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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The Social Agency Collection

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Sage Video: Social Work

Sage Research Methods

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Dec 10, 2025

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On display in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library are selections from one of its most significant recent literary acquisitions, the papers of writer Lydia Davis, a short-story writer, novelist, essayist, translator, and Barnard College alum.

Dec 9, 2025

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Bwog details several of "Columbia's former libraries," including the Geology, Engineering, and Chemistry libraries, which opened in the late 19th centuries and closed in recent years.

Dec 9, 2025

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"A radical history: Thai Jones, the archives, and the New Left": The Eye features Lehman Curator for American History Thai Jones, whose early experiences with radical politics inspired a commitment to "history, higher education, and the archives."

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