Social Work Guide

Scope

This subject guide is designed to provide the students and staff of the University of Sydney with information about Social Work and Social Policy resources available on the World Wide Web.


Resources


* Social Work Databases
* Social Policy Guide
* Socio-legal Databases
* Finding Theses
* * Library Social Research Blog
Searching the Internet
* Social Work eBooks via Catalogue

Internet resources


* Australian Institute for Family Studies
* Australian Domestic Violence clearinghouse
* Australian Government Services
* Information for Practice: news & new scholarships
* International Social Security Programme
* Intute: Social Sciences: Social Welfare
* Palliative Care Australia
* Social capital Resources and Links
* Social Security Programs throughout the World
* SWAP: Social Policy and Social Work subject centre

Social Statistics


* Australian Bureau of Statistics
* Ageing and Aged Care Statistics
* Australian Instititute of Criminology
* Australian Institute of Family Studies (Statistics Guide)
* Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
* Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
* Social Statistics Internet Guide

Information Skills


* Citation & Style Guides
* Research Skills - Library classes and online tutorials to help you learn to use the catalogue, electronic databases, and the Internet

Faculties and Departments


* Social Workers, Faculty of Education and Social Work
* Faculty of Education and Social Work

Professional Organisations


* Australian Association of Social Workers
* Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers
* British Association of Social Workers
* General Social Care Council
* International Federation of Social Workers
* National Association of Social Workers (US)
* Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

Legal and Parliamentary Resources


* AustLII
Finding Australian Government Information
* ComLaw
* Parliamentary Counsel's Office NSW Legislation
* Law Library Page
* New South Wales Parliamentary Home Page
* Australian Parliament Home Page
* Capital monitor
* Australian Parliamentary Library Resources - e-briefs, key resources, bills digest research briefs, chronologies
* ParlInfo Web (search includes hansard (debates))


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For further information please contact:
Philippa Crosbie
Librarian Social Sciences
Ph 61 02 9351 6940

email: p.crosbie@library.usyd.edu.au