In order to find books held in the University of Maine System libraries you should begin with LibrarySearch, the online catalog.
If the material you need is not available at the USM Libraries, you should next search MaineCat and Request the material. If the book is not available through LibrarySearch or MaineCat, then you should create a free Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) account. See links below.
Subject encyclopedias provide a concise overview of your topic, often including history, current state, policy issues and relevant theories, while specialized dictionaries provide definitions of terms or phrases unique to the field.
A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care, 2nd ed (E-book) by 
The Encyclopedia of Social Work (E-book) by 
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources (E-book) by 
Social Workers' Desk Reference,3rd ed (E-book) by Subject encyclopedias provide a concise overview of your topic, often including history, current state, policy issues and relevant theories, while specialized dictionaries provide definitions of terms or phrases unique to the field.
Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America (book & e-book) by 
Handbook of Military Social Work (Book) by 
Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Profession of Social Work (book) by 
The Oxford Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging by This is a partial list of books in USM Libraries own that contain or review research instruments or have helpful information on measurement. Please pay attention to the location information given below, as some of these are reference books while others are in the "regular" stacks, and the list includes items from all three USM libraries - Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston.
For general background reading on social work topics, consult this page.
Assessment of Partner Violence: A handbook for Researchers and practioners (book) by 
Handbook of Geriatric Assessment by 
Handbook of Measurement and Evaluation in Rehabilitation by 
Handbook of Psychiatric Measures (Book) by 
Handbook of Psychological Assessment, 4ed (Book) by 
Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement by 
Implicit Measures of Attitudes (book) by 
Measurement in Elderly Chronic Care Populations by 
Measurement of Stress, Trauma, and Adaptation (book) by 
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, 3 vols (book) by 
Measures for Clinical Practice and Research, 5th ed (Book) by 
Understanding and Assessing Trauma in Children and Adolescents by 
The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry, 3rd by 
Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health (E-book) by 
Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of School Behavior (E-book) by 
Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Social Skills (E-book) by 
Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Supported Measures of Anger, Aggression, and Violence (E-book) by 
Research Techniques for Clinical Social Workers (E-book) by 
Measuring Race and Ethnicity (E-book) by