Reference Works
The reference section is located on the 1st floor of the library.
Books are shelved using the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Handbooks
Call numbers beginning with Ref are in the reference section and cannot be checked out.
Title/Description |
Call # |
A clinician's handbook of child and adolescent psychiatry |
Ref RJ499.3.C584 2006 |
The child : an encyclopedic companion |
Ref HQ767.84.C55 2009 |
Childhood disorders diagnostic desk reference |
Ref RJ50.C483 2003 |
Dictionary of developmental disabilities terminology |
Ref RJ135.A26 2002 |
Encyclopedia of educational psychology |
Ref LB1050.9.E63 2008 |
Handbook of child psychology |
Ref BF721.H242 2006 |
Nelson textbook of pediatrics. |
Ref RJ45.N4 2007 |
Books
Books are located on the 3rd (H-Z) and 4th (A-G) floors organized by the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Search for books (including the e-book collection) using the library catalog.
Call Number Areas to Browse
Description |
Call # |
Developmental psychology
Including infant psychology, child psychology, adolescence, adulthood |
BF712-724.85 |
Children. Child development
Including child rearing, child life,
play, socialization, children's rights |
HQ767.8-792.2 |
Youth. Adolescents. Teenagers |
HQ793-799.2 |
Educational psychology |
LB1050.9-1091 |
Child study |
LB1101-1139 |
Early childhood education |
LB1139.2-1139.5 |
Preschool education. Nursery schools |
LB1140-1140.5 |
Kindergarten |
LB1141-1489 |
Primary education |
LB1501-1547 |
Elementary or public school education |
LB1555-1602 |
Secondary education. High schools |
LB1603-1696.6 |
Child health. Child health services |
RJ101-103 |
Physiology of children and adolescents |
RJ125-145 |
Nutrition and feeding of children and adolescents |
RJ206-235 |
Articles
Articles are generally more specific; use more specific keywords to create a narrower search.
Journals may contain both popular and scholarly sources (magazine, journal, and newspaper articles)
Search Article Databases
- AltHealthWatch
This alternative health database provides full text for more than 160 publications in the collection, including full text for many peer-reviewed journals. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. Access funded by the State of Idaho through LiLI (Libraries Linking Idaho).
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
Citations and abstracts of publications on the maltreatment, safety, permanency and well-being of children. Includes references to books, journal articles, final reports from federally-funded grant, conference papers, unpublished papers, reports on completed or continuing research, as well as descriptions of service programs and prevention and treatment strategies. Updated annually.
- ERIC (Ebsco)
ERIC is the world"s most widely used index to educational literature. The EBSCO version provides access to ERIC Document citations and ERIC Journal citations. Users can link directly to available full-text of some journal articles and some of the ERIC documents available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) from 1993 to present.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides access to nearly 600 scholarly full text journals, including more than 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are citations and abstracts for nearly 650 journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong. Updated daily. Access funded by the State of Idaho through LiLI (Libraries Linking Idaho).
- Mental Measurements Yearbook
Mental Measurements Yearbook provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. All MMY entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts.
- PsycINFO
Scholarly index providing citations and abstracts of international journal articles and current chapter and book coverage. Monthly updates
- PubMed (Medline)
The National Library of Medicine\"s search service, PubMed provides access to millions of citations and abstracts in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.
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