Social Policy
Definition & Historical Analysis
Books providing background and historical information about law and social
policy are indexed in Aleph, UWF's online catalog. Subject, keyword, author, and title
searches for books may be conducted in Aleph using either the Basic or Advanced
search screens. Broad topics may be limited by adding subdivisions such as
law and legislation or policy. For example, users may enter
searches such as homelessness--government policy or adoption--law and
legislation.
- American Community Organizations: A Historical Dictionary. 1986. (Ref.
HN 90 C6 A69)
- Contains lengthy definitions of individuals who have contributed to
community organizations and associations that have affected the community
organization movement. Lists of organizations, key legislation, and important
individuals relating to community organization are included in the appendices.
A subject index is provided. ().
- American Jurisprudence. Second Edition. 82 volumes. 1962+ (Ref. KF 154
.A42)
- This encyclopedic treatment of American state and federal case law is
well-indexed and is updated with regular supplements. For an encyclopedic
account of Florida statutory and case law see Florida Jurisprudence
(Ref. KFF 80 .F562).
- Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America. 1986. (Ref. HV 27
B57)
- Encyclopedia of Adolescence. 2 volumes. 1991. (Ref. HQ 796 E58)
- This comprehensive encyclopedia provides lengthy essays on the emotional,
physical, intellectual, and vocational aspects of adolescence. A list of
references accompanies each essay and a subject index concludes Volume
2.
- Encyclopedia of Social Work. 3 volumes. 1965- (Ref. HV 35 S6 19th ed.
1995)
- Articles on topics, recent trends, activities, and leaders in social work
are arranged alphabetically in this irregularly published work. Each article
is signed and followed by a bibliography of recent studies. A section
containing tables of demographic and social statistics, some dating back to
1890, is included. A list of topics is outlined in the front of each
volume.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
(IESBS). 2001. (Ref. H 41 I58 2001)
- This highly inter-disciplinary, 26-volume encyclopedia set provides
thousands of detailed articles written by 4,000 authors from over 50
countries, including 150 biographical entries of deceased scientists and
scholars. The fully cross-referenced work also provides approximately 90,000
bibliographic references and concludes with comprehensive name and subject
indexes. This new reference tool helps to supplement and update the
information contained in MacMillan's classic, 18-volume International
Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (Ref. H 40 A2 I5) published in 1968.
For historical information, researchers may also wish to consult the
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences (Ref. H 41 E6), a 15-volume set
published in 1930.
- Legal Almanac Series. 1946- (Ref. KF 209 .L4, followed by the issue
number)
- This series consists of numerous small, regularly updated handbooks
published by Oceana Publications which cover individual topics as they relate
to current, United States law. Examples of topics include wills, divorce,
adoption, homosexuality, AIDS, civil liberties, child abuse, and drug abuse.
Researchers may enter the phrase legal almanac series in the online
catalog to view all of the titles in the series, or may search individually by
the title or author of particular volumes.
- Modern Dictionary for the Legal Profession. 1993. (Ref. KF 156 .R42)
- This works contains definitions of over 8,000 modern terms from a variety
of professions related to law. The majority of concepts are from the areas of
business and political science, although coverage of psychology, literature,
and medicine is also provided.
- Social Science Encyclopedia. 1996. (Ref. H 41 S63)
- This single-volume encyclopedia provides page-length descriptions of
concepts relating to the social sciences. Over 700 entries concerning
theories, methodologies, issues, and biographies are included in this work.
Bibliographies accompany each essay.
- Social Work Dictionary. 1995. (Ref. HV 12 B37)
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- This work provides short definitions of words, concepts, organizations,
historical events, and values relevant to social work.
- West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 1998. (Ref. KF 154 .W47 1998)
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- Lengthy essays describing issues related to American law are presented in
language understandable to a layperson. Cross reference to official versions
of laws are also included.
Indexes & Abstracts
- Academic Index ASAP. 1980+ (InfoTrac)
- Academic Index ASAP is a multi-disciplinary index to journal and
newspaper articles in the social sciences, sciences, and humanities. Coverage
of general periodicals, scholarly journals, and newspapers is
provided.
- Academic
Universe. (Lexis-Nexis)
- A comprehensive database that contains full text coverage of laws, cases,
and regulations. It also provides access to legal periodicals and newspapers.
The emphasis of this database is on business law.
- Congressional Universe. (Lexis-Nexis)
- This full-text database provides information about proposed legislation,
legislative activities, members of Congress, and Congressional publications.
Links to related Internet sites are also included.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research.
