitan Community, e.g. immigration, refugees, diversity. In concert with our School’s mission, we have drafted the following:
Teaching
By the Fall 2004 semester, the School of Social Work will offer a PERS 2001 course with the content related to the Human Service Needs of a Diverse Metropolitan Area.
[Community speakers, health care access, housing, political involvement, etc.]
By Fall 2004, the School will have at least 4 formalized interdisciplinary certificate programs for both BSW and MSW students. These interdisciplinary certificates include: Public Health, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Non-profit Management, and Planning and Economic Development. Within the School of Social Work, two certificates will be developed: Child Welfare and Forensic Social Work. We will consider developing a certificate in community building for community practitioners
as a component of the Center (see below) as well.
Within three years, the School of Social Work will offer an innovative BSW program to serve the educational needs of the human service providers in the Atlanta community. This degree program will be intended to help professionalize the current work force.
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