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Scope note: Listed below are online versions of some of the reference books researchers will find in the Social Work Library reference collection. Not all reference books have a web site equivalent. Included on this page are helpful web sites that do not have a print equivalent. This page is not meant to be comprehensive. For additional information, please contact library staff at social.work.library@umich.edu.
Career Resources Tips on the job application process; career outlooks; current social work job openings. |
Policy Resources Sites with information useful for public policy research. |
Directories Telephone and address directories for individuals (including the register of social workers), businesses, associations, social support programs, and nonprofits. |
Social Science Indexes and Abstracts Databases that provide citations or abstracts to social science articles--some full text services are available. |
General Reference Includes almanacs, atlases, books in print, dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotation collections, writing and style guides. |
Michigan Resources Sites with information specific to the state of Michigan or local communities within the state. |
Federal Government Government and non-government sites that provide government information. |
Social Work Organizations Associations of social workers or organizations formed to meet the needs of social workers. |
| Health/Medical Information Access to health and medical information, including databases of journal citations. | Statistics Resources that provide demographic or economic statistics. |
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Association of Social Work Boards
Candidate Handbook http://www.aswb.org/handbook.pdf
Instructions, forms and contact information for ASWB social work licensing
examinations.
JobBank
USA Sample Cover Letters http://www.jobbankusa.com/resumewrite/Letters/CoverLetters/
50 sample cover letters.
Institute
of International Education http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?Section=Students&template=/Activity/SearchActivity.cfm
Information on study-abroad programs, many related to social work.
Interviewing http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/careers/tips/interviewing.html
Interviewing tips and sample questions from the Columbia University School
of Social Work. The tips are general and appropriate for most professions,
but the sample questions are geared towards social workers.
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Search or browse career-related
information--including working conditions, training, job outlook, and average
salaries--for hundreds of jobs. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Monster Salary Center Wizard http://content.salary.monster.com/
Select "non-profit & social services" in the Job Category and plug in your
desired zip code or state. At the next screen, select a job title and create
a basic (broad) report to see what the expected salary might be for your desired
position in certain locations.
Résumés http://students.syr.edu/careerservices/gradstu/graduate.htm
Basic information on writing résumés, plus a couple sample résumés
from Syracuse University's Center for Career Services.
Social Work and Social Services Jobs
Online http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/jobs/
Social work jobs and links to social work job resources.
U-M
School of Social Work Employment Services http://www.ssw.umich.edu/resources/index2.html?collection=emp
Links to sites with information on certification and licensing, internships,
job postings, and other job resources (including tips on résumé writing
and interviewing).
ABE Online
Directory http://www.abecsw.org/online-directory.php
The Diplomate Directory by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social
Work. It allows users to verify the BCD status of practitioners.
AnyWho Directories http://www.anywho.com/
Phone numbers and addresses of people and businesses. Includes a reverse lookup
and a search for toll-free numbers.
Associations
Unlimited http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/umuser?db=AU-31 
The web version of Encyclopedia of Associations, which provides association
contact information and brief descriptions, plus IRS data on nonprofit organizations.
Use the phrase social welfare organizations as a subject category
search to find social work associations.
Foundation Center: Foundation
Finder http://lnp.fdncenter.org/finder.html
Basic information on approximately 70,000 US foundations. You can search by
the name of the foundation and narrow the search to a particular city or state.
(U-M students: see the Foundation
Directory Online for a more robust version of this information.)
Leadership Library http://ldi.bvdep.com/
The Leadership Library includes 14 personnel directories of U.S. Government,
state, municipal, judicial and nonprofit organizations. The directories provide
contact information for 400,000 leaders.
Michigan COMNET http://comnet.org/
COMNET is a communication network for the nonprofit public service sector in
Michigan.
NASW Register
of Clinical Social Workers http://www.helppro.com/aspdocs/naswbsearch1.asp
Search for social workers in the register by name, city, state, and specialty.
National Governors Association
Online http://www.nga.org/governors/1,1169,,00.html
Links to governors' mailing addresses, web addresses, as well as general biographical
information on each state governor. Also, a PDF file of the governors' political
affiliations and terms of office is available. (NGA is a public policy organization
which "supports the work of the governors by providing a bipartisan forum to
help shape and implement national policy.")
Search for Public Schools
Locator http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
A searchable database for address information for public schools in the US
Information available includes school district codes/IDs, student/teacher ratios,
number of students in each grade, and student ethnicity.
