Social Work: Books & e-Books

Books about the same subject are assigned the same shelfmark number. You'll find the number on the spine of each book. Here is a selection of shelfmarks for Social Work:

Social Work 361.3

Social Work: British Law 344.10432

Elderly people: Social Welfare 362.6

Children: Deprivation 362.7

Child abuse 362.76

Psychology 150

Kimberlin Library's Special Collections comprises the Archive and Rare Books. The following collection may be of interest to students of Social Work:

Centre for Social Action (reference D/050): papers of the Centre for Social Action which is based in the School of Applied Social Studies as part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University. The Centre supports and facilitates research, evaluation, training and consultancy in health, community work and social care. The collection includes articles, conference papers and reports authored by staff and students of the Centre; photographs of summer schools, conferences, CSA Board members, and workshops in Russia and Ukraine; leaflets and flyers advertising the work of the Centre; brochure “CSA Review 1994-1999”; newsletters; and correspondence and administrative papers, particularly relating to the running of training sessions and summer schools.

Special Collections also holds several collections relating to Youth Work, please see here 

For more information about accessing Special Collections please see here 

Below is a selection of new books that were added to the library collection recently..

Please let us know if there is a particular book or DVD you need for your research or studies by completing this form

Here are some e-books that we recently purchased: