Library Guides:  Child Development 146

Instructor, Sharon Williams
Developed by Gina Haycock,  Librarian

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)

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.
• 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.

Web Sites:

• Floortime Foundation: Reaching Beyond Autism This foundation "seeks to redefine the potential of children with developmental and communication challenges."
• The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders  This site provides resources for parents.
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities A comprehensive, searchable site.
• The Source "a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information and advice to families of more advanced individuals with Autism, Asperger's syndrome, and Pervasive developmental disorder (PPD)."
• Autism Society of America (ASA) This is the official web site of the disorder. It provides a description of the disorder, its causes, diagnosis, and definitions of relevant terms.
• Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children This site hosted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides general information on autism and educational approaches for the disorder.
• SchwabLearning.org: A Parent's guide to Helping Kids with Learning Difficulties A nonprofit organization found by parents of a dyslexic child.
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) This is a good first-stop for parents of children with disabilities It is funded by the U. S. Dept. Of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
• Wrightslaw  This site by an attorney practicing  special ed law provides advocacy information and case laws, statues and federal regulations.
• All Kinds of Minds This site is dedicated to understanding differences in learning and to help students succeed regardless of their learning styles.
• Let's Play: A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs Describes toys appropriate for children with all kinds of  physical disabilities. This is part of the larger site, American Foundation for the Blind.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities This site provides facts, news, resources and links for persons with learning disabilities and their families.

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This page was last updated: September 24, 2007
For questions and comments, please mail to ginah@cos.edu