ReferenceUSA http://www.referenceusa.com
A directory of all households and businesses in the United States, compiled
from white- and yellow-pages telephone directories and publicly available government
sources.
Self-Help Sourcebook Online http://mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/
Searchable directory of national and international mutual aid self-help groups.
Social Work Access Network (SWAN) http://cosw.sc.edu/swan/index.html
Links to social work conferences, organizations, and schools of social work.
Where to Turn: A guide to Washtenaw County Programs & Services for People over 60 http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=wtt
Acronmyn Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com/
A searchable database of more than 367,000 abbreviations and acronyms mostly
about technology, telecommunications, and military terms.
American Heritage Dictionary of the
English Language http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Corresponds to the fourth edition of the print dictionary (2000).
Bartlett's
Quotations http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indexes/bartletts.html
1901 version is searchable by keyword or browsable by person.
Biography
Resource Center http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/umuser?db=BioRC-3
Biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history,
around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Includes the
complete Marquis Who's Who, plus thousands of full text articles.
Directory of Book Reviews on
the Web http://www.acqweb.org/bookrev.html
A list of links to various sites which provide access to book reviews.
Encyclopedia
Americana http://go.grolier.com/
This online version contains the complete text (about 45,000 articles) of
the 1997 edition of the encyclopedia, plus updates.
Elder
Care Glossary http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/Pages/LTC_Glossary/LTC_GlossaryA.html
From Aging Solutions web site, a glossary of terms dealing elder care. 
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online http://search.eb.com/
The web version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica includes entries that
are not in the print version as well as information from the Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary and links to selected web sites.
Global
Books in Print http://www.globalbooksinprint.com/
Information about the status (in-print, out-of-print, forthcoming) of books
from North American and UK publishers. Includes a publishers' database, useful
for finding publisher contact information.
Glossary of
Child Support Terms http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/glossary.htm
Terms provided by the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children & Families. Some agency acronyms are included.
Glossary of
Children's Mental Health Terms http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgGlossaryOfChildrensMH.shtml
From the Research & Training Center on Family Support & Children's
Mental Health, this glossary aims to provide brief definitions of common terms
and concepts used in children's mental health research.
Glossary
of Terms Commonly Used in Health Care http://www.academyhealth.org/publications/glossary.htm
A dictionary designed primarily for health care policymakers. Divided into
3 categories: health care delivery and financing, epidemiological, and accounting/economics.
Guide to APA
Editorial Style for References http://www.lib.umich.edu/socwork/rescue/apastyle.html
A quick guide to citing references in papers based on guidelines in the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Information Please Almanac http://www.infoplease.com/
Contains information about countries, people, business, science, entertainment,
and more from the print almanac, a dictionary, and an encyclopedia. It can be
searched by keyword or browsed by subject.
International
Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/0080430767
The online version of the 26-volume encyclopedia, covering anthropology, demography,
economics, education, gender studies, health, law, political science, psychology,
public policy, sociology, and urban planning, to name a few topics.
National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://www.childwelfare.gov/site_map.cfm
Many topic sheets include short commonly held definitions related to child abuse and neglect, as provided
by this U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services service.
Oxford
English Dictionary http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/o/oed/
(Second edition) The most complete and authoritative dictionary of the English
language.
Roget's
American English Thesaurus http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/r/roget/
Retrieve definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of English words.
Social Work History Station http://www.idbsu.edu/socwork/dhuff/XX.htm
A uniqname tour through "cyberhistory" of social welfare. Developed by a
professor at Boise State University.
Ulrich's
International Periodicals Directory http://ulrichsweb.com
Current edition of the print directory of bibliographic information for 240,000
periodicals.
World
Almanacs http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldAlmanac;FSIP
Includes general facts and data from World Almanac and Book of Facts,
the World Almanac of the USA, and the World Almanac of US Politics.
ZIP+4 Code
Look-up http://www.usps.com/nscs/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html
The United States Postal Service database for zip code information and the
standardized form of any US address.
Budget of the United States Government http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/
Includes the Economic Report of the President plus links to budgets from previous
administrations.
Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PDF_CATALOG_DYN.show
Financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by the federal
government. See the User's
Guide.
CIA World
Factbook 2004 http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Useful for profiles of countries, including background, geography, government,
transportation, area maps, etc.
Congressional Directory http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/
Online directory of the US Congress (108th), complete with short biographies
of each member of the House and the Senate.
Congressional
Universe http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI01771
Congressional publications; bills, laws, and regulations; members and committees.
GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
Federal databases including the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register,
the Congressional Record, and the catalog of US Government Publications.
