HSU Library - Core Child Development Reference Sources

Library of Congress Subject Headings
Electronic Reference Sources
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
Dictionaries
Guides to the Literature and Bibliographies
Indexes and Abstracts
Literature Reviews
Statistical Sources
Assessment Sources

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Adolescence
Behavioral Assessment of Children
Child Development--Evaluation
Child Development--Psychology
Child Development--Testing
Child Psychopathology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Child Rearing
Child Study--Methodology
Children of ...
Children--Bibliography
Children--Growth
Children--Intelligence Testing

Children--Management
Children--Mental Health
Children--Psychology
Children--Psychological Assessment
Developmental Psychology
Family
Infant Psychology
Infants
Personality Assessment of Children
Personality Assessment of Youth
Psychological Tests for Children
Stress in Children

Electronic Reference Sources

Child Development [restricted to the HSU community]
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society [restricted to the HSU community]
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology [restricted to the HSU community]
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family [restricted to the HSU community]
Learning and Memory [restricted to the HSU community]

Encyclopedias and Handbooks

Baby and Child A to Z Medical Handbook (RJ 48 S766 1986)
Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development (ref RJ 131 B475 2001)
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development (ref QP 84 C26 1998)
Child Care Encyclopedia: A Parent's Guide to Physical and Emotional Well-Being of Children from Birth through Adolescence (HQ 769 L326 1984)
Childhood in America: An Eyewitness History (ref HQ 792 U5 R345 2002)
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Human Sexuality (ref HQ 16 C37 1998)
Developmental Research Methods (BF 713 M56 1987)
Early Intervention Dictionary: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Terminology (ref HV 891 C63 1999)
Encyclopedia of Adolescence (ref HQ 796 E58 1991)
Encyclopedia of Child Abuse (ref HV 6626.5 C57 2001)
Encyclopedia of Childbearing (ref RG 525 E52 1992)
Encyclopedia of Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology (RJ 503.3 E53 2003)
Encyclopedia of Family Life (ref HQ 534 E53 1999)
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family (ref HQ 9 E52 1995)
Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce and the Family (ref HQ 9 D38 1989)
Encyclopedia of Mental and Physical Handicaps (ref RC 570 T88 1991)
Encyclopedia of Mental Health (ref RA 790.5 E53 1998)
Encyclopedia of Mental Health (ref RC 437 K34 2001)
Encyclopedia of Sociology (ref HM 425 E5 2000)
Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults (ref LC 4007 E53 2000)
Families in America (ref HQ 536 T798 2002)
Family Encyclopedia of Child Psychology and Development (BF 721 B7157 1992)
Family in America (ref HQ 536 H365 2001)
Family Mental Health Encyclopedia (ref RC 437 B69 1989)
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence (ref HQ 796 E58 1998)
Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (ref HQ 767.84 B76 1995)
Handbook of Adolescent Psychology (BF 724 H36 2004)
Handbook of Applied Developmental Science (ref HQ 767.9 H346 2003)
Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ref RJ 499.3 H356 1997)
Handbook of Child Psychiatric Diagnosis (RJ 503.5 H37 1989)
Handbook of Child Psychology (ref BF 71 H242 1998)
Handbook of Child Psychopathology (RJ 499.3 H36 1989)
Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (ref RJ 503.3 H36 2001)
Handbook of Marriage and the Family (ref HQ 518 A154 1987)
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family (ref HQ 9 E52 2003)
International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Neurology (ref RC 334 I57)
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (ref H 41 I58 2001)
Marriage, Family and Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (ref GN 480 B76 1994)
New Child Health Encyclopedia (ref RJ 61 N389 1987)
Parenthood in America (ref HQ 755.8 P3783 2000)
Sourcebook on Parenting and Childcare (ref HQ 755.8 S68 1995)

Dictionaries

Alphabet Soup: Children's Service Glossary of Terms (CalDoc G 523 A46 2002)
Dictionary of Developmental and Educational Psychology (ref BF 712.7 D53 1986)
Dictionary of Developmental Disability Terminology (ref RJ 135 A26 2002)

