Human Development and Family Sciences

This is a general research guide for the undergraduate and graduate courses in OSU's Human Development & Family Sciences (HDFS) program. You'll find suggestions for locating books, articles, topical overviews, research tools, and factual information.

As stated on the departmental website, HDFS examines "human development within the context of families, schools, work, communities, and other social and cultural environments." Areas of study span early childhood through the end of life, and have significant overlap with the fields of Sociology, Psychology, and Education.

This subject guide is designed to give students a place to start their research with materials useful in areas of the undergraduate programs in

• Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE)
• Human Services
• Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)
• Gerontology

Subject librarian for HDFS is Valery King.

Reference works are generally referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read cover to cover. The style used is informative and emphasize facts.They are useful for quick lookups, general overview, and may lead you to authors, concepts, and materials useful in your research.

Dictionaries & thesauri

The Dictionary of family psychology and family therapy / S. Richard Sauber ... [et al.]  RC488.5 .D525 1993

Key words in ethics, law, and aging : a guide to contemporary usage / Marshall B. Kapp  HQ1061 .K3525 1995

Dictionary of gerontology / Diana K. Harris  HQ1061 .H338 1988

 

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of early childhood education  LB1139.25 .E53 1992

Encyclopedia of marriage and the family / David Levinson, editor in chief HQ9 .E52 1995, 2 v.

Encyclopedia of family life / editor, Carl L. Bankston III ; project editor, R. Kent Rasmussen  HQ534 .E53 1999, 5 v.

The encyclopedia of aging : a comprehensive resource in gerontology and geriatrics / George L. Maddox, editor-in-chief  HQ1061 .E53 1995

 

Handbooks & directories

Handbook of Marriage and the Family  HQ518 .H154 1999

Statistical handbook on the American family / edited by Bruce A. Chadwick and Tim B. Heaton  HQ536 .S727 1999

Early childhood curriculum resource handbook: a practical guide for teaching early childhood (pre-K-3)  LB1139.4 .E175 1993

Geriatric programs and departments around the world / editors J.-P Michel, ... [et al.]  RC952 .G421 1998

Researching the family : a guide to survey and statistical data on U.S. families / edited by Nicholas Zill and Margaret Daly HQ503 .R55 1993

A guide to research in gerontology : strategies and resources / Dorothea R. Zito and George V. Zito  HQ1061 .Z51 1988

 

Bibliographies

Families and aging : a selected, annotated bibliography / compiled by Jean M. Coyle  HQ1061 .C61 1991

Inventory of marriage and family literature  Z7164.M2 I5

 

 

• Electronic reference works, useful when you are unable to get into the library.
• Encyclopedia of Education
  Intended to provide a comprehensive description of the enterprise of education both within the United States and throughout the world. Approximately 900 articles offer a view of the institutions, people, processes, and products found in educational practice.
  Coverage Dates: 2003
• Child Development
  Part of the Macmillan Psychology Reference Series, this title covers issues related to human development from conception through adolescence. Written for the general reader.
  Coverage Dates: 2002
• Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
  This second edition covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including: notable people, theories and terms; landmark case studies and experiments; applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports; and career information.
  Coverage Dates: 2001
• Encyclopedia of Aging
  Covering a variety of disciplines -- biology, medicine, economics, law psychology, sociology and history -- the Encyclopedia of Aging also explores related issues such as religion, spirituality, and ethics. Also includes a topical outline, primary source documents, addresses, Web sites and an index.
  Coverage Dates: 2002
• eHRAF (Human Relations Area Files) World Cultures
  eHRAF™ WORLD CULTURES is a systematically organized collection of thousands of books and articles on cultures from all regions of the world. eHRAF WORLD CULTURES may be used to find information on particular cultures, ethnic groups, or immigrant groups, and it may be used to find information on beliefs, superstitions, or subjects such as political structure, architecture, kinship units, or settlement patterns. By using this collection you will find information on many topics in one or many of the cultures included. Two thesauri organize the collections. These thesauri are the OUTLINE OF WORLD CULTURES (OWC) and the OUTLINE OF CULTURAL MATERIALS (OCM). The thesaurus is a vocabulary ordered by regions and subregions of over 2,200 cultures around the world. HRAF uses the OWC thesaurus as the universe from which HRAF selects cultures to include in the eHRAF WORLD CULTURES collection. The OCM is a subject thesaurus with nearly 800 entries and over 10,000 index entries. Every paragraph in every document in the eHRAF Collection is indexed with OCM subjects.
  
