The Online Catalog is an excellent place to start your research. It will allow you to identify books in the Davis Memorial Library about your topic on Sociology. The Online Catalog is available from any Internet accessible computer. Use the Keyword search to locate materials. Type in the concepts you are looking for, using "and" to combine terms. Make sure that you have quotes around phrases and connectors ("and" or "or") between your search terms.
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The Quick Limit option lets you limit your results to Reference Books, Electronic Books, etc.
If you still don't get the results you want, stop by the reference desk or give us a call at 630-7123.
Electronic databases are the best way to locate journal articles on your topic. Databases allow you to find recent articles on a topic or current issue. When finding electronic journal articles using a database, always write down the full citation to an article (author, article title, journal title, volume, issue, date, and pages).
Journal Titles
Search Journal Finder. Click the option Contains and type social work into the search box to see a list of the journals that have "social work " in the title. Each title will have links to the Library's online and/or print holdings.
Electronic Databases
General Information
Davis Memorial Library electronic databases are accessible via networked computers on campus as well as from off-campus (directions for off-campus access).
The Online Catalog is the best place to search for reference books in the Library. It is available from any Internet accessible computer. Set the Quick Limit option to Reference Books. A selection of the books the Library offers is below.
| Title | Call Number |
| General | |
| About children | R 362.70973 A156 2005 |
| Aging : demographics, health, and health services | R 362.19897 V665a 2003 |
| Aging in America A to Z | R 305.26 B565a 2001 |
| Children and youth in adoption, orphanages, and foster care | R 362.73097 C536 2006 |
| Children with Disabilities in America | R 362.4083 C536 2006 |
| The Counseling Dictionary | R 361.06 G542c 2006 |
| Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture | R 305.8003 D554 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of Child Abuse | R 362.76 C594e 2007 |
| Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence | R 362.82 E56 2007 |
| Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior | R 362.2903 E56 2000 vol. 1-4 |
| The Encyclopedia of Elder Care | R 362.19897 E56 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Homelessness | R 362.50973 E56 |
| Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence | R 364.36 E56 2007 |
| Encyclopedia of Multicultural America | R 305.8 G151 |
| Encyclopedia of Smoking and Tobacco | R 362.29 H669e 1999 |
| Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America | R 361.9703 E56 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of Social Work | R 360.3 S678 1997 vol. 1-3+supp. |
| Immigration | R 304.8 P884i 2007 |
| Poverty: An International Glossary | R 362.503 P879 2007 |
| Poverty in the United States | R 339.46 P879 2004 v.1-2 |
| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Manual) | R 808.06 P976 2001 |
| Social Security Handbook | R 368.4 U58s 1997 |
| Social Work Almanac | R 361.973 G493s 1995 |
| The Social Work Dictionary | R 361.303 B255s 1999 |
| The Social Work Student's Research Handbook | R 362.3072 S819s 2004 |
| Social Workers' Desk Reference | R 361.32 S678 2002 |
| Women's Roles and Statuses the World Over | R 305.4209 H529w 2006 |
| Legal | |
| North Carolina Reporter | R 346.756 N864r multivolume |
| Supreme Court Reporter | R 348.734 W516 1997 |
| United States Code Annotated | R 348.7323 U583u multivolume |
| United States Supreme Court Reports | R 345.4 U58r multivolume |
| West's Encyclopedia of American Law | R 348.73 W538 1997 vol. 1-12 |
| West's North Carolina General Statutes | R 348.756 W516 multivolume |
| West's South Eastern Digest | R 348.73424 W516 multivolume |
| Women and the Law: A Handbook for North Carolina | R301.412 W872 2005 |
| Medical and Health | |
| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM IV TR) | R 616.89075 D536 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of health care management | R 362.1068 E56 2004 |
| Health care policy and politics A to Z | R 362.1 R875h 2003 |
| Health care terms | R 362.103 S632h 2001 |
| Physicians Desk Reference | R 615.1 P578 (ask at Reference Desk) |