Guides to the Literature and Bibliographies

Adolescents at Risk (ref HQ 796 K37 1993)
American Families: A Research Guide and Historical Handbook (HQ 535 A585 1991)
American Family History: A Historical Bibliography (HQ 535 A587 1984)
Black Child Development in America, 1927-1977: An Annotated Bibliography (E185.86 M94)
Black Children and American Institutions: An Ecological View and Resource Guide (E 185.86 W38 1988)
Child Abuse and Neglect: An Information and Reference Guide (ref HV 741 I94 1990)
Children of Separation: An Annotated Bibliography for Professionals (ref HQ 755.8 S73 1994)
Families in Transition: An Annotated Bibliography (ref HV 741 I94 1990)
Growing Pains: Helping Children Deal with Everyday Problems through Reading (ref Z 1037.9 C8 1988)
Problems of Early Childhood: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide (HQ 767.9 H57 1983)
Prosocial Development in Children: Caring, Helping and Cooperating: A Bibliographic Resource Guide (HQ 767.9 H656 1992)
Research Guide for Studies in Infancy and Childhood (ref HQ 767.85 H33)
Sourcebook on Parenting and Child Care (ref HQ 755.8 S68 1995)
The Troubled Family: Sources of Information (ref HV 699 P35)
Violence in the Family: An Annotated Bibliography (HV 741 K426)

Indexes and Abstracts

Academic Search Elite [restricted to the HSU community]
Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption [restricted to the HSU community] Guide (abstr HV 6626.5 C36)
Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography (abstr HQ 750 A1 C47)
ERIC [restricted to the HSU community]
Family & Society Studies Worldwide [restricted to the HSU community]
HAPI (Health & Psychosocial Instruments) [restricted to the HSU community]
Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature (abstr HQ 728 O47)
Medline [restricted to the HSU community]
OmniFile Full Text Mega [restricted to the HSU community]
PsycINFO [restricted to the HSU community]
Social SciSearch [restricted to the HSU community]
Social Services Abstracts [restricted to the HSU community]
Social Work Research and Abstracts (abstr HV 1 A2)
Sociological Abstracts [restricted to the HSU community]
WorldCat [restricted to the HSU community]

Literature Reviews

Advances in Child Development and Behavior (BF 721 A45) [1963-1991]
Advances in Clinical Child Psychology (RJ 503.3 A37) [1977-1998]
Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development (RJ 499 A1 A53) [1968-2002]
Annual Review of Psychology (BF 30 A56) (see Journal and Newspaper Finder for latest online issues)
Annual Review of Sociology (HM 1 A763) (see Journal and Newspaper Finder for latest online issues)
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (LB 1103 S6) [1935-2005]
Sociological Studies & Child Development (HQ 767.8 S65) [1986-1991]

Statistical Sources

Child Abuse and Neglect: A Look at the States: 1997 CWLA Stat Book (HV 6626.52 P4 1997)
Five Million Children (ref HV 741 F58 1990)
Five Million Children...Update (ref HV 741 F582)
For the Sake of the Children: California's Child Support System Status and Recommendations for Change (ref KFC 133 E44 1992)
Highlights of Official Child Neglect and Abuse Reporting, 1985 (ref HV 741 H53 1987)
Researching the Family: A Guide to Survey and Statistical Data on U.S. Families (ref HQ 503 R55 1993)
State of America's Children (ref HV 741 C5375)
State of the World's Children (ref HQ 792.2 S73)
Statistical Handbook on the American Family (ref HQ S727 1999)
Statistical Handbook on the World's Children (ref RQ 767.9 K38 2002)

Assessment Sources

Alternative Approaches to Assessing Young Children (BF 722 L67 2001)
Assessment of Children and Youth with Special Needs (BF 722 C638 2003)
Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents (RF 722 M45 2003)
Family Measurement Techniques: Abstracts of Published Instruments (HQ 728 S86 1978)
Handbook for Measurement and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education (LB 1115 G635)
Handbook of Child and Adolescent Assessment (RJ 50 H36 1993)
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques (ref HQ 728 H267 2001)
Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children (BF 722 H33 2003b)
Handbook of Research in Early Childhood Education (LB 1119 H23 1982)
Physical and Motor Tests in the Medford Boy's Growth Study (RJ 131 C56)
School Readiness: Behavior Tests Used at the Gesell Institute (LB 1132 G4 1965)
Screening and Evaluating the Young Child: A Handbook of Instruments to Use from Infancy to Six Years (LB 1132 S68)
Socioemotional Measures for Preschool and Kindergarten Children: A Handbook (LB 1115 W22)
Testing Adolescents: A Reference Guide for Comprehensive Psychological Assessments (BF 724.25 T45 1987)
Testing and Your Child: What You Should Know About 150 of the Most Common Medical, Educational and Psychological Tests (ref HQ 767.9 M39 1992)
Testing Children: A Reference Guide for Effective Clinical and Psychoeducational Assessments (BF 722 T47 1984)
Tests and Measurements in Child Development: A Handbook (BF 722 J64)
Tests and Measurements in Child Development: A Handbook II (ref BF 722 J645)
Therapists Guide to Pediatric Assessment (RJ 131 T55 1987)

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