Social Work Library
Located in the Columbia School of Social Work, the Social Work Library contains more than 75,000 volumes, comprising one of the world's premiere social work and social services collections. It provides comprehensive coverage of the various areas of social work including child welfare, gerontology, health and health care, international social welfare, marriage and the family, and social policy.
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“My First Step into Academic Library Work Was at an Ivy League School”: Reflections from Ask a Librarian Intern Sam Ward
Spring 2025 Ask a Librarian intern Sam Ward reflects on their experience with the Libraries, which included work on the Ask a Librarian virtual reference service as well as programming for three workshops that emphasized inclusive instruction and an interconnected network of library resources.

Meet Flora Harpham
University archivists introduce Florence Ellen (F. E.) Harpham, the first woman to become a member of the Columbia faculty in 1896 as a "computer" in the Department of Astronomy; her work included analysis of the some of the earliest celestial photographs taken in the United States.

The COVID Information Commons & Columbia University Libraries
The COVID Information Commons (CIC), developed by the Libraries and the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, is an open resource to explore research on the COVID-19 pandemic and offers an open portal of grant-funded research projects and community events to enable researcher collaboration.

James B. Morris
Supervisor, Social Work Library
- Science, Engineering, & Social Sciences Libraries

Amanda Bielskas
Director
- Science, Engineering, & Social Sciences Libraries

Jim Crocamo
Head, Access and User Experience
- Science, Engineering, & Social Sciences Libraries

Kae Bara Kratcha
Social Work & Professional Studies Librarian
- Science, Engineering, & Social Sciences Libraries
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