Guides: Department Guides: Social Services

Library Resources for Department of Social Services

Search for MORE eBooks through our EBSCO eBook Collection.

Materials on a great variety of subjects from our partner libraries throughout Missouri.

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To access library resources at home, or to check out library materials, you'll need a Missouri State Library card!

Apply for a card from the Get a Library Card page of our main website.

Digital Resources from EBSCO

Articles, eBooks, and periodicals covering a variety of disciplines.

Digital Resources from ProQuest

Articles, eBooks, theses, and more covering agricultural, behavioral, biological, environmental, and health sciences.

Maps and Data

Social Explorer
Our Social Explorer database is available to help DSS employees create maps and reports featuring Census data.

map displaying data for Families with Income Below Poverty Level in Missouri Families with Income Below Poverty Level

More examples:

Diabetics in Missouri

View the Exploring Social Explorer webinar recording to learn how to make your own maps!

Business Directory and White Pages

Reference Solutions (ReferenceUSA)
A directory to millions of US businesses and residents which can be exported to Excel.

Business lists can be produced using criteria such as industry type, number of employees, geographic location, and executive gender and ethnicity.
U.S. White Pages can look up millions of consumers, lifestyles, and homeowners.

WayBack Machine

Take a stroll down memory lane with the WayBack Machine!

View a snapshot of the Department of Social Services website on:

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Missouri Library Search

Look up libraries in your area with MOLLi, Missouri's online library directory.

Useful Links

Federal

State

For historical Missouri documents and records, contact the State Archives at archref@sos.mo.gov or 573.751.3280.

Free Government Resources

Search or browse the digital collection of Missouri state government publications in Internet Archive.

View DSS publications here.

Visit the State Agency Databases Project to find links to public databases created by the state governments of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Search for databases by state or by subject, including Community & Social Services and Health, Medicine & Safety.

Visit the list of Missouri State Agency Databases.

Discover U.S. Government Information through govinfo.gov, a powerful web portal. Find public papers, legislation, the CFR, and so much more.

Our Federal Government Information Guide contains links to a variety of federal government agencies, websites, databases and digital libraries.

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Training Media for State Employees

Reference Services provides an extensive collection of training videos with leader guides for use by state employees in the following topics for individual or group use:

Diversity
Harassment
Customer Service
Leadership
Management
and more!

You can see the full listing of our training media in our catalog. All of our resources can be checked out with a Missouri State Library Card.

Need Help?

Laura Kromer
Reference Librarian
573.751.2862
L aura.Kromer@sos.mo.gov

Learn more about the library and how to use our resources with a Book-a-Librarian training customized to your department or agency.