Tuesday 27 August 2013

Top Ten Electronic Books For Social Sciences

Over the past year Learning Resources operated a patron driven acquisitions service. The entire catalogue of ebooks from Dawsonera (our main supplier) was added to the catalogue and any ebook which was accessed more than twice was automatically purchased for the library. Below are the top 10 ebooks purchased under the schem by social science students.

  1. Treveithick, P. (2012) Social work skills and knowledge: a practice handbook.  OUP. (93 views)
  2. Richardson, J. and Ryder, R. (eds.) (2012) Gypsies and travellers: empowerment and inclusion in British Society. Policy. (78 views)
  3. Teater, B. (2010) An introduction to applying social work theories and methods. OUP. (75 views)
  4. Vanderstoep, S.W. and Johnson, D.D. (2009) Research methods for everyday life: blending qualitative and quantitative approaches. Wiley. (74 views)
  5. Denscombe, M. (2009) Ground rules for social research: guidelines for good practice. OUP. (71 views)
  6. Burke, R.H. (2009) An introduction to criminological theory. Willan. (60 views)
  7. Denscombe, M. (2012) Research proposals: a practical guide. OUP. (55 views)
  8. Daguerre, A. and Nativel, C. (2006) When children become parents. Policy. (54 views)
  9. Stafford, A. (2011) Child protection systems in the United Kingdom. Jessica Kingsley. (52 views)     
  10. Smith, D. (2010) A new response to youth crime. Willan. (48 views)