Loras College Library: SCW 370: Social Policy: Background Information

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Reference Books & eBooks

Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources by K. Lee Lerner (Editor); Brenda Wilmoth Lerner (Editor); Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner (Editor)
Publication Date: 2006
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources by K. Lee Lerner (Editor); Brenda Wilmoth Lerner (Editor); Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner (Editor)
Publication Date: 2006
Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources by K. Lee Lerner; Brenda Wilmoth Lerner; Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner
Publication Date: 2006

Reference Material from State Government Sources

Some of these State of Iowa publications are available online. If so, titles are linked to their online versions. Otherwise, use the call numbers provided to find the items in the Library's stacks.

Iowa Documents
(Iowa Government Documents 015.777 Io9 | 1st Floor). Issued by the State Documents Center.
Vital Statistics of Iowa
(614.109777 Ia9G | 3rd Floor stacks).
Iowa Official Register
(328.7778 Ia9G | 2nd Floor stacks). Detailed information about Iowa government, elected officials, history and culture, election returns.
Statistical Profile of Iowa
(917.77 Io9d year | 4th Floor stacks). General statistical information on Iowa.
Salary Book: List of Employees of the State of Iowa
(353.9777 Sa31 year | 2nd Floor stacks). Contains the name, gender, county or city of residence, official title, and salary of all employees of the state., except those earning less that $1000.
Iowa Agricultural Statistics
(338.10977 Io9ag year | 2nd floor stacks). Gives statistical information on crops, livestock, farmland value, etc.
Iowa Uniform Crime Reports
(364.0182 Ia9 year | 2nd Floor stacks). Crime statistics for Iowa, many by county and city.
Iowa's Counties
(304.6021 Io9 year | 2nd Floor stacks). Statistics by county. Some tables vary over time.
Iowa Factbook
(317.77 Io9f year | 2nd Floor stacks). Various data, especially strong on financial facts.

Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Iowa
Call Number: 977.7003 En19 2000 v. 1-2 | 4th Floor Stacks
Publication Date: 2000
Iowa Biographical Dictionary 2nd ed
Call Number: 920.0777 Io9 2000 v.1-2 | 4th Floor Stacks
Publication Date: 2000
Encyclopedia of Iowa Indians: Tribes, Nations, and Peoples of the Woodland Areas
Call Number: 977.7004 R42 v. 1-2 | 4th Floor Stacks
Publication Date: 1998
Iowa: A Guide to the Hawkeye State by Federal Writers Project (WPA)
Call Number: 977.7 F317 Io. | 4th Floor Stacks
Publication Date: 1941