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.
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UoG eBooks are available in Library Discovery. They can also be accessed via our eBook provider platforms.
The main eBook providers for the CYPF course are
Ebooks from scholarly sources, including University Presses and other top publishers.
Access to a collection of e-books on the Taylor and Francis platform.
Have a look at the 2025-26 list of new resources for social work and social care.
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.
Access to over 700 eBooks from the Sage Catalyst Core Collection, covering Criminology, Education, Policing, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology, as well as Research Methods and Study Skills.
A video guide to Oxstalls library with Nicky, your Academic Liaison Librarian
| Topic | Shelf number |
|---|---|
| Child development | 155.4 |
| Children and young people | 305.23 |
| Early childhood education | 372.21 |
| Ethics | 174 |
| Families | 306.85 |
| Law | 340-346 |
| Mental health services | 362.2 |
| Poverty | 362.5 |
| Psychology | 150-158 |
| Social work | 361.3 |
| Social problems and services | 360's |
| Sociology | 301-306 |
| Youth work | 362.7083 |
Print books for the Children, Young People and Families course 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. Some key shelf numbers are:
Books held at FCH library will also be relevant. You can request these on Discovery and select to collect them at Oxstalls library.
