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Social Work: Finding Books

A guide for students studying Social Work at the University of South Wales.
Mae'r dudalen hon hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg

Books

Books give an overview of a subject and provide information on core concepts and theories.  This makes them a good starting point for your assignments. Core books for your subject will be listed on your module reading list.  If you have an online reading list on Blackboard or another learning environment, this will show you the copies of the book available from the library.   You can also find books by searching FINDit, the Library search engine. 
 

Looking for a Book

1. To find a specific book title, enter the book title or author in the FINDit search box and select the Libraries search option. 

2. To find books on a subject, enter a keyword into the FINDit search box and select the Libraries search option. 

3. Can’t find the book you are looking for? You can request it as an interlibrary loan or Recommend the book to your Librarian 

Shelf marks

Look for these numbers on the shelves to find books on the following subjects.   

Search Findit to find specific book titles or to find books on other subjects.

 155  Developmental Psychology
 174.9362  Social work ethics
 300.72  Social research methods
 301  Sociology
 305.231  Child Development
 344.2043      Social work law
 344.20615  Family law
 361.3  Social work
 361.32  Social work practice
 361.61  Social policy
 361.65  Social welfare
 362  Social welfare problems and services   
 362.2  Mental health
 362.5  Poverty
 362.6  Services to the elderly
 362.7  Services for children
 362.76  Child protection
 362.82  Services for families
 364  Criminal Justice

FINDit

 

FINDit is a simple, one-step search method for books, e-books, articles, DVDs and more, and includes a number of personalized features for you.

Ebooks

The Library has access to a wide variety of eBooks across all subject areas, these are discoverable and accessible via FINDit.  Type your keywords or title into the search box and choose to search 'Libraries'.

FINDit search for eBooks

Next refine your search to 'Full Text Online' on the left hand side of the search results. 

Refining to eBooks

When you have found a book that you would like to read then click on the title and access via the 'View it' link.

More information can be found in our eBooks Guide.

Recommend a Book

Help us grow our Library collection

  • Is there a book that would make a useful addition to our Library?  
  • Have you found a fascinating read that you’d like to share with other students?  
  • Do you think we need more copies of an important textbook?

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