  Concurrent Users: unlimited
  

• Journal articles can be located using library databases. The following are suggested for finding literature pertaining to HDFS topics.
• Academic Search Premier
  General database with full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
  Coverage Dates: 1975 - present
• LexisNexis Academic
  Comprehensive index to newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV news program transcripts, legal material and other reference sources. Includes full-text.
  
• Ageline (AARP)
  Abstracts of the literature of social gerontology as well as aging-related research from psychology, sociology, social work, economics, public policy, and the health sciences. Includes both professional literature citations and selected consumer content. 1978-present.
  Coverage Dates: 1978
• Contemporary Women\'s Issues
  Index to articles from 600 journals covering global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets. Information on women in over 150 countries is covers such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights.
  Index and Full-text: 1992-present
  Coverage Dates: 1992 - present
• Education Research Complete
  Covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals, as well as full text for more than 750 journals, and includes full text for more than 100 books and monographs, and for numerous education-related conference papers.
  Coverage Dates: Varies by title
• ERIC (EBSCOhost)
  Index to research articles, government and independent reports and conference papers covering all areas of education at all levels.
  1966-present. Includes thesaurus searching, links to the OSU Libraries Online Catalog and full text document service (EDRS), where applicable.
  1966-present. Links are provided for full text articles and documents.
  1966-present.
  Coverage Dates: 1966 - present
• Health Source
  Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. The majority of full text titles are available in PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1975.
  Coverage Dates: 1975 - present
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
  This database provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, more than 500 peer-reviewed. Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Updated daily.
  Coverage Dates: 1965
• PsycInfo (via PsycNET)
  Index to journal articles, series and books for all areas of psychology including animal, applied, clinical, developmental, educational, general, human experimental, general, physiological, social and sport psychology, and treatment and prevention.
  Abstracts and index: 1887-present
  Coverage Dates: 1887
• Social Services Abstracts
  Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,600 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.
  Abstracts and index: 1980-present
  Coverage Dates: 1980 - present
• Sociological Abstracts
  Index to articles from journals in sociology, social work and other social sciences.
  Abstracts and index: 1963-present
  Coverage Dates: 1963 - present

OSU Libraries Online Catalog - Materials owned by OSU libraries are cataloged in this database, including books, government documents, information about journals the library subscribes to, etc. You can search the database from any computer with Internet access at: http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/

 

Summit (Orbis Cascades) - Combines many academic library catalogs in Oregon and Washington. Materials in Summit are available to OSU students, faculty & staff within 3 working days if they aren't checked out. You can extend your search from OSU Libraries Online Catalog to Summit with the click of a button, or connect directly at: http://summit.orbiscascade.org

 

Searching - Online catalogs can be searched by author, title, subject, etc. The most effective subject searching utilizes the Library of Congress Subject Headings. The complete list of subject headings is located in the library's reference area; ask if you need help. Notice that each record in the online catalog will indicate the subject headings assigned to that item, and these are usually hot links to other materials on similar topics.

 

Locating by call number -  OSU Libraries use the Library of Congress Classification system to organize and arrange materials.

 

WorldCat -  If OSU and Summit libraries don’t have what you are looking for, you can search for books in WorldCat, a collective catalog from hundreds of libraries, containing over 60 million records. You can submit interlibrary loan requests directly from this database by clicking on the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) link in the record.

Sex	Sex role
Gender identity	Homosexuality
Lesbianism	Marriage
Divorce	Family
Children	Early childhood education
Adolescence	Parenthood
Grandparenting	Single parent family
Home economics	Consumer education
Gerontology	Aged
Aging	Death

Many HDFS materials fall into the "HQ" call number range and are located on the 5th floor of the Valley Library. More specific groupings of materials include:

BF 1-940	Psychology
HM 1-291	Sociology
HN 1-981	Social History
HQ 9-471	Sexual Life
HQ 503-1064	The Family. Marriage. Home
HQ 1060-1064	Gerontology (Social Aspects)
HQ 1101-2030.7	Women. Feminism
HQ 2035-2039	Life skills. Everyday living skills
LB 1101-1140.5	Child Studies. Preschool Education
RA 421-790.85	Public Health
RC 321-571	Neurology & Psychiatry
RC 952-952.6	Gerontology (Medical Aspects)