(ICPSR)
- The ICPSR, established at the University of Michigan, maintains and
provides access to a vast archive of over 45,000 social science-related
surveys, studies, and datasets for research and instruction. The Website
allows searching of the abstracts in the database, but downloading is required
to view the extensive files of raw data. Topics covered in the ICPSR
include history, political science, criminal justice, education, social work,
public health and medical care, law, sociology, demography, foreign policy,
and economics. The UWF Statistics Center (850-474-2790), located in Building
39, Room 129 of UWF's main campus, may be able to assist users in interpreting
and analyzing data downloaded from the ICPSR. While the resource is accessible
to undergraduates, because of its complex nature and contents, the database is
most appropriate for use by faculty and graduate students.
- Social Sciences Full-Text. Indexing from 1983-; Abstracting from
1994- (WilsonWeb)
- This database indexes nearly 400 scholarly journals in the social
sciences.
- Social
Sciences Citation Index. 1981- (Datastar)
- This index, available only on the UWF campus with a username and password,
provides author, subject, and cited author access to articles in social
science journals. The unique citation feature of this index allows the
researcher to determine how often and by whom an author's work has been
cited.
- Social Services Abstracts. 1980- (Cambridge)
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- This database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused
on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare,
social policy, and community development.
- Social Work
Abstracts. 1977- (SilverPlatter)
- This source, also available in print (Ref. HV 1 .A29), contains citations
to and abstracts of articles from scholarly journals in social work. Coverage
of family issues, social work policy, delinquency, addiction, and other areas
of concern to social work students is excellent.
- Sociological Abstracts. 1963- (Cambridge)
- This resource, also available in print (Ref. HM 1 S67), provides citations
to articles in over 20,000 journals and to dissertations relating to
sociology.
- Westlaw
- A comprehensive legal database that provides full text coverage of legal
publications including laws, cases, regulations, law reviews, and reference
materials.
- WilsonOmniFile. 1980+ (WilsonWeb)
- Coverage of over 800 journals from a variety of subject areas is provided
in this full-text database.
Federal Statutes
- United States Statutes at Large. 1789/1873- (Ref. KF 50)
- Once a law has been passed by Congress and signed by the President (or
passed over the president's veto), it is disseminated to the public in its
original, printed form as a pamphlet called a Slip Law. These Slip
Laws are then cumulated chronologically and published in volumes entitled
United States Statutes at Large. Each volume of this official statutory
text contains a subject and individual index. Cited: 94 Stat.
3124.
Available electronically in the following sources:
| Congressional Universe |
1789-: Within 10 days of law's passing; selected full
text; keyword/title indexes |
| THOMAS |
1973-98: Indexes by number; 1995-98: Indexes by
topic. |
| Public
Laws |
1995-98: Keyword index |
| Westlaw |
US-PL: 1997-; US-PL-OLD:
1989-1996 |
- United States Code. 1994. (Ref. KF 62 1994 A2)
- The U.S. Code provides access to current laws by arranging them
into 50 broad subject areas called titles. This work is published every
six years and is updated annually with supplements. Cited: 1 U.S.C. 908. The
United States Code Annotated (Ref. KF 62 1927 W45) presents all the
current laws in subject order, but also provides annotations of the court
decisions which have interpreted each section of the Code. Cited: 42 U.S.C.A.
158.
Available electronically in the following sources:
- CIS Legislative Histories. 1984-
- This dataabase provides a chronological outline of actions and documents
which follow a bill's progress.
Available electronically in the
following sources:
- Congress Daily. 1991-
- This title provides daily updates on committee hearings, bill markups, and
schedules of upcoming events.
Available electronically in the following
sources:
- Congressional Record. (1824-1838 MF 24A; 1873-1976 MF 26; MFI X
1977-)
- This source provides a register of the proceedings and debates of
Congress.
Available electronically in the following sources:
Florida Statutes
- West's Florida Session Law Service. Annual. (Ref. KFF 30 1970
A2)
- Contains recent enactments of the Florida legislature. These volumes are
published during each session of the legislature.
Available
electronically in the following sources:
- Laws of Florida. (1846-1903 IN RBR) 1904- (Ref. KFF 25 A3)
- Laws passed by the Florida legislature are published chronologically in
this work.Recent legislation is first published individually as a pamphlet.
Cited: 1845 Fla. Laws 118.
Available electronically in the following
sources:
- Florida Statutes. 1941- (Ref. KFF 30 A1 F55)
- The latest edition of the statutes is kept in the Reference Collection;
older editions are in the Main Library book stacks. This work provides a
subject arrangement of the general and permanent laws of Florida. Cited: FLA.
