information competency literacy research guides

Instructor: Ms. G. Ensey
Child Development 125

This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on child psychologists. Please review your research assignment.

Books

Search the Library Catalog for books on your subject.

The psychology books are located in the BF area on the second floor of the library. You may browse the collection or use the library catalog to locate specific titles and subjects. You should also check the BF section of the Reference Collection.

BF (child psychology)

E (children and socialization)

HQ (child development and family)

LB, LC (children and education)

RC (child psychiatry)

RJ (child care/child rearing/ pediatrics)

Reference Books In Print

This is a list of three resources containing information on psychologists.
BE sure to check all of the three titles listed.

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychological & Behavioral Sciences
(Ref BF 31 E 52) Four volumes. Articles on major psychological topics, arranged alphabetically. Articles include further readings and cross references to related topics. Includes a collection of biographies about major psychologists.
Encyclopedia of Psychology (Ref BF 31 E52)
8 volume set, published jointly by the American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press.
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Ref BF 31 E5)
A four-volume work with alphabetically arranged articles on major topics in human psychology. Subjects covered include developmental stages, psychiatric disorders, learning and perceptual psychology, and more.