The
Green Book http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wmprints/search.html
Searchable database of publications from the US House Ways and Means Committee,
including earlier editions of the Green Book. Background material and data
on Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, the elderly,
poverty, etc.
Handbook on
Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/cshdbk.htm
US Department of Health and Human Services guide establishing paternity, establishing
a support order, enforcing the support order, and working across state lines.
IRS Forms & Publications http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
Downloadable forms, instructions, and publications. Some forms or publications
can also be accessed online or by mail.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-02.html
The 2001 through 2003 versions are accessible with Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
Social Security Online http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html
Official web site of the U.S. Social Security Administration.
US Code http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
From Cornell Law School, the most recent version of the US Code from the House
of Representatives. It's searchable by title and section number. You can
also search within each title by keyword or just browse.
Concise Medical Dictionary hhttp://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t60&authstatuscode=200
Fast Stats A to Z http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm
Browse health and general demographic statistics on all sorts of topics,
such as alcohol use, divorce, and mental health . You can also look at some statistics
by state. Each topic begins with a summary of relevant statistics, but there
are also links to more detailed tables. From the National Center for Health Statistics.
Glossary
of Terms Commonly Used in Health Care
Glossary gleamed from several medical dictionary sources, intended for the
use of health care policymakers. Hosted on the AcademyHealth web
site.
HealthWeb http://www.healthweb.org/
A collaborative project of medical libraries to collect, organize and make
available significant medical and allied health information from the web.
Seventy-six medical and allied health topics are represented, from AIDS to
Women's Health.
Medicare http://www.medicare.gov/
Official US government site for Medicare information.
Mental
Health Terms Glossary http://www.centersite.org/poc/view_index.php?idx=34&collection=Mental%20Health
An indexed page of terms related to clinical psychology and the US mental health
system. From Mental Help Net.
Mental
Measurements Yearbook http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c135082&databases=YB
Contains descriptive information and critical reviews of standardized English-language
educational, personality, aptitude, neuro-psychological, achievement and intelligence
tests.
PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
"The PubMed database was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical
literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to
full-text journal articles at web sites of participating publishers." This
is the free version of MEDLINE.
Stat!Ref http://online.statref.com/EULA/EULA.aspx?SessionId=49A06DETTJLUZOHI&Path=/Search.aspx
Stat!Ref is a full-text resource that searches across more than 25 medical
and drug texts. Includes Stedman's Medical Dictionary, DSM-IV-TR:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the Dictionary
of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations.
Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/
One of the Detroit's daily newspapers, in web format. Can browse online articles
back to January 1, 2000.
Directory
of Michigan Libraries http://envoy.libraryofmichigan.org/isapi/4disapi.dll/directory/search.html
Interactive online directory of libraries and library-related organizations
across the state of Michigan, categorized by type of organization.
Michigan
Budgethttp://www.michigan.gov/documents/2004book2_60494_7.pdf
FY 2004 executive budget in PDF form. See also the information on the budget
process.
Michigan
Child Support Formula Manual http://www.courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/manuals
/focb/2004MCSFmanual.pdf 2004 PDF version from the Friend of the Court Bureau (per the web site, this
version is still in use).
Michigan COMNET http://comnet.org/
COMNET is a communication network for the nonprofit public service sector in
Michigan. It features a job list for
local public service agencies.
Michigan Department of Community Health http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
This government department is responsible for health policy and management
of the state's publicly funded health systems.
Michigan Economic Profiler http://ref.michigan.org/medc/miinfo/places/
Factual profiles of Michigan counties can be generated, with information on
climate, utilities, labor force, educational levels, property tax, population,
etc.
Michigan Ethnic
Directory http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=ethnic
A directory of Michigan's "formal and informal educational and cultural institutions
and [its] ethnic organizations." (1998
version)
Department of Human
Services Policy and Procedure Manuals http://www.mfia.state.mi.us/olmweb/ex/html/
Web site includes the Adult Services Manuals, Child & Family Services
Manuals, Child Support Manuals, and the Financial Assistance Manuals.
Michigan Legislature http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
Access to current bills, Michigan Compiled Laws and House and Senate Journals,
and a Glossary of Legislative Terms. Links to Michigan Administrative Code
and House and Senate Fiscal Agencies. Use "Advanced MCL Search" option to
see Public Acts since 1997.
Michigan Statistics http://melweb.mlcnet.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=402
Links to state and local statistics on everything from climate to labor. From
the Michigan eLibrary.
