Oxford University Press launches Encyclopedia of Social Work. Free access now through end of August 2013

The Encyclopedia of Social Work has been available as a static, one-time purchase product since 2008. Now, through OUP's partnership with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), this new online resource will build on that content with new and revised articles added monthly and supplementary multimedia content.

Access to the ESW is free through the end of August, after which time it will be available with a subscription.

Now through October 31, 2013, OUP is offering time-limited discounts:

• 20% off the first year of a subscription at any user level
• 50% off the first year of an unlimited user subscription for anyone who already owns the Reference Library edition of this title

All new subscriptions will be pro-rated to end June 30, 2014. Please contact CPERS for pricing.

The new Encyclopedia of Social Work features:

• Over 450 concise overview articles and biographies (and growing each month!) that cover the key facets of social work study, making ESW a foundational social work resource unlike any other
• Article versioning, indicating that an article has been revised with a link back to the previous version, so users can immediately locate the most current data and cite works accurately
• An expert 13-member editorial board and Editor in Chief, committed to the efficient, precise vetting of articles and biographies, ensuring that new and revised content is added each month
• A user-friendly, sleek platform, mirroring the acclaimed Oxford Handbooks Online format, so users of any experience level can find the tools to meet their research needs
• MARC records available at the article level, for top levels of accuracy in cataloging Dozens of supplementary featured pages, from tips to applying social work theory to practice to external reference sources, to ensure no research dead-ends