The Documentation and Research Centre is one of the cultural activities of Gruppo Abele, an NGO that started in Torino in 1966, and carries out its commitment not only by giving assistance and counselling to those who live difficult situations, but also by promoting initiatives in the cultural and social fields (such as a publishing house, periodicals, training courses ...).
The Documentation and Research Centre started its activity in 1975, and s
ince 1980 its specialised library has been open to the public. The centre has been systematically collecting books, periodicals and grey literature. At present the bibliographic database includes approximately 50.000 items, made of books (13.500), articles selected from more than 350 Italian and foreign periodicals (30.000), miscellaneous documentation (11.000), fiction films (1.300), 270 degree theses.
The major subjects covered by our database are:
- alcohol, drugs and addictions
- young people, adolescents, minors
- migration issues
- prison
- prostitution, human trafficking
- AIDS and HIV infection
- social professions and policies.
In addition to selecting and classifying documents, the Documentation Centre promotes and develops social research, products materials and provides reference services.
The Documentation Centre has been an Elisad member since 1992 and a Salis member since 1998.
The Library of the Centre is open to the public 4 days a week (25 hours).
Its usual patrons are mostly university students and social professionals.
Centro Studi, Documentazione e Ricerche del Gruppo Abele
corso Trapani 91/B
10141 TORINO
tel. +39 11 38 41 053
fax +39 11 38 41 055
e-mail: centrostudi@gruppoabele.org
http://www.centrostudi.gruppoabele.org
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