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 health and social care courses 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Child development | 155.4 |
| Childhood - sociology | 305.23 |
| Families - sociology | 306.85 |
| Health promotion | 613 |
| Law | 340-346 |
| Mental health services | 362.2 |
| Nursing | 610.73 |
| Pharmacology | 615.1 |
| Psychology | 150 |
| Psychotherapy | 616.8914 |
| Social work | 361.3 |
| Social problems and services | 360's |
| Sociology | 301 |
Print books for Health and Social Care 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. 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.
