Research Guides: Social Work: Find Books & Background Info

Finding Books

New Books: Social Work
Purchased by the library in the last 3 months.
New Books: All Subjects
Books purchased in the last 3 months in other subject areas.

Course reserves for Social Work
Print books available for short term loan at the Library Services Desk.
Library Ebooks used in SWRK classes
Links to library ebooks that have been assigned in classes with the SWRK prefix.
Library Ebooks used in SWKE classes
Links to library ebooks that have been assigned in classes with the SWKE prefix.

Academic encyclopedias, handbooks and other reference sources are a good place to start learning about your topic.

Encyclopedia of Social Work
Detailed overviews of major topics in social work.
Modern Social Work Theory, 5th ed. by Malcolm Payne
Publication Date: 2021

An introduction to theories of social work practice.
Social Workers' Desk Reference, 4th ed.
Publication Date: 2021

Current, evidence-based entries on many core topics in social work practice.
The Social Work Dictionary by Robert L. Barker
Publication Date: 2014
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
Publication Date: 2022

Expands on macro-related articles from the Encyclopedia of Social Work.