Library Guides: Human Development 120

Instructor: Deborah Nolan
Librarian: Gina Haycock
April 2,  2008

REFERENCE COLLECTION:
The Reference Collection is on the Main Floor of the COS Library

Sexuality and the World's Religions    R 291.178 S518

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation   R 305.8 A512
    This two volume set takes a culture and provides a brief overview of the country of origin, immigration history, the culture's assimilation in America, and social organization. Depending on the culture, this set may also cover Socioeconomic characteristics, Housing, Health care and Education, Family and Kinship, Interpersonal Relationships, Cultural Resilience and more. Each article includes a bibliography, that can lead you to some excellent sources.

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America     R 305.8 G151  also available online in the Gale Virtual Reference Library
    This two volume set provides information on the country of origin and the circumstances surrounding major immigration waves. The articles also cover acculturation, assimilation, family and community dynamics, language, religion, employment and economic traditions, politics and government. This set extends its scope to include the Native American Groups who were here before us.

WorldMark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life   R305.8 W927
   This four volume set provides information on ethnic groups in various countries. The three-five page articles provide a brief overview of the country and then goes on to cover a variety of topics. These topics include; Rites of Passage, Family Life, Cultural Heritage, Food, and more.

Encyclopedia of World Cultures    R 306.097 En56
    The strength and weakness of this 10 volume set is that it looks at the various small cultural groups throughout the world. It doesn't necessarily follow the current political boundaries that set countries apart. The set does contain some excellent information on traditions, family units, religion and gender roles.

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism   R 306.4 En56
    This reference set discusses both ethnic groups and topics such as Health and Medicine.

International Encyclopedia of Sexuality   R 306.7 In61
    Each chapter in this book is devoted to a particular country. Each of the 31 chapters includes an overview; comparisons of life cycles between men's and women's gender roles; infancy and early childhood, school years, young adulthood, and old age.

The Europa World  Year Book 2007    R341.184 Eu89

Encyclopedia of Education    R370.3 En56

Encyclopedia of Educational Research    R370.3 En56

You are Cordially Invited to Weddings: Dating and Love Customs of Cultures Worldwide  R 392.5 M834

 You Eat What you Are: People   R 394.1 B248
    This book examines the history and traditions of meal patterns, eating customs, regional specialties, and distinctive methods of food preparation commonly used by more than 170 cultural groups around the world.

Tobacco in History and Culture: An Encyclopedia    R 394.14 T628

A Celebration of Customs and Rituals around the World    R 394.2 In53

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries    R 395.52 M882
     Cultural overviews, Behavior Styles, Protocol and Business Practices.

Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife    R 398.03 G816

Death and the Afterlife - A Cultural Encyclopedia   R 398.03 T245
    This one volume set covers the funeral customs and views of death of various ethnic groups.

Facts about the World's Languages    R 403 F142

Encyclopedia of Native American Healing    R 615.8 L991

Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America  R 615.8 L991

World Music    R780.9 W927

Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East    R 956.003 En56

Encyclopedia of the African-American Culture and History  R 973.En56

The Native American Almanac    R 973 H669

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups  R 973.04 H339
    An older, yet useful, one volume work arranged by ethnic groups.

The Latino Encyclopedia  R 973.0468 S345

The Asian American Encyclopedia    R 973.0495 A832

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture   R 980.003 En56

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:
The Circulating books are on the second floor.

The COS Library online book catalog is linked to the COS Library home page. 
The Library is purchasing a series of books published by Greenwood Press on the culture and customs of various countries. We currently have about 100 books in this series. To find a book in this series, use the title search in the COS book catalog  For example, type in: Culture and customs of Mexico. Notice that the publisher for this entry is Greenwood Press that the copyright date is fairly current and that a subject heading reads:

Subject:    Mexico--Social life and customs--20th century

Online Books:

CountryWatch -  CountryWatch provides a political and economic survey of 191 countries.  It also has updates from United Press International, other news organizations, and the CountryWatch.com staff which cover the latest economic, corporate, and environmental information on a country by country basis as they occur.

ERIC - is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. 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 articles.

DATABASES FOR CONTEMPORARY ISSUES:    (These two databases are full-text)

• 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)
• 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)

• Student Research Center - This site provides access to the Columbia Encyclopedia as well as government reports, magazines, news transcripts, Primary Source Documents and more.

SEARCHING FOR IMAGES ON THE INTERNET: