Collects and distributes the U.S. national bibliographic database and full text materials whenever possible covering the literature of education. Uses the EBSCO interface.
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Authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) and searches citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
Contains more than 2.6 million citations and abstracts spanning 1806 to the present, selected from approximately 2,000 periodicals n the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. Includes articles, books, chapters, and dissertations.
Includes citations to literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, and offers both current and retrospective coverage.
Index to articles in medical and life science journals, many available in full-text without charge. Also available are other online subject-specific indices, NLM and NIH resources for consumers and professionals, and the TOXNET database on toxicology and related subjects.
Spans almost 50 years of disability and rehabilitation research. More than 200,000 abstracts, including approximately 115,000 records originally indexed in the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) database.
Contains over 1,600,000 citations, abstracts for 640 core journals in the social sciences dating back to 1895. Indexes books, conference papers, and other sources and includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.
This bibliographic database covers the essential topics related to the study of violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse and others.
Repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items available for immediate download and use in research and teaching.
"Argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race."
"Using numerous original documents to provide a clearer picture of historical periods, the authors show how social conditions, ideas about dependency and poverty, and institutions have shaped social policy and the efforts of voluntary organizations and individuals who work with at-risk populations."
"Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal Childhoods explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood today. Here are the frenetic families managing their children's hectic schedules of "leisure" activities; and here are families with plenty of time but little economic security. Lareau shows how middle-class parents, whether black or white, engage in a process of "concerted cultivation" designed to draw out children's talents and skills, while working-class and poor families rely on "the accomplishment of natural growth," in which a child's development unfolds spontaneously-as long as basic comfort, food, and shelter are provided. Each of these approaches to childrearing brings its own benefits and its own drawbacks. In identifying and analyzing differences between the two, Lareau demonstrates the power, and limits, of social class in shaping the lives of America's children."
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Worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions. If you find a resource in WorldCat, check in the library catalog to see if Morris Library or an I-Share library own a copy. If not, try Interlibrary Loan.
Provides information about the U.S. population. In addition to data on populations, housing, income, etc., the “Business and Industry” link provides valuable information on the economic profiles of the U.S. There is also useful data via “Find an Area Profile with Quick Facts” (on the Census home page). Selecting “Illinois” from the drop-down menu will produce data for population, housing, and business. The site also includes the “American Fact Finder,” with community-level data.
Search U.S. Census data by geographical area and topic, browse tables of data, or build maps. Also includes record-level access to Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files.
Comprised of "measurable goals to improve the health and well-being of people nationwide". The fifth version of the initiative contains hundreds of "evidence-based objectives organized into user-friendly topics".
Search tips: You can search the topic e.g. "Health Care Reform, Health Economics, and Health Policy" > You will find related data, tools, statistics; guidelines, journals, videos, blogs, press release, statements, reports, briefing, key organizations/programs, etc.
Find reports, databases, and other sources of statistics and demographic data on children and families in the United States, child abuse and neglect, child welfare services, children and youth in foster care, and domestic and international adoption.
Compiled by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, this site provides access to federal and state statistics on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior, social environment and education. The Forum annually publishes "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being."
"The Administration for Children & Families (ACF), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, youth, individuals and communities with funding, strategic partnerships, guidance, training and technical assistance."
"WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available."
"The Office of Child Care (OCC) supports low-income working families by providing access to affordable, high-quality early care and afterschool programs. OCC administers the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and works with state, territory and tribal governments to provide support for children and their families to find child care programs that will fit their needs and that will prepare children to succeed in school."
Provides full text legislative information beginning with the 104th Congress (1995/96). Includes congressional bills, public laws, roll call votes, the Congressional Record, committee reports and information on the legislative process.
"The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services."
Full text of the U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, Federal Register, presidential materials, the Supreme Court web site, congressional bills, GAO reports, etc.
"Portal to data on grants and programs from HRSA related to rural health, HIV/AIDS, primary health care, maternal and child health, health care sites, health professions, and more."
ProQuest Congressional - cancelled, use HeinOnline or Nexis Uni or contact a librarian for assistance
"The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955." "The Oyez Project remains true to its initial objective: to make the work of the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone through text, images, audio, and video."
Includes reports and written correspondence; testimonies and statements for the record, briefings, legal decisions and opinions, science and technology assessments, along with other publications of the GAO.
It is the U.S. government's official web portal (all levels, types, and branches). One can conduct a site search, search by A-Z index of Federal agencies, categories. etc.
Site includes forms, laws, policy guides, policy interpretations, procedures, and rules related to the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.
"The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) administers the Illinois Human Rights Act. The IL Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in Illinois with respect to employment, financial credit, public accommodations, housing and sexual harassment, as well as sexual harassment in education."
"The Illinois Department of Human Services was created in 1997 to provide our state's residents with streamlined access to integrated services, especially those who are striving for economic independence, and others who face multiple challenges to self-sufficiency."
Repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items available for immediate download and use in research and teaching.
"The TMdb is an aid in locating known assessment instruments. Entries include only instrument title, author, date, & pages located in a larger compilation."
"Evidence-based Measures of Empowerment for Research on Gender Equality (EMERGE) is an initiative focused on measurement of gender equality and empowerment. The platform is designed as a repository of measures and resources for survey researchers and practitioners working on development, program monitoring and evaluation, and for consideration of state or national indicators."
Dissertations and Theses
For in-depth arguments (often) not yet published, try these databases of dissertations and theses.
Searchable catalog of print and electronic materials accessible through Morris Library. Includes books, journals, eBooks, government documents, DVDs, CDs, and more.
Contains Ph.D. dissertations and Master's theses produced by SIUC students. Full text PDFs are included when available. Note: records include an option to buy a print or microform copy of a dissertation or thesis, but Morris Library can loan its print copies of dissertations and theses for free.
Includes dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.
Includes more than one million electronic theses and dissertations from across the globe. Faceted searches available by language, continent, country, date, format, and source institution. Not all theses and dissertations included are open-access.
Data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. Hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
"Founded in 1952, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is the national association representing social work education in the United States. Through its many initiatives, activities, and centers, CSWE supports quality social work education and provides opportunities for leadership and professional development so that social workers are empowered to play a central role in achieving the profession’s goals of social and economic justice."
"Free worksheets, booklets, advice, sheets, assessment templates and checklists. story books, videos, guides, and workbook downloads for direct work with children and families."