Social Work

Shelf surfing is a good way to find books that are not easily found in the catalog. Knowing where to look for books on your subject is key to finding the books on the shelf. Below are call numbers sorted by subject. Books on Social Work Education, Social Work with Criminals, and Social Work with Teenagers often listed under the following call number:

Social Work Education

• Call Number: HV11

Social Work with Criminals

• Call Number: HV7482

Social Work with Teenagers

• Call Number: HV1421-HV1441

You can also search the library catalog by using subject headings. Subject headings can be a word or a phrase used to describe what the book is about. The following is a partial list of subject heading related to Social Work that can be used when searching for a book or other items in the library catalogy. 

• Social service – Ability testing
•             Social service – Accreditation (may subdivide geographically)
• Social service – Citizen participation (may subdivide geographically)
• Social service – Complaints against (may subdivide geographically)
• Social service – Contracting out (may subdivide geographically)
• Social service – Evaluation

The WorldCat database allows you to search a combined catalog of most of the libraries in North America, and many in other parts of the world. Items not owned by FAU may be ordered through the Interlibrary Loan service.