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Reference Resources
Title Location
The Encyclopedia of human development and education Reference Coll : Bf 713 E65 1990
Handbook of child psychology Reference Coll : Bf 721 H242 1998
Encyclopedia of adult development Reference Coll : Bf 724.5 E53 1993
Handbook of child psychology Reference Coll : BF721 .H242 1998
The Gale encyclopedia of childhood & adolescence Reference Coll : HQ772 .G27 1998
Handbook of psychology Reference Coll : BF121 .H1955 2003 v.6
Tests and measurements in child development : handbook II Reference Coll : BF722 .J643


Title Description
PsycINFO "PsycINFO(R) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Journal coverage, spanning 1967-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,300 periodicals written in over 25 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. Over 55,000 references are added annually through monthly updates."
PsycArticles "PsycARTICLES is an online database containing more than 25,000 searchable full-text articles from 42 journals published by APA and allied organizations from 1988 to the present, with earlier years in production."
Social Science Full Text "Covers over 415 English-language periodicals, including such targeted publications as AIDS & Public Policy Journal, Child Development, Feminist Review, and Journal of Drug Issues. Topics include anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, criminal justice and criminology, economics, family studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and related subjects. Includes full-text coverage of 112 periodicals back to January 1995."
ERIC "ERIC is the premier U.S. national bibliographic database of education literature. Sponsored by the US Department of Education, ERIC consists of two files: Resources in Education, covering document literature, and Current Index to Journals in Education, covering published journal literature from over 775 periodicals. The database also includes the full text of ERIC Digest records, written specifically for teachers, administrators, and other practitioners to provide topic overviews and references for more information. Document records include links to ERIC documents available electronically through EDRS. Coverage: 1966-Present. Number of Records: 980,000+. Records Added Annually: 31,000+. Subjects: Counseling, Curriculum, Education."
Medline "MEDLINE is NLM's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the preclinical sciences. Journal articles are indexed for MEDLINE, and their citations are searchable, using NLM's controlled vocabulary, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). MEDLINE contains all citations published in Index Medicus, and corresponds in part to the International Nursing Index and the Index to Dental Literature. Citations include the English abstract when published with the article."
Thesaurus of psychological index terms
Index Coll : Z695.1.P7 T48 1994
Explains the relationships among the words in the controlled vocabulary for psychological indexing.
General Databases These databases cover a broad range of subjects and may also be useful for your research.


Journals
  • COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
  • DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW
  • THE GERONTOLOGIST
  • HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
  • JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
  • THE JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY. SERIES B, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND COGNITION. SECTION B, AGING,


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