LibGuides: Social Work: Books & eBooks

Recommended eBook Collections

DSM-5 TR
PsychiatryOnline Premium Collection (POPC) eBook Collection includes Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition and other APA eBooks.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Select "Social Work" on the "Browse By Subject" option.

Dictionary of Social Work: The Definitive A to Z of Social Work and Social Care
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780335238811
Publication Date: 2010-09-01
Professional Writing for Social Work Practice
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780826109262
Publication Date: 2012-12-01
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The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780231142953
Publication Date: 2012-07-17

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OhioLINK Library Catalog
A catalog for finding resources owned by OhioLINK libraries. An excellent tool for finding material that the University of Akron libraries do not own.
WorldCAT
Indexes library catalogs from around the world.
Akron-Summit County Public Library Catalog
A catalog of material owned by the Akron-Summit County Public Libraries.

Ebook Central
E-Book platform, including content from ebrary and EBL.
Requires UAnet ID & Password to access both on-campus and off-campus.
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
A database that contains the full texts of thousands of scholarly and reference e-books from several publishers, covering many subject areas.
Springer Link
EBooks, references works, and journals in the fields of science, medicine, engineering and more.
Wiley Online Library
A multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
EBSCO eBook Collection
Contains e-books on many academic subjects. Every word in every book is searchable and users can preview the e-books online and can check out the book for a specified amount of time.

Open Textbook Network (open access textbooks)
Free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks.
NCBI Bookshelf
eBooks and documents in life science and healthcare
Project MUSE
"... books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 200 of the world’s most distinguished university presses and scholarly societies." Some full-text available.