Social Work Research Support
Lucy, Librarian, is available for appointments and workshops relating to social work research including identifying sources, citations, and data analysis. Lucy can be contacted via email at LFlamm@bu.edu.
Using Technology
- Boston University has a laptop loan program if you need assistance staying connected with technology throughout your coursework. Learn more here.
- The Boston Public Library also has a 3-week laptop lending program. Learn more here. Anyone can get a free Boston Public Library card with proof of Massachusetts address.
Get Help
Need help? Ask us!
Email Get answers within 24 hours. (ask@bu.edu)
Phone: Call 617-353-2700 or look through our reference contacts.
In person: Visit our library locations.
Text a librarian: 617-431-2427
Related Subject Guides
Additional subject guides across the Library are available to support your research. A full list is available here, with guides most relevant to the social work community listed below:
- 2SLGBTQIA+ (SSW)
- Abortion, Contraception, and Reproductive Rights
- Aging
- APA Citations (7th edition)
- Boston Data and Statistics
- Children, Youth, and Families
- Course Reserves for the School of Social Work
- Data and Statistics
- Databases for Social Work Research
- Death and Dying
- Food Justice
- Housing and Homelessness
- Immigration
- Library Resources and Services for Social Work Faculty and Instructors
- Literature Reviews in Social Work
- Mass Incarceration and Prison Abolition
- Music Therapy
- Open Access for Social Work Research
- People-First Communication
- Psychology & Brain Sciences
- Race and Justice
- Scoping Reviews in Social Work
- Social Policy
- Social Work
- Substance Use and Dependence
- Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences
- Tests and Measures
- Therapeutic Modalities
- Women's Studies
- Youth Justice and Juvenile Court Systems
