SSI209.HumanGrowth.Mojica

toc =SSI 209: Human Growth and Development=


 * Professor Mojica**

This guide is designed to help you research Human Growth and Development topics. It includes an index of scholarly sources that should be used. Included in the list are websites and search engines that will be helpful in your research. If you have any trouble finding these sources, please ask a librarian for help. Good Luck! Any comments or suggestions are welcome! (add any course specific information if needed)
 * [|RCC Library Home Page]: Most materials found in this research guide are available at the library's home page.
 * whoag@rcc.mass.edu : Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Books=

Books
The on-line catalog provides access to the Library's collection of approximately 40,000 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles. These resources may be used to find information for assignments or general interest. [|Tutorial for searching catalog and ordering books from Metro Boston Library Network (includes BPL)]

Good Search Terms to use: words or phrase

 * "Child development"
 * "Child psychology"
 * "Developmental psychology"
 * "Life-span development"

Books
__Child Development__: HQ767.9 .C442 1995

__Child Development in Context__: BF713 .S37 2000

__Understanding Children and Adolescents__: HQ767.9 .U53 1998

Dictionaries
__APA Dictionary of Psychology__, Washington, DC. : American Psychological Association, 2007. Ref. BF31 .A63 2007 __Paiget: Dictionary of terms__, by Antonio Battro, New York : Pegamon Press, 1973. Ref. BF320 .B313 1973

Encyclopedias
__Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science__, New York : Wiley, 2001. Ref. BF31 .E52 2001 __Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence__, New York : Gale, 1998. Ref. HQ772 .G27 1998 __Encyclopedia of Psychology__, New York : J. Wiley & Sons, 1994. Ref. BF31 .E52 1994

Manuals
__Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology__, New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1970. Ref. BF721 .C213 1970

Electronic Books
[|Ebrary] The library has recently added 20,000 online books from the vendor Ebrary. This is the “community college” collection, of interest to students and faculty at 2-year colleges. All books are simultaneously available to all RCC users.

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about [insert topic]
 * __Journal of Developmental Education__
 * __Psychology Today__
 * __Newsweek__
 * __Time__

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases.

[|Academic OneFile]
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Has over 4,000 articles mentioning "child development", 1,500 articles mentioning "child psychology", 700 articles mentioning "developmental psychology" and 140 articles mentioning "life span development". [|Tutorial] Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 15,000 article mentioning "child development", 11,500 articles mentioning "child psychology", 2,500 mentioning "developmental psychology" and 45 using "life span development". [|Tutorial]
 * ==Academic Search Premier==

A database containing good information about psychology.
 * ==[|Credo Reference]==

ERIC, the U.S. Department of Education Educational Resource Information Center database. Has over 8,000 articles mentioning "child development", 150 mentioning "child psychology", 398 mentioning "developmental psychology" and over 38 mentioning "life span development". [|Tutorial] A comprehensive database with nearly 480 full text titles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes. Over 11,300 articles mentioning "child development", 9,300 articles mentioning "child psychology", 2,300 articles mentioning developmental psychology" and 42 articles mentioning "life span development". [|Tutorial]
 * ==[|ERIC]==
 * ==[|Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection]==

=Streaming Videos= Full length and segment videos from Films On Demand.

Films On Demand
=Web sites= There are many good [insert topic] web sites on the internet. These web sites have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Lesley University]has a very good guide.

Search Engines

 * [|Altavista]
 * [|Google]

Web sites

 * [|American Psychological Association]
 * [|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Child Development]
 * [|Human Intelligence: Jean Piaget]
 * [|National Institute of Child Health and Human Development]- Wealth of information
 * [|Psyc Web]
 * [|Tufts University: Child and Family Guide]

=Citing Sources: Style Guides=

__[|APA Style Tutorial]__ [|Duke Library Guide to Assembling a List of Works Cited] [|Laguardia Community College Library MLA and APA citation style] [|The Owl at Purdue: APA Formatting and Style Guide] [|The Owl at Purdue: MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide]

=Basic Research Help= Please click the Ask a Librarian icon if you have any questions concerning these guides, need help finding material for your research or any general questions you might have.
 * Looking for books? Search our [|Online Catalog].
 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
 * Can't find what you are looking for? Use our [|InterLibrary Loan Form].

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Research guide prepared on 03/01/10 by William Hoag: whoag@rcc.mass.edu