Social Work  

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Social Work is part of the School of Health Sciences of The University of South Dakota.  Social work students staff and faculty can find several research resources in the University Libraries.  As an applied science, social work practice and research is interdisciplinary and draws from a range of disciplines including psychology, sociology, medicine, gerontology, public administration, policy studies, and economics (National Library of Medicine). 

The social work home page is located at: http://www.usd.edu/socialwork  

Wegner Health Science Information Center (Sioux Falls): http://www.usd.edu/library/wegner.cfm

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