Library Guides: Child Development 39

Sharon Williams, Instructor
Developed by Gina Haycock, Librarian
April 7, 2008

Reference Sources:

Encyclopedia of Family Life    (#R301.85 En56)
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family    (#R306.8 En56)
The Expanded Family Life Cycle    (#R306.85 E96)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood & Adolescence    (#R305.231 G151)
Statistical Record of Children    (#R305.23 S797)

Online Reference Books:
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Gale provides access to 200 reference books. All the books are full-text and cover a wide variety of topics including art, science, literature and much more. All 200 titles can be searched simultaneously or individual titles may be selected. (Cost $20,000)
   

Circulating Books:

Possible subject headings to use in the COS Library Book Catalog are as follows:

ONLINE BOOKS:

Periodical Databases:   

• Infotrac - Infotrac provides articles from more than 500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, as well as references for The New York Times. The databases integrate core titles in every major academic concentration; area  and issue-specific journals; academic journals with application in the professions; and publications with national news coverage and commentary.  The time period it covers is current year to date + the previous 3 years. The optional back file extends coverage as far back as 1980.  (Annual Cost $9,732)
  This database defaults to a subject search and is a good starting point, because it gives sub-headings that help to narrow and focus the topic. Related topics are also provided. NOT ALL the articles are full-text, but a search can be limited to full-text only.
   
• Lexis/Nexis - LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical and reference information. (Annual Cost $5,518) Not available off campus!!!
  This database has full-text coverage of the New York Times.
   

• Academic Abstracts - This database indexes over 950 periodicals from 1984 to the present.  It will identify the periodical titles that the COS Visalia Library owns.  Of the 950 periodicals indexed approximately 480 have the complete text of articles back several years.  (Annual Cost $2,999)
  This database provides an abstract or summary of each article.
   

• SIRS (Social Issues Research Series) - SIRS contains all full-text articles from a variety of newspaper and magazines covering current social issues.  (Annual Cost $1440) This database defaults to a subject search , but also has a leading topics search and a keyword search.
   
• CQ Researcher - Your complete source on the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, bibliographies and more. (Annual Cost $523) This database offers a quick key word search or searches by topic or date. The research reports are full-text.

• Student Research Center - This site provides access to the Columbia Encyclopedia as well as government reports, magazines, news transcripts, Primary Source Documents and more.
• ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center - ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES
• Google Scholar - The Google Scholar search engine searches many types of sources such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, and universities. The results may not be full-text.

Preferred Web Sites:

• National Parent Information Network
• Health World Online
• Learning Disabilities Information and Resources
• Child Development from Medline Plus A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
• Facts for Families From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Other Web Sites:

• Child Development Basics  This site founded by a clinical child psychologist is intended for parental education.
• CYFERnet - Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network  Practical research-based information from leading universities.
• Zero to Three - Key topics   Non profit organization with the mission to support the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families.
• Head Start and the Cooperative Extension System  This site is sponsored by the U.S. government. It is maintained by grants to various universities and has original research articles as well as links to other sites. The topics covered include; promoting family strength, child care, health, community based programs, and welfare reform as it affects families.
• The Developmental Psychology of Erik Erikson  This site covers the eight stages of development.
• The Informed Parent: Voice of the Pediatric Medical Center A site produced by pediatricians in Long Beach, CA which features newsletter-style articles on a wide array of health behavioral and emotional issues related to child development.
• National Network for Child Care  This site provides short articles on children in various stages of life and on brain development.
• National Center for Early Development & Leaning  Provides research reports on infant-toddler and pre-school children.
• The Visible Embryo - The Visible Embryo teaches the first four weeks of human development from fertilization to somite development.
• Advocates for Youth Zero to Three Washington DC based child advocacy group offers research and information on physical, cognitive and social development of infants and toddlers
• National Newborn Screen & Genetics Resource Center Provides information on genetics and ethics.
• WIC Program  Maintained by the Food and Nutrition Service a federal agency of the U. D. Department of Agriculture.
• Father Involvement in the Lives of Their Children From the National Child Care Information Center, this site provides many articles on the importance of father in child development.
• Tufts University Child and Family WebGuide Links to sites "that contain research-based information about child development."

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This page was last updated: April 07, 2008
For questions and comments, please mail to ginah@cos.edu