• ChildTrends DataBank - the latest national trends and research on over 80 key indicators of child and youth well-being, with new indicators added each month. Provided by Child Trends, a national leader in the field for over 20 years. http://childtrendsdatabank.org

  County and City Databook - Contains statistical information from the U.S. Census Bureau on the following subjects: agriculture, civilian labor force and employment, construction, crime, education, health, housing, land area and population, manufactures, money income and poverty status, social welfare programs and other vital statistics. Data can be scanned on a national, regional, state, county or city basis. All U.S. cities with populations of greater than 25,000 are included.1967, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1994 in paper: HA203 .A12

  The National Center for Education Statistics has released Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth . This report contains statistics that address important aspects of the lives of youth, including family, schooling, work, community, and health. The report focuses on American youth and young adults 14 to 24 years old, and presents trends in various social contexts that may relate to youth education and learning.

  Data on the Net Website where you can search or browse a listing of 363 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more.

  AgeSource/AgeStats Worldwide  From AARP, designed to complement the Ageline database. Statistical information on the aging population of 25 countries worldwide.

  AgingStats.gov  Federal interagency forum on aging-related statistics.

   
• Statistical Abstract
  A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also a guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.
  Full-text and data: 2006
  Coverage Dates: 2006
• Social Trends and Indicators USA
  This 4-volume set extends the successful "USA" statistical series by providing in-depth statistics on social issues paired with expert analyses. Statistical data is gathered from respected sources including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Social Security Administration; data is also gathered from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the stock exchanges.
  Coverage Dates: 2003
• LexisNexis Statistical
  Contains more than 30,000 tables from statistical compendia and compilations issued by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. The tables are linked to abstracts, which in turn link to the full-text source document. Full text of Statistical Abstract tables as well as an index to a large number of federal and state statistical resources through American Statistical Index (ASI) and Statistical Reference Index (SRI).
  Abstracts and full-text: updated annually
  Coverage Dates: 1970's - present

• The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is an international consortium of about 700 academic institutions and research organizations. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community. ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences, and hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.

  As a member of ICPSR, OSU students, faculty, and staff have access to the ICPSR data archive, and to educational activities (including the Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, classroom-ready data, web based instruction, and the Undergraduate Research Paper Competition). OSU researchers also have the opportunity of depositing their own data to take advantage of long-term preservation and worldwide dissemination.

  ICPSR is a unit within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and maintains its office in Ann Arbor.

  For questions regarding ICPSR, please contact Valery King at the Valley Library, phone 737-7318.

• ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research
  
  

• A great deal of research and publication in HDFS fields is done by state and federal government organizations. Much of this is online and cataloged, so also check the OSU Online Catalog.

   

  Selected US Government Agency websites

  Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov/

  Dept. of Education http://www.ed.gov/

  National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI/

  Dept. of Health & Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

  Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

  Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

  Dept. of Justice

  Office on Violence Against Women http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/

  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

  Dept. of Labor

  Women's Bureau http://www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.html

  State and Local Government sites

  Oregon Online http://www.oregon.gov/

  Oregon Progress Board http://www.econ.state.or.us/opb/index.htm

  Data for Local Communities http://libweb.uoregon.edu/dlc/

   

  more links to a variety of government information can be found in the Government Information subject guide.

• GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)
  Comprehensive sources for locating U.S. government documents published by the Government Printing Office. Citations to agency reports, congressional hearings, special commissions, statistical reports, et. al.
  Index only:
  1976-present
  Coverage Dates: 1976 - present
• LexisNexis Congressional
  Current and historic information concerning the U.S. Congress. Includes: House and Senate Documents and Reports; Congressional Committees; Hearings; Legislative Histories, Bills and Laws; Serial Set Index; U.S. Code and Federal Regulations.
  Index of congressional publications: 1789-present
  Coverage Dates: 1789 - present
• GPO Access
  A free service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. A free service.
  

Oregon State University's HDFS Department Home Page http://www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/hdfs/

Children, Youth and Family Consortium Electronic Clearinghouse http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/

GeriatricWeb http://geriatricweb.sc.edu/

Gerontological Society of America http://www.geron.org/

Human Development and Family Science Extension (Ohio State) http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/index.htm

National Child Care Information Center http://nccic.org/

National Council on Family Relations http://www.ncfr.com/

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