STAT. 561.54 (1984). Florida Statutes Annotated, 1943- , (Ref. KFF 30
1970 A2) contains the laws of Florida arranged in subject order. This work
also includes citations to state and federal decisions relating to each
statute. Cited: FLA. STAT. ANN. 658.22 (WEST 1988).
Available
electronically in the following sources:
Federal Administrative Law
- Code of Federal Regulations. Annually from 1938- (Ref. KF
70 .A3)
- Each year all the permanent regulations are codified, or arranged by
subject and published in the Code of Federal Regulations. Cited: 24
C.F. R. 202.13.
Available electronically in the following sources:
- Federal Register. Current Year. (Ref. KF 70 .A2),
- The Federal Register for the current year's issues and MF 540 for earlier
issues is a daily publication which contains proposed, interim and final rules
and regulations. A monthly index which cumulates quarterly and annually is
provided. Cited: 14 Fed. Reg. 16,190
Available electronically in the
following sources:
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- National Journal. 1986- Weekly. (JK 1 N28)
- A weekly journal that covers government policy making with an emphasis on
the executive branch. The National Journal identifies and tracks
administrative issues.
Available electronically in the following
sources:
Florida Administrative Law
The Florida administrative agencies create rules and regulations which
interpret or enact Florida laws. These rules and regulations are first published
chronologically and subsequently published in a subject arrangement.
- Florida Administrative Weekly. (Ref. KFF 36 .F55)
- This work publishes rules and regulations in the order they are issued.
Cited: Fla. Admin. Weekly.
Available electronically in the following
sources:
- Florida Administrative Code Annotated. 1986- (Ref. KFF 35 1986
.A22)
- The Florida Administrative Code Annotated contains rules and regulations
which are currently in force. It is arranged by the issuing agency and
includes a subject index. Monthly supplements update this work. Cited: FLA.
ADMIN. CODE ANN. R. 1-5.004 (1988).
Available electronically in the
following sources:
| Westlaw |
Current Year (FL-ADC) and Regulation Tracking
(FL-REGTRK) |
Statistics
- Bureau of the Census Catalog. 1946- (U.S. Doc. C3.163/3:)
U.S. Census Bureau
Home Page
http://www.census.gov/
- Issued as an annual, this major guide to U.S. publications includes
abstracts as well as ordering information for all census publications. Kept
current by Monthly Product Announcement (U.S. Doc. C3.163/7). Use also
with Bureau of The Census Catalog of Publications, 1790-1972 (U.S. Doc.
C56.222/2-2:790-972). The U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
offers statistics online.
- County and City Data Book. 1949- (U.S. Doc. C3.134/2:C83/2/)
- Contains statistics on population, housing, income, education, and
employment for counties, metropolitan areas, cities, urbanized areas, and
unincorporated places. A computerized version of this source is available at
the Reference Desk. Some of the statistical data from this source is available
on the County and City
Data Book webpage (http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html). See
also County and City Extra (Ref. Desk HA 203 C68).
- Current Population Reports. 1985- (U.S. Doc. C3.186:)
- Provides data between decennial censuses on population characteristics.
Examples include: projections of the population of the United States, by age,
sex, and race; United States population estimates, by age, sex, race, and
Hispanic origin; marital status and living arrangements; household and family
characteristics, rural and farm population.
- Demographic Yearbook. Annual. (Ref. JX 1977 A2 St Stoa)
- Published by the United Nations, this annual contains demographic
statistics for over 200 separate geographic areas.
- Documents Center: University of Michigan
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
- This comprehensive site is one of the best for identifying statistical web
sites.
- FactSearch. (FirstSearch)
- Indexes journal articles that contain statistics on current topics. The
abstract actually provides the data that is mentioned in the article.
- FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov
- Lists links to statistical sites produced by the agencies of the U.S.
Government.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Science
Research
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
- The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR),
is located University of Michigan colleges. ICPSR provides full text access to
the computerized social science data.
- Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being. 2002.
(Ref. HQ 792 .U5 K53 2002)
- This work contains state statistics on children, including mortality,
poverty, crime, and dropout rate. See also Key Facts About Children: A
Report on the Status of Florida's Children (Ref. HQ 792 U5 K4 1996). Also
see KIDS COUNT Census Data Online at http://www.kidscount.org/census.
- Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. 2004. 3 volumes.