Michigan
Uniform Crime Reports http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1645_3501_4621---,00.html
1997 to 2003 crime statistics.
Michigan's
Friend of the Court Support, Custody, and Visitation for Michigan Children http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/publications/FriendofCourt.pdf
"This handbook provides information about duties and procedures for the friend
of the court, rights and responsibilities of parties in family law matters,
and information about basic court procedures in domestic relations cases."
SEMCOG Community
Profiles
http://www.semcog.org/Data/bycommunity.cfm
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments provides a statistical overview
of communities in Southeast Michigan, including current population, vital statistics,
recent residential development, employment forecasts, current land use, and
census data.
University of Michigan Campus Information
Center http://www.umich.edu/~info
See the information about Central Campus, particularly directions, parking,
transportation, etc.
University of Michigan Community
Assistance Directory http://www.state.outreach.umich.edu/
Directory of state outreach programs and services based at U-M.
Washtenaw County
Family Independence Agency http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/fia
Local FIA office information.
Where to Turn: A guide to Washtenaw County Programs & Services for People over 60 http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=wtt
Child Welfare League of America http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/
Information on legislation and issues of interest to CWLA membership.
General Accounting Office (GAO) http://www.gao.gov/
"Provides both summaries and full-text files of reports and testimony dating
back to fiscal year 1979. GAO posts full-text files on its web site daily,
often within 24 hours of when a report or testimony is publicly released."
Political Science
Resources - Think Tanks http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psthink.html
Compilation of links to think tanks and advocacy groups' web pages. From
the University Library Documents Center.
Poverty Guidelines,
Research and Measurement http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/poverty.shtml
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Public Agenda Online http://www.publicagenda.org/
Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen
education organization, focusing on "school and health care reform, national
security, AIDS, crime, economic competitiveness and the environment" in well-balanced
reports and research studies.
Small Area Income
and Poverty Estimateshttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/county.html
State-level estimates of poverty, from the Census Bureau.
The State of the
World's Children 2005 http://www.unicef.org/sowc05/english/index.html
A UNICEF report.
Victims'
Rights Sourcebook (1996) http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/AGP.Net/Components/documentViewer
/Download.aspxnz?DocumentID=32568
From the National Center for Victims of Crime, a compilation of information
on victims' rights laws in all 50 states.
See also the Social Work Library's Alphabetical List of Databases
AGELINE http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI00264
AARP-provided bibliographic information.
Criminal
Justice Abstracts http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI01970
Citation database covering criminal justice sources. See also NCJRS
Abstracts Database.
Family & Society
Studies Worldwide http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI01530
Covering family studies information from professional journals, book, popular
literature, government reports, etc.
FirstSearch
Databases http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI01727
Includes databases for the social sciences, public affairs, medicine, news
and general reference.
LexisNexis Academic http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI01173
Full-text access to general news, legal, and business information.
PsycINFO http://proxy.lib.umich.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?
authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=psyh
Citations to the research literature in psychology.
Social
Sciences Citation Index http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI00390
Citations from 1956 to the present.
Social
Work Abstracts http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI04325
Abstracts for social work related articles, also includes the NASW Register
of Clinical Social Workers.
Sociological
Abstracts http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI00189
Primary index for sociology literature.
American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy (AAMFT) http://www.aamft.org/index_nm.asp
Association responsible for developing standards for graduate education and
training in marriage and family therapy.
American Association of Spinal Cord Injury
Psychologists and Social Workers http://www.aascipsw.org
Site has conference information for the association, plus information on publications.
American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social
Work (ABE) http://abecsw.org/
Issues the Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (the BCD) to advanced
clinical social workers. Their site has a directory of BCD social workers and
information about a scholarship program for students.
Association for Community Organization and
Social Administration http://www.acosa.org/
Provides links to online syllabi, conference information, jobs, publications
and resources on electronic advocacy.
Association for the Advancement of Social
Work with Groups (AASWG) http://www.aaswg.org/
Site provides syllabi (teaching resources), standards for practice, and information
on conferences.
Association of Oncology Social Work http://www.aosw.org
Site provides member and conference information, and good cancer web site links.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) http://www.aswb.org/
Social work licensing and examination information, including contact information
for state social work boards.
Clinical Social Work Federation http://www.cswf.org/
Not only can you find conference and workshop information here, but also list
ofpublications and legislative updates.
Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE) http://www.cswe.org/
Accreditation for social work programs and other social work education support,
such as fellowships.
