Library Spaces: Information about places in the library for individuals or groups to study or prepare for presentations
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Specialized books such as the following titles provide background information on your topic and help you understand unfamiliar words.
In the Reference Room you will find several similar volumes. Check these call numbers: HQ (family studies), HM (sociology), BF (psychology), L (education)
Bibliographies at the end of each article will refer you to other useful sources.
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff, ed., 2001.
Also in print. Location: ref BF31 .E52
Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development
Marshall M. Haith and Janette B. Benson, ed., 2008
Location: ref HQ767.84 .E5450
Dictionary
of Special Education and Rehabilitation. Glenn A. Vergason and M.L.
Anderegg, ed., 1997.
Location: ref LC3957 .V470
Encyclopedia
of Special Education. Elaine Fletcher-Janzen,, ed., 2007.
Location: ref LC4007 .E53
Encyclopedia
of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Paula S. Fass, ed, 2004.
Also in print. Location: ref HQ767.84 .E53
Encyclopedia of Human Development
Neil Salkind, ed., 2006, 3 vol.
Also in print. Location: ref. HM626 .E53
Child Development. Neil J. Salkind. 2002.
Also in print. Location: ref HQ 772 .C436
Databases are subject guides to magazines, journals, newspapers, and other materials. For additional choices, go to the University Libraries home page, click on Databases then click on the starting letter of the database or a department name.
Tips:
--When searching your topic try a variety of subject headings for the same idea. e.g. self concept, self esteem, self image, self perception, etc.
--Need help combining terms in your search strategy? Click here.
--Click here for tips on identifying whether a journal is scholarly or peer reviewed
REMEMBER: To get to the full text of the journal article you must go through the Library's web pages. We have paid for access to the journals. You cannot go to the publisher's page to get an article.
Use Journal Finder if you already have the name of the journal.
Education Full Text (Wilson)
-- Advantages of Education Full Text: indexes most core education journals, many of them full text
--- Disadvantages: subject headings are not as varied or clear as ERIC nor is the subject coverage as deep or varied
PsycInfo (EBSCO)
SocIndex with Full Text (SIFT) (EBSCO)
The following databases index or have full text of some scholarly (peer reviewed) journals but emphasize more popular magazines and/or newspapers
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Looking for the full text of the article? Go to Journal Finder and enter the title of the journal.
Click
here
to search for books.
Keyword search: computer hunts for all of your words anywhere in the record--title,
subject, etc.
Subject search: computer looks for your terms only among the subject headings assigned to that book.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th edn. Copies at the Reference Desk and Reserve Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010
Text
of an electronic journal article retrieved via a DOI number:
Smith, W.C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(4), 443-449.
doi:10.1037/002-9432.76.4.482
Text of an electronic article without a DOI number, use the URL
Painter, J. (2008). Cartographic anxiety and the search for regionality. Environment and Planning A, 40, 342-361. Retrieved from
http://www.envplan.com/epa/fulltext/a40/a38255.pdf
Article from a print or microfilm journal:
VandenBos,
G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection
of resources by psychology
undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic
Research, 5(2), 117-123.
APA, MLA, Turabian Citation Style Information
National
Association for the Education of Young Children
--Emphasizes healthy development and constructive education for all young
children
--Facilitates improvements in the professional practice and
working conditions in the field of early childhood education --Seeks
to improve public understanding and support and funding of high quality programs
in centers, homes, and schools serving young children and their families
--Website designed for teachers and parents
--Offers news and suggestions for fun activities for young children such as learning about the five senses, appreciating the environment, and developing creativity.
North
Central Regional Educational Laboratory
--Archived articles from NCREL e.g. meeting the diverse needs of young
children, organizing for effective early childhood programs and practices,
and assessing young children's progress appropriately
--Each article has dozens of links to more specialized topics
--Guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals
--In the Search box enter a topic such as ADHD to find links to articles such as adjustments in classroom management or helping the student with ADHD in the classroom
National
Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational
Programs
--formerly the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
National
Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL)
--Operated in part by the FPG Child Development Center at UNC Chapel Hill
--Focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight
--Click on the "Research" icon to get access to reports on topics such as multicultural classroom observation, behavior modification of preschoolers, and family literacy
Administration
for Children and Families
--Promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals,
and communities
--Provides access to the research and publications of this office on topics such as Head Start, child care, developmental disabilities, and adoption
Early
Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion
--Goal: identifies barriers to the inclusion of disabled young children
--Develops, tests, and disseminates strategies for supporting the participation of young disabled children and their families in classrooms and communities
Kids
Count Databook
--National and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the
U.S.
--Website provides statistics on child well-being
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Author: Nancy
Ryckman
Human Development and Family Studies Librarian
