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Social Work

This guide presents a selection of resources for students and practitioners in Social Work.
Subjects: Social Work Tags: social service, social work, social work program evaluation, social work research

Relevant Call Numbers

Social Work

  • HV1-9960 Social pathology. Social and public welfare.
  • HV40-69 Social service. Social work

HN - Social history and conditions; Social problems; Social reform

BF - Psychology

- Political Science

- Law

- Medicine and Health Care


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Tips for Finding Books

• Try a title or keyword search in the library catalog.

• Need a book now? Limit your results by Held by: Rhode Island College

• Pay attention to the publication date. Try to find recent titles when possible.

• Notice the publisher of the book. A book published by a university press is considered a scholarly work.

• Use bibliographies in your class readings and textbooks to discover titles of books and then search for those books in the library catalog.

• When in doubt, ask a Reference Librarian.