SOWK 420: Social Work Practice I

Reference Databases | Finding your Bill | Support & Opposition | Writing your Letter | APA

 Global Issues Toggle Dropdown

International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Includes multimedia: podcasts, video, and interactive graphs. (Full text) Service = Gale

 Statista Toggle Dropdown

Statistical data from over 18,000 sources. (Full text) Service = Statista Inc

Legislative, Regulatory, and Judicial Law Resources from University of Illinois Library
National Association of Social Workers Advocacy page

• Law by Jurisdiction (State, Federal, World): Page within the Legal Information Institute (LII), the research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School

Use Congress.gov to search from 1995-present at once; Change drop-down menu to “Congressional Record.”


• GovTrack.us: "Tracking the United States Congress: Track bills in Congress, your representative’s voting records, upcoming committee meetings, and get alerts by email"
• Congressional Record: Congressional Record: 1994-present. Must choose individual session of Congress.
• Illinois General Assembly: Search for State legislation
• FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
• U.S. Census Bureau: "The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy."

• News: Current Subject Guide
• News: Historical Subject Guide
• Social Work Subject Guide
• Sociology Subject Guide
• Psychology Subject Guide

• Contact Government
• “What is the proper form of address when I write my elected Representative? -- There are several correct forms of address for a Member of Congress including "The Honorable" and "Representative".” From, http://writerep.house.gov/writerep/wyrfaqs.shtml#properform
• From State Civics Toolbox (State of Connecticut)
  • Correct salutations
  • Sample letter
  • Dos and don'ts

• Benner Library’s APA Citation links
• Posts from the APA Style blog about legal references
• Citing Legal Materials in APA Style” from the University Library at California State University Stanislaus

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