Search Library Discovery for our print and eBooks. Results show the book location, organised on shelves by topic.
Remember to limit your search results to University of Gloucestershire to just display our own holdings.
UoG eBooks are available in Library Discovery. They can also be accessed via our eBook provider platforms.
The main eBook providers for social work are
Access to over 700 eBooks from Sage, covering Research Methods and Study Skills, Education, Nursing, Business and the Social Sciences.
Module tutors are able to add chapters from these eBooks directly into their Talis Elevate library. Please see the Sage Catalyst Guide.
Have a look at the 2024-25 list of new resources for social work.
Use the Inter-Library 
Loan (ILL) service to obtain print books and chapters from print or electronic books not held by the university. The service is primarily for final year undergrad students, postgrads, researchers and academics. Staff and students have an initial allocation of free requests. More information is available in the Guide to Inter-Library Loans.
New in 2024, Sage Catalyst is a collection of eBooks including a range of study skills and research methods texts
Access to over 700 eBooks from Sage, covering Research Methods and Study Skills, Education, Nursing, Business and the Social Sciences.
Module tutors are able to add chapters from these eBooks directly into their Talis Elevate library. Please see the Sage Catalyst Guide.
| Topic | Shelf number |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 150-158 |
| Sociology | 301-306 |
| Law | 340-346 |
| Social problems and services | 360s |
| Social work | 361.3 |
| Mental health services | 362.2 |
| Services for people with learning disabilities | 362.3 |
| Services for people with physical disabilities | 362.4 |
| Services for older adults | 362.6 |
| Services for children and young people | 362.7 |
| Foster care | 362.733 |
| Domestic violence | 362.8292 |
Print books for social work and social care courses are held in the library at Oxstalls campus. You will find them on the second floor in the Sport Exercise and Health collection.
Each library book is given a shelf number according to the topics it covers. The majority of the books you will need to refer to are kept in the 300s – Social Sciences, but you will also find relevant materials in other parts of the library.
Books held at FCH library may also be relevant. You can request these on Discovery and select to collect them at Oxstalls library.