(Ref. H 62 S34 2004)
- The "cardinal aim of this encyclopedia is to provide readers... an
introduction to research methods by giving an account of their purposes,
principles, developments, and applications." The alphabetically arranged
entries include examples, discussions, and references. A large bibliography
and index are in volume 3.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States. Annual. (Ref. Desk
C3:134)
- This one-volume source presents summary statistics of national, political,
social, and economic conditions. A second copy of this source is available
under the call number (Ref. Desk HA 202 U58). For comprehensive statistics on
this state see Florida Statistical Abstract (Ref. Desk HA 311 F55). See
also Fedstats (http://www.fedstats.gov/).
- Statistical Sources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/frames/statsfr.html
- This metalist of statistical data links is maintained by the University of
Michigan.
- Statistical Universe. (LexusNexis)
- LexisNexis Statistical enables easy access to statistics produced by the
U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations,
professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent
research organizations, state government agencies, and universities.
- Statistics Sources. 1999. (Ref. Z 7551 S84)
- A subject guide to data on industrial, business, social, educational,
financial and other topics for the United States and internationally.
- Uncle Sam - Statistical Resources of the U.S
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/statis1.html
- Produced by the Government Documents Department at the University of
Memphis, this site offers links to premier statistical sources published
by the U.S. government.
- Uniform Crime Reports. Annual. (Ref. Desk Gov. Docs. J1.14/7) and
online at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm.
- Issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, this work is an annual
statistical compilation of crime in the United States. See also, Uniform
Crime Reports for Florida (FLA.DOC. LE.A 3:C64) and the Florida Department
of Law Enforcement's Florida
Crime Statistics page
(http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Crime_Statistics/index.asp).
- Yale Social Science Data Archive
http://ssrs.yale.edu/statcat/Welcome.do
- This site provides links to statistical data on the Internet. Government,
university, and international sources of data are contained on this metalist.
See also, Social
Sciences Data Collection (http://ssdc.ucsd.edu/) maintained by the
University of California at San Diego.
Florida & Alabama Internet Sites
- Alabama Legislature
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/
- Escambia County, Florida, Supervisor of Elections
http://www.escambiavotes.com/
- Florida Government-in-the-Sunshine Law
http://myfloridalegal.com/sunshine
- Florida Monitor: Florida's Office of Program Policy Analysis and
Government Accountability
http://www.oppaga.state.fl.us
- Online
Sunshine: The Official Site of the Florida Legislature
http://www.leg.state.fl.us
U.S. Government Internet Sites
- Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
- Bureau of Justice Statistics: U.S. Department of
Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
- Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance
http://www.cfda.gov/
- Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov/
- Federal Office of Child Support
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
- GPO Access: Official Federal Government Information at Your
Fingertips
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
- Green
Book
http://aspe.hhs.gov/2000gb/
- Legislative
Information on the Internet: Library of Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov
- Library of
Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
- Resources on Children: U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/children.html
- Social
Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov
- State Child
Support Enforcement
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.htm
- TANF
Financial Data
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/data/index.html
- U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
- U.S. General
Accounting Office
http://www.gao.gov
- U.S.
Government's Official Portal
http://www.usa.gov/
- Welfare
Reform: ACF
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/welfare/index.htm
Other Internet Sites
- ABA Center on Children & the Law
http://www.abanet.org/child/home2.html
- Alliance
for Children & Families
http://www.alliance1.org
- Assessing the New Federalism: The Urban Institute
http://newfederalism.urban.org/
Brookings Institute
http://www.brook.edu/
- Center for
Budget & Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/
- Center for
Law & Social Policy (CLASP)
http://www.clasp.org/
- Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
- Child Welfare
League of America
http://www.cwla.org
- Economic Success Clearinghouse
http://www.financeproject.org/irc/win.asp
- Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/
- Family Economic Self-Sufficiency
http://www.sixstrategies.org/homepage.cfm/
- HandsNet:
The Human Services Community Online
http://www.handsnet.org/
- Heritage
Foundation: Leadership for America
http://www.heritage.org/
- Influencing State Policy (ISP)
http://www.statepolicy.org/
- Institute for
Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/
- Kids Count: Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.kidscount.org
- National
Association of Social Workers
http://www.nasw.org
- National
Center for Law and Economic Justice
http://www.nclej.org/
- Policy
Action Network
http://www.movingideas.org/
- Urban
Institute: Non-Partisan Economic & Social Policy Research
Organization
http://www.urban.org/
- Welfare Reform Information: From Stateline.org-Your Source for State
News
http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=13584
Send questions or comments to Douglas Low: Social Sciences Reference
Librarian
John C. Pace Library: University of West Florida Library
Date
Last Updated: June 2007
