Social Work: Other Resources

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GPO This link opens in a new window
U.S. law, legislation, regulation, executive and congressional documents
CONTENTS: citations. COVERAGE: all formats of U.S. government documents. DATES: 1976+. UPDATES: monthly. VENDOR: OCLC.
govinfo - Discover U.S. Government Information This link opens in a new window
Search full text hearings, reports, documents, bills, laws, US Code
CONTENTS: text, images, links. COVERAGE: publications of the U.S. government. DATES: 1937+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: U.S. GPO.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications This link opens in a new window
An index of federal government publications from 1976-.
CONTENTS: citations, web links. COVERAGE: 500,000+ U.S. government documents, including electronic titles available on the WWW. DATES: 1976-present. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: U.S. GPO.
THOMAS This link opens in a new window
Federal legislation
CONTENTS: text, images, links. COVERAGE: legislative publications of the U.S. government. DATES: 1973+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: Library of Congress.

Administration on Aging
Federal programs and resources on aging
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Federal "online source for credible health information."
Child Welfare Information Gateway
"A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."
Federal Agency Directory
Includes boards, commissions, committees, independent and quasi-official agencies Searchable by keyword, agency, type of agency
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Created by Louisiana State University Libraries
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois state legislation
Illinois State Agency Directory
Links to Illinois agencies, boards and commissions
National Center for Health Statistics
Health data and reports
U. S. Government Search
Search federal, state and local government Web sites
USA.gov
Official web portal of the U. S. Government
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American Community Survey
Annual population survey of selected U. S. communities
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The American Community Survey:
1. Is an on-going survey
2. Tells us what the population looks like and how it lives
3. Helps communities determine where to locate services and allocate resources
American Religion Data Archive (ARDA)
"Hosts hundreds of religion-related data sets for free download."
Bureau of Justice Statistics Home page
Statistical reports and data for many topics in criminal justice.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on inflation & prices; employment & unemployment;pay & benefits; spending & time use; workplace injuries; productivity and more.
Economic Census - U. S. Census Bureau
"Profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level."
National Center for Health Statistics
Data on health and health services in the United States
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Online Edition)
Statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States."
Includes section on "Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons."
Statistical Resources on the Web: Sociology
Links to data on a wide range of topics
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Guide prepared by the University of Michigan Documents Center
Unionstats
"An Internet data resource providing private and public sector labor union membership, coverage, and density estimates compiled from the Current Population Survey (CPS)"

American FactFinder (now Census Bureau) This link opens in a new window
Population and economic census
CONTENTS: text, images. COVERAGE: population census, 1990 & 2000. Economic census, 1997. DATES: 1990+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: U.S. Census Bureau.
FedStats (now Data and Statistics about the U.S) This link opens in a new window
All subjects
CONTENTS: text, images, links. COVERAGE: statistical publications of 70+ federal agencies. DATES: 1997+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: 70+ federal agencies.
UNdata This link opens in a new window
United Nations statistical databases with economic, financial, health, social, and demographic data for countries
CONTENTS: a variety of UN statistical databases through a single entry point. Statistics, estimates, and projections on crime, development, education, energy, environment, food and agriculture, gender, health, human development, indicators, industry, information and communication technology, labor, national accounts, population, refugees, tourism, trade. COVERAGE: varies. DATES: varies. UPDATES: varies. VENDOR: freely available from the United Nations.

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Information about programs administered by the federal government
Forefront
"Strengthening Illinois Philanthropy and the nonprofit community"
Fundsnet
"Fundraising & Grants Directory for nonprofit organizations and schools"
Grants.gov
"Your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants"
Illinois Resource Center
"A funding access initiative"

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