The library is located on the 2nd floor of the Social Work/Speech & Hearing Sciences Building. The library's collection contains over 35,000 bound volumes and 200+ current journals focusing on various aspects of social work and social welfare.

The readings are located on open stacks next to the reference shelves.

For a list of readings check:
MyUW: http://myuw.washington.edu
Catalog: http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/search~/

For help, consult the library staff on duty.

Sources:

Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI Detailed Report (Suzzallo Government Publications L2.38/3; Print reports include dollar figures)
Cost of Living Index (Suzzallo Government Publications SRI Microfiche A0150-1; PDF; Prices across selected cities include dollar figures)
Average Annual Expenditure of All Consumer Units by Metropolitan Area: 1999-2000 (Statistical Abstracts of the US 2002, Table no. 649)
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Consumer Spending Patterns in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, 1999-2000 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Lower Living Standard Income Level (US Dept. of Labor)
Poverty 2002 (US Census)
Expenditures on Children by Families (US Dept. of Agriculture)
Statistical Resources on the Web: Cost-of-Living (University of Michigan)

Subject Headings:
Alternatives to prison, corrections, criminals, crime prevention, imprisonment, incarceration, prisons, punishment, rehabilitation

Sources:
Catalog
Expanded Academic Index
Legal Trac
Lexis-Nexis
Public Affairs Information Service
Research Library
Social Work Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts

Identify a field of practice, client population or social problem:
Examples: Medical social work, school social work, adolescents, elderly, alcohol & drug abuse, poverty

Identify a local agency:
Examples: Crisis Clinic; United Way of King County

Find brochures, annual reports or websites:
Example: Atlantic Street Center; WA Dept. of Social & Health Services

Interview a social worker:
Example: School social worker; National Association of Social Workers

Check your textbook or course readings for references

Check the Encyclopedia of Social Work (SW Ref HV35 S6)

Check the Catalog under these subjects:

Use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Associaton 5th ed. (SW Ref BF76.7 P82)

Brief guide: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/apa.html

Electronic citation: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html