Psychology 315 ~ Spring
2001
Lifespan Development
The
following is a list of selected resources available in the library and on the
Internet.
Finding
Information Using
Library Resources | Finding
and Using Information
on the Internet |
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If
you are accessing this page from off campus, the links to most library databases
will not work. To use these resources, go to the Library Web Page,
where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources,
and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College
login and password. If you don't know your E.C. login
or password, you'll want to see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC.
Finding Information in A.C. Buehler
Library Resources
Reference and Circulating Books
There are a variety of books that may help you get started
on your research.
- Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
~ more medical than psychological, but may be of some use. Reference Collection
R612.6003 C178
- Development Across the Life Span.
Main Collection 155 F312d, 2000
- The Duke Longitudinal Studies of Normal Aging,
1955-1980: Overview of History, Design, and Findings. Main Collection
155.67 B981D
- Encyclopedia of Adult Development.
Main Collection 155.6 E56
- Encyclopedia of Adolescence.
Reference Collection R305.235 E56
- Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family.
Reference Collection R306.803 E56
- Encyclopedia of Aging: A Comprehensive Resource
in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Reference
Collection R305.2603 E561995
- Encyclopedia of Death.
Reference Collection R306.903 E56
- Evaluating Research in Academic Journals: A Practical
Guide to Realistic Evaluation. Main Collection 001.42 P998e
- Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia.
Reference Collection R305.23103 B875G
- Handbook of research and quantitative methods in
psychology: For Students and Professionals. Reference Collection R150.72
H263
- Longitudinal studies of adult psychological development.
Main Collection 155.6 L855
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Articles
and Databases
- PsycInfo
- ProQuest Psychology
Journals ~ full-text articles from almost 300 journals in psychology and
related disciplines. Available on campus only.
- Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts
- Academic Search Elite ~ contains full text articles
NOTE: Only some articles in Academic Search
Elite are available in full page image format; this format allows you to
view the text as it appears in the print version of the journal, complete
with graphs, tables, and charts. If the full page image format is not
available for an article, you will have to resort to the print version of
the article in order to view all the necessary images.
Once
you've found citations of articles you're interested in, use Illinet
Online to discover if the journals are available at the library. Journals
are also available in electronic format; look at the Alphabetical
List of Journals and Magazines Available Online.
You
can request articles not available at Elmhurst College through an online Interlibrary Loan article form.
Please check the card file or Illinet Online to make sure Elmhurst does not have
the article before requesting it.
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Journals
Available
Here is a list of of possible journals,
along with their availability within the library.
- Adolescence.
Bound 1978 to the present; microfilm 1966 to 1977; available online.
- Child Development. Bound 1965 to
the present.
- Developmental Psychology.
Bound 1969 to the present; microfilm 1989, 1996 to 1998; select current articles
available online at the APA web
site.
- Developmental Review. Available
online.
- International
Journal of Aging and Human Development. Bound 1984 to 1995.
- Journal
of Abnormal Psychology. Bound 1965 to the present.
- Journal
of Experimental Child Psychology. Bound 1978 to 1996; available online.
- Journal
of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology. Bound 1988 to
1996; available online.
- Merill-Palmer
Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology. Bound 1982 to the present;
available online.
- Perceptual
and Motor Skills. Bound 1970 to the present.
- Psychological
Reports. Bound 1971 to 1996; microfilm 1970 to 1978 sporadically.
- Psychology
and Aging. Bound 1986 to the present.
- Psychology
in the Schools. Bound 1972 to the present; microfilm 1964 to 1971.
Please keep in mind that the online versions of articles
may not contain the necessary graphs and charts; this means you may have
to use the print version of the article, anyway.
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Other
Books
Use Illinet Online to find books
on your topic. Suggested Subject searches to get you started:
- Child Development
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Middle Age
- Aging
- Human Development
- Developmental Psychology
You can request
books not available at Elmhurst College directly in Illinet Online. You
can also request books through an online
Interlibrary Loan book form.
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Finding
and Using Internet Psychology Resources
Using
the Internet for Research
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Organizations
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Reference
Sources
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Citing
Information
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Updated 28 March, 2001 by Ayanna Gaines,
Assistant Reference Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College