New Collections in Sociology and Social Work

Symptom Media Collection


We now have a 3-year license to Symptom Media Collection. Symptom Media is an online mental health education and training film library. These DSM 5 and ICD guided films offer guideposts to better understand what a particular mental health diagnosis looks like. Videos range from 30 seconds to 15 minutes. They help users identify, understand, and recognize nonverbal cues and body language indicators; provide points of reference for cross comparisons and differentiate between diagnoses; and learn assessment skills.

Symptom Media Collection is available through library databases.

Taylor & Francis Ebooks


The Library purchased the following new sociology and social work ebooks from publisher Taylor & Francis. These ebooks are DRM-free, meaning they can be downloaded and printed without limitations. They are available via a search in the Library catalog. Titles include:

  • Power and Welfare: Understanding Citizens’ Encounters with State Welfare

  • 21st Century Sexualities

  • The Ethical Foundations of Social Work

  • An Introduction to Using Theory in Social Work Practice

  • Classes, Strata and Power

  • Social Theory and the Family

  • Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives

  • Race and Ethnicity: Culture, Identity and Representation

  • The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics

  • Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex: Crime and Incarceration in the 21st Century

  • The Personal and the Political: Social Work and Political Action

  • Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry: The Social Construction of Female Popular Music Stars

  • (Sub)Urban Sexscapes: Geographies and Regulation of the Sex Industry

  • Youth Work: Preparation for Practice

  • Social Justice in Clinical Practice: A Liberation Health Framework for Social Work

  • Skills for Using Theory in Social Work: 32 Lessons for Evidence-Informed Practice