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Resource Guide to Human Services This guide provides a summary of the information resources (print, electronic and web-based) that are available through the Ivy Tech Libraries. They are not meant to be all-inclusive; there may be alternative resources available which are not listed here. Please ask a librarian for assistance if you do not find the information you need through this guide. Books

IvyCat is the Ivy Tech Libraries’ online catalog. You may perform a search in IvyCat using a set of keywords or subjects (or any of several other criteria if needed). Because Human Services encompasses a variety of disciplines, there are many additional books available. For assistance in finding other titles, please ask at the Reference Desk.

Here are some examples of human services terms for a keyword or subject search:

• counseling
• aging
• drug abuse
• alcohol abuse
• human developement
• child development

Some titles about human services available in the general collection include:

Addiction: Opposing Viewpoints
Call Number : HV4998 .A32 2005
Location: North Meridian Center

Alzheimer’s Disease Sourcebook
Call Number: RC523.2 .A45 2003
Location: NMC & Lawrence Campuses

Death and Dying: Who Decides?
by Sandra Alters
Call Number: R726 .W39 2005
Location: North Meridian Center

Theory, Practice, and Trends in Human Services
by Ed Neukrug
Call Number: HV40.35 .N485 2008
Location: NMC and Lawrence Campuses

Introduction to Human Services: Policy & Practice
by Betty Reid Mandell
Call Number: HV40 .S387 2003
Location: Lawrence Campus

Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
Call Number: HV8886 .U6P75 2003
Location: NMC & Lawrence Campuses

Social Welfare: Help or Hinderance?
Call Number: HV91 .K36 2005
Location: NMC & Lawrence Campuses

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Reference Books Reference books typically provide basic information such as additional sources of information, biographical sketches and details, definitions or statistical information. Reference books do not circulate; they must be used in the library.

A few of the reference books available for human services are:

Encyclopedia of Alzheimer’s Disease
by Elaine A. Moore
Call Number: RC523 .M665 2003
Location: Lawrence Campus Reference

Encyclopedia of Rape
Call Number: HV6558 .E53 2004
Location: Lawrence Campus Reference

Handbook of Death & Dying
Call Number: HQ1073 .H36 2003 v.1 & 2
Location: Lawrence Campus Reference

Social Science Encyclopedia
Call Number: H 41 .S63 2004 v.1 & 2
Location: Lawrence Campus Reference

Encyclopedia of Human Development
Call Number: HM626 .E53 2006
Location: Lawrence Campus Refernce

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Periodicals You may find information in magazine and journal articles. Articles may be found in either print, electronic or online versions of periodicals to which the Ivy Tech Libraries subscribe.

In-print copies:
Current issues of magazines and journals held by the library may be found shelved in the Periodicals section.

Child Welfare
Location: North Meridian Center

Children’s Voice
Location: North Meridian Center

Social Work
Location: North Meridian Center

Youth Policy
Location: North Meridian Center

Electronic databases :
To search electronic databases for articles, please use the Virtual Library homepage and click on Select Resource Collections, or just click on a link below. Access to specific magazines and journals online can be found using IvyJo.

EBSCOhost

Health and Wellness Center

ProQuest

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E-books E-books are electronic texts from Ivy Tech’s collection of full-text online books. In general, e-books about human services may be found in NetLibrary and eBrary, both accessible from the Virtual Library homepage on the on Select Resource Collections page. Below are a few sample titles available from each service.

NetLibrary:

Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling: Principals, Models, Methods
by David J.Powell and Archie Brodsky

Dealing with Dementia
by Brian Draper

Disaster Mental Health Services: a Primer for Practitioners
by Diane Garaventa Myers and David F. Wee

Rape Investigation Handbook
by John O. Savino, Brent E. Turvey and John J. Baeza

eBrary:

Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Menopause
edited by Michael S. Marsh

Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative
edited by Sara K. Goldsmith

Ageing with a lifelong disability
by Chris Bigby

Reaching the Poor with Health, Nutrition, and Population Services
by Davidson R. Gwatkin

Adult Day Services and Social Inclusion
edited by Chris Clark

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Websites The following websites are not affiliated with Ivy Tech Community College. For more websites related to human services, please see IvyLynks.

AARP
http://www.aarp.org/

Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.aa.org

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
http://www.alzfdn.org/

American Public Human Services Association
http://www.aphsa.org/home/news.asp

ChildStats
http://www.childstats.gov/

Child Welfare League of America
http://cwla.org/

Indiana Prevention Resource Center
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/

National Association of Social Workers
http://www.naswdc.org/

National Association of Social Workers – Indiana Chapter
http://naswin.affiniscape.com/index.cfm

National Council on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org/

Prevline: Prevention Online
http://www.health.org/

D. A. R. E.
http://www.dare.com/home/default.asp

Resources last updated 12/2007

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