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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Health and psychosocial instruments

The Social Agency Collection

DSM-5

Sage Video: Social Work

Sage Research Methods

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Jul 30, 2026

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Spring 2026 Ask a Librarian Intern Joseph A. Torres-González set out to "rethink, revamp, and reorganize the existing United Nations Resources Guide" and ultimately observed "how a resource can evolve into something that can continue serving the needs of the academic community."

Jul 29, 2026

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The locomotive laboratory: When the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University opened in 1897, there was ample classroom and laboratory space for engineering students - as well as a full-size locomotive engine in a mechanics lab beneath Havemeyer Hall.

Jul 20, 2026

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Columbia Spectator revisits "Notes I Have Now and Then Made: Items from the Lydia Davis Papers," an exhibition that featured the papers of short-story writer Lydia Davis, '70BC, on display in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library through April 2026.

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