Information for Practice http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip/
An information alerting site whose mission is to "help social service professionals
throughout the world conveniently maintain an awareness of news regarding the
profession and emerging scholarship."
International Federation of Social Workers http://www.ifsw.org/
Organization newsletter is available online, plus some policy papers.
Latino Social Workers Organization http://www.lswo.org/
Includes a job bank and some legislative policy updates.
Michigan Association of School Social Workers http://massw-mi.org/
Association information, including employment opportunities.
National Association
of Social Workers (NASW) http://www.socialworkers.org/
Professional organization for social workers with information on advocacy
activities, practice issues, credentials, job openings, and continuing education.
See also, the NASW-Michigan Chapter web site at http://www.nasw-michigan.org/.
NASW Code of Ethics http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp
The full text of code.
National Institute for Social Work
The professional organization for UK -- the UK version of NASW. Site includes
training resources, publications, and a searchable index to "caredata ABSTRACTS," a
database of citations to journal articles, reports, and government publications.
North American Association of Christian Social
Workers (NACSW) http://www.nacsw.org/
Conference and job information, plus member-only chatrooms.
School Social Work Association of American (SSWAA) http://www.sswaa.org/
Membership information, including conferences, newsletters, and a directory
of state departments of education.
State of Ohio Counselor and Social Worker Board http://www.cswmft.ohio.gov/
State certification/licensing information for Ohio, including the laws and
legislation governing the practice of social work/counseling in the state.
Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Statistics about crimes and victims, criminal offenders, and the justice system.
Census 2000 Gateway
2000 census statistics gateway site (see American FactFinder). Includes links
to 1990 census data.
Child Trends Databank http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
Tracking 70 indicators of child well-being, this site provides the latest trends
in the categories of health, social/emotional development, income and work,
education, demographics, and family/community.
County and
City Data Books http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/ccdb/
Electronic versions of the 1988, 1994, and 2000 County & City Data Books,
which provide summary demographic and vital statistics for states, counties,
and cities over 25,000. Information is provided as dBASE files which researchers
convert to SPSS format.
EconData.Net http://www.econdata.net/
Links to over 500 socioeconomic data sources, including governmental sources.
Education Statistics at a Glance http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
Web publications from the National Center for Education Statistics, including The
Condition of Educationand Youth Indicators 1996, which are full-text
and searchable.
Fast Stats A to Z http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/
Browse health and general demographic statistics on all sorts of topics,
such as alcohol use, divorce, and mental health . You can also look at some statistics
by state. Each topic begins with a summary of relevant statistics, but there
are also links to more detailed tables.
Fedstats http://www.fedstats.gov/
A gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies. Makes it easy to find
numbers collected by the federal government "without having to know in advance
which agency produces them."
Historical
US Census Data Browser http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
Demographic and economic data by state and county from 1790 to 1960.
Kids Count http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/databook/
Complete online data from the 2003 Kids Count Data Book, which measures the
educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children in the
United States as a whole and by individual states.
LexisNexis Statistical http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V/?func=native-link&Resource=UMI00394
Includes Statistical
Abstract of the United States and an index to other sources of statistical
information.
OJJDP Statistical Briefing
Book (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html
Site provides "basic information on juvenile crime and victimization and
on youth involved in the juvenile justice system," including statistical information
on juvenile arrests, court case counts, numbers in residential placement, etc.
National Center for Children
in Poverty Data Wizards http://www.nccp.org/wizard/wizard.cgi
Site provides quick, customizable statistical data on polices, demographics,
economic conditions, family resources, etc. across all 50 states.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service http://www.ncjrs.gov/
Information on national and international criminal justice issues, including
juvenile justice and crime prevention, with links to the NCJRS Abstracts
Database.
National Statistics
Online (Social and Welfare) http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=5009
The site for statistics on Britain's society, including housing, labor,
social programs, etc.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice
Statistics, 2002 (30th edition) http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 2001 brings together data about
all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600
tables from more than 100 sources. Organized into 6 topical sections, from
nature of offenses and characteristics of persons arrested to jail populations
and public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice.
Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
The "official source for Canadian social and economic statistics." See
also the Statistical
Profile of Canadian Communities, a searchable source of population, mortality,
income and education data.
UNESCO
Institute for Statistics Country Profiles http://www.uis.unesco.org/profiles/selectCountry_en.aspx
Statistics for education and literacy, science and technology, and culture
and communication, from various countries, collected by UNESCO's Institute for
Statistics.
US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Social, demographic, and economic information and statistics.
US Gazetteer http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Maps and 1990 census data.
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