National Mental Health Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
Subject Specialists Librarians
For
Research Instruction
(936) 261-1535
Swan-Social Work Access Network
http://cosw.sc.edu/swan/
Texas Chapter of the NASW
http://www.naswtx.org/
Kimberly Gay, Reference and
Instruction Librarian
Texas Department of Health
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/plc/default.s.htm
(Agriculture, Business, Communications,
Education, History, Human Sciences,
Journalism, Juvenile Justice, Languages &
Literature, Nursing, Political Science,
Sociology & Social Work, and University
College)
United States Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
kmgay@pvamu.edu
Social Work
@
John B. Coleman Library
(936) 261-1506
Chieko Sato
Reference and Instruction
Librarian
(Art and Architecture, Community
Development, Mathematics, Physics,
Engineering, Biology, Chemistry,
Government Docs, and ROTC )
chsato@pvamu.edu
(936) 261-1507
Dr. Rosie L. Albritton
Director of Library Services
Elizabeth Brumfield
Distance Services Librarian
(Northwest Houston Campus
and other distance programs)
ejbrumfield@pvamu.edu
(713) 790-7282
John B. Coleman Library
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Askalibrarian@pvamu.edu
http://www.pvamu.edu/Library
Finding Articles
Full length journal articles are found in our online
article collections. Those specifically targeted toward Sociology and Social work include:
Domestic violence and child abuse sourcebook
Ref HV 6626.2 D66 2000
Education and sociology; an encyclopedia
Ref LC 189.95 E38 2002
Social trends and indicators
Ref HN 60 S62 2003a
World of sociology
Ref HM 585 W67 2001
Useful Web Sites
Academic Search Complete
ProQuest Social Science Journals
CINAHL
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
SocINDEX with Full Text
Wilson OMNIFile
Families in Society
Encyclopedia of disability
Ref HV1568 .E528 2006
If a book or article cannot be found in PVAMU’s
resources, it can usually be borrowed from another library. Fill out the Interlibrary Loan form, and
please note that it may take several weeks to receive the item.
Encyclopedia of juvenile justice
Ref HV 9104 E58 2003
Finding Books
Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North
America
Ref HV12 .E497 2005
Dataweb
http://www.thedataweb.org/
Encyclopedia of social work
Ref HV 35 S6 1997 (with 2003 supplement)
Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=132
Use the PVAMU Library online catalog to locate
books in the library. You might want to start with
general subject terms such as:
Clinical Sociology
Community Organization
Human Services
Medical Social Work
Public Welfare
Social Case Work
Social Service
Social Work Administration
Volunteer workers in social service
Reference Sources
Be sure to also browse the shelves for similar
books!
Dictionary of sociology
Ref HM 425 L39 2001
Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol and addictive
behavior
Ref HV 5804 E53 2001
Encyclopedia of homelessness
Ref HV4493 .E53 2004
Encyclopedia of social theory
Ref HM 425 E 47 2004
Encyclopedia of sociology
Ref HM 425 E5 2000
Encyclopedia of world poverty
Ref HV12 .E54 2006
Key contemporary concepts: from abjection to
Zeno’s paradox
Ref HM 425 L43 2003
Poverty in the United States: an encyclopedia of
history, politics, and policy
Ref HC110.P6 P598 2004
Social science resources in an electronic age
Ref H 61.95 O25 2004
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
Center for Social Work at the University of Texas
http://www.utexas.edu/research/cswr/
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/
Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer
Data Search at the UCSD
http://3stages.org/c/es2.cgi
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HIV / AIDS Treatment Information Service
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
LD Online
http://www.ldonline.org/
Information for Practice
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip/
Medbioworld
http://www.medbioworld.com/
National Association of Social Workers
http://www.naswdc.org/