Books

Many of the books and other library materials for Human Services will be found in the HV section. HV is the number for social work, but many other subject areas will be useful for research in the human services. Some related subjects to consider include:

Family social work
Group work
Human services
Nonprofit organizations
Public welfare
Social case work
Social workers

Reference books are an excellent way to begin research. Besides providing an introduction and background for your topic, they generally offer bibliographies or suggestions for further information . Below is a representative selection from the many available here in the library.

Encyclopedia of social work
Social work almanac
Social work dictionary
Social workers' desk reference
Encyclopedia of adoption
Encyclopedia of gerontology
Human services dictionary
Encyclopedia of world poverty

Databases

Databases are the means of identifying journal articles for your research. The most useful ones for Human Services include

SocINDEX provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for articles and other publications in sociology.
Psychology and behavioral sciences collection provides abstracts and full text on psychiatry and psychological topics.
Sociological abstracts provides indexing and abstracts to articles in sociology, 1963-2005.
Social sciences citation index provides indexing, and citiation searching for articles in the social sciences.
Electronic journal center, sociology and social studies contains online searchable full text sociology and social studies research journals.
Academic search complete is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary full-text database.

Websites

American Public Human Services Association
America's Children
Children and Families, Brookings Institution
Human Services Career Network
National Association of Social Workers
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Social and Demographic Trends, Pew Research Center
Statistical Abstract of the United States
US Department of Health and Human Services