Social Work Library and the Comprehensive Information Resource Center
The Comprehensive Information Resource Center (CIRC) is at the core of the School of Social Work Building and is located in the lower level. The CIRC bridges social work with information resources and information technology, blending the talents of information professionals from library science and social work. Here resources are combined in a place to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, integrated learning, and exploration. In collaboration with the School of Social Work and Information Technology Central Services (ITCS), the Social Work Library manages the CIRC, which includes the Social Work Library and the ITCS Social Work computing site and computer classroom. Resources within these facilities include two group study rooms, comfortable study spaces, 44 full-featured workstations, four computers to access library resources, a 31-workstation high-tech classroom, eight email workstations, and an onsite print collection of approximately 41,000 volumes.
Social Work Library
The Social Work Library is one of 19 libraries in the University system (there are five independent libraries on campus, as well), a system that ranks eighth for the size of its research collections (over seven million volumes). The Social Work Library specializes in materials needed for research and teaching on social work practice and administration, social welfare services, child welfare, gerontology, psychotherapy, and social policy, as well as other related subjects. Special collections include course reserve material, course syllabi, and social fieldwork site job placement information. In addition to print resources, numerous electronic and digital resources are available and can be accessed via the Social Work Library's web page.