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child development resources @ CSC library
online databases
subject specific databases
ERIC EBSCO, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than 100,000 full-text documents from ERIC
EBSCO Searchasaurus child-friendly search interface for comprehensive database including encyclopedias, images, articles, and Teacher Resources link
Proquest Education Journals Full text and peer-reviewed articles
Proquest Psychology Journals Full-text and peer-reviewed articles
Proquest Social Science Journals Full-text and peer-reviewed articles
Psych Articles EBSCO from the American Psychological Association (APA), full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. It includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1894 to present
Pscyh Info from the American Psychological Association (APA),citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, peer-reviewed
other databases
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles
Access World News The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources; includes world map
CQ Researcher weekly reports covers current and controversial issues of the day. It provides summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more
EJS E-Journals (EBSCO) articles
Integrated Search Search all the EBSCO Child Development databases at once
netLibrary e-books
Newspaper Source (EBSCO)cover-to-cover full text for 25 national & international newspapers. Full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided
child development websites
Autism Information Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Childcare and Early Education Research
Children's Defense fund (CDF) provides reports, charts, studies, etc. about child poverty, child health, and education
Childstats.gov America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-being
KidsCount Status of children in the U.S. with state-wide breakouts
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Part of the National Institute of Health, NICHD conducts and supports research on all stages of human development, from preconception to adulthood, to better understand the health of children, adults, families, and communities
books
Use the CSC Library catalog to find books about child development:
Search with subject browse or *subject keyword using any of these words: Child development, Child psychology, children, infants, child rearing, language acquisition, literacy or try your own words in a general keyword search. To find journals about child development, use a subject keyword search child development - periodicals
Most child development books are classified under BF (psychology), HQ (sociology), LB (education), and P (language) and can be found on the upper level of the barn (BF, HQ) and main level (LB, P), and in the Reference Collection on the library's main level.
