A Pathfinder for Social Problems, Issues and Social Welfare
If you would like to learn more about Social Welfare, follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about Social Welfare. Clicking on the picture on the left will take you immediately to JSTOR.
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to different areas of the pathfinder
Websites / LAPL Databases / ABC-CLIO Ebooks / CSUN Oviatt Library
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Google E-Books / SocioSite Search / Intute Humanities / Open Directory Project / Infomine
Websites for Social Welfare
All of these websites allow users to search for information using keywords or phrases. Just type your subject words into any search screen in the website.
  1. Almanac of Policy Issues for Social Welfare (use right toolbar to choose subject):
  2. Chicago Tribune Social Issues/Problems Search Page:
  3. Civics Online for Students:
  4. Global Issues, Social, Political, Economic and Environmental Issues That Affect Us All:
  5. IDEA, the Journal of Social Issues:
  6. Indivisible: Stories of American Communities: profiles of community life and issues in 12 different American cities. Choose the gallery and click on any photograph to get the story behind the issues addressed.
  7. Infomine Social Studies and Humanities Portal:
  8. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding:
  9. Internet for Social Policy: instructional site that helps users determine social policy website quality and accuracy.
  10. Intute Social Welfare Index:
  11. IPL Index on Social Issues and Social Welfare:
  12. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass:
  13. Multnomah County Library Webindex of Social Issues:
  14. New Americans (PBS Independent Lens series):
  15. Newstin International Newspapers database: use advanced search for specific topics. Click on flags to go to various newspapers.
  16. Peace Corps Global Issues Map:
  17. Prentice Hall Social Problems by Kornblum and Julian: online textbook website. You will not be able to open the textbook but you can click on each of the chapters which highlight one social problem then click on Destinations to take you to relevant websites.
  18. Pro Con.org:
  19. Relief Web: collection of information on relief and humanitarian organizations throughout the world:
  20. Stateline.org State Policy and Politics (updated daily):
  21. The Big Think: interviews, opinions and information on various social and popular culture issues searchable by keyword:
  22. U.S. Government Documents Archives: search by subject guides and internet resources or browse through electronic journals.
  23. UNESCO MOST Library: an archive of information on Drugs, Globalization and Governance, International Migration, Multicultural Societies, Poverty Eradication, Social transformations, Sustainability, Urban Development and HIV/AIDS. You can use the Library to search for documents relating to one of these themes among others or geographical coverage.
  24. UNICEF Voices of Youth:
  25. University of Pittsburgh Center on Race and Social Problems:
  26. Virtual Learning Resource Center Web Index of Social Issues and Problems:
  27. Vision: In depth coverage of current social issues:
  28. Volunteer Match:
  29. Wise to Social Issues:
  30. WorldBank Data and Research: statistic and information on global issues:
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Databases for Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL)
These are the databases that may be most helpful to you in doing this particular project. Click on the title of the database to open then type in LAPL library card number and password. Password is the last four digits of your home phone.
  1. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Pro and con arguments for a broad range of current social issues, providing facts, references, articles from many resources, and links to appropriate web sites.
  2. ProQuest Newsstand: Full text of over 300 U.S. and International news sources, including the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Boston Globe, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, and the Times of London.
  3. Research Library (Proquest): General interest magazines on a broad range of subjects from arts, business, children, health, humanities, international, law, military, psychology, social sciences, women's interests and more.
  4. Criminal Justice Periodical Index: Abstracts and full text of U.S. and international journal in the field, for students and professionals.
  5. EcoAméricas: Current reporting on Latin American development and environmental issues, with contact information for key environmental agencies and offices throughout Latin America. Also in Spanish.
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E-Books (from ABC-CLIO E-Reference collection)
Put the mouse over the title of the book, press the Ctrl key and left click. Then enter the login and password for ABC-CLIO. You can search through the book by using keywords.
  1. American Homelessness, Third Edition: A Reference Handbook
  2. Conflicts over Natural Resources: A Reference Handbook
  3. Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution
  4. Encyclopedia of Genocide
  5. Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs
  6. Freedom of Speech: Rights and Liberties under the Law
  7. Genetic Engineering: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition
  8. Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics
  9. Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition
  10. Healthcare Reform in America: A Reference Handbook
  11. Human Rights Worldwide: A Reference Handbook
  12. Human Rights, 2nd Edition: A Reference Handbook
  13. International Environmental Disputes: A Reference Handbook
  14. Internet and the Law: Technology, Society, and Compromises
  15. New Information Revolution: A Reference Handbook
  16. Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy
  17. Public Schooling in America: A Reference Handbook
  18. Reproductive Issues in America: A Reference Handbook
  19. Student Rights: A Reference Handbook
  20. The Encyclopedia of Human Ecology
  21. The Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates
  22. The Global Refugee Crisis: A Reference Handbook
  23. The Internet and Society: A Reference Handbook
  24. The Right to Privacy: Rights and Liberties under the Law
  25. Victims' Rights: A Reference Handbook
  26. Water Quality and Availability: A Reference Handbook
  27. Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History
  28. World Population: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition
  29. World Poverty: A Reference Handbook
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CSUN Oviatt Library Catalogue and Databases
Oviatt database resources must be used inside the CSUN Oviatt Library.
The Oviatt Library Hours are M-F 7:45 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., SAT 12:00-5:00 p.m. and SUN 12:00-8:00 p.m.
Oviatt Library Catalog link:
Tips for searching in online library catalogue:
  1. Save the book records you want using the cart
  2. Always email the book results to yourself using full display
  3. Use the library tutorials programs to help you find information. They will show you how to search databases and the library catalogue: GOTO:
Databases that may be useful to this subject
  1. EBSCO Academic Search Elite: Abstracts to 3,000 journals (over 1,500 peer-reviewed journals), with full text to more than 2,000 of the journals. Dates may vary, most from 1985-
  2. CQ Researcher: Explores a single hot issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science and technology.
  3. Social Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson): Articles from 300 journals in the social sciences; indexing 1983-, abstracts 1984-, select full text 1994-
  4. SAGE Journals Online:Full text to over 460 journals in business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine.
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