Social Work

Catalog Search - Try It Yourself

Most books on social work have call numbers beginning with HM-HV and are located on the 3rd floor in the Main Collection.

The HM-HV classification is sub-divided into many aspects of sociology including social work. For example:

• HM Sociology (General)
• HN Social History and Conditions, Social Problems, Social reform
• HQ The Family, Marriage, Women
• HS Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.
• HT Communities, Classes, Races
• HV Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare, Criminology

To search for books related to social work in the catalog, try keywords related to your topic such as social work, people with disabilities, social welfare child services, or child welfare .

Some useful subject headings include:

• Social Work
• Social Service
• Social Welfare
• Social Work Administration

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