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Reference Resources

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education, e-Book

Fromberg, D. P. (2014). Encyclopedia of early childhood education. Routledge.

The Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education is a collection of internationally renowned articles written by experts on the topic of the psychosocial development of young children. It includes over forty topics of exploration through development, services, and policies from conception to the of five. The topics cover perspectives that include many diverse socio-economic and intellectual backgrounds. The content is intended for use by policymakers, community planners, parents of young children, teacher and early childhood educators, program and school administrators, librarians, and other stakeholders.

Encyclopedia of Human Development, e-Book

Salkind, N. J. (2006). Encyclopedia of human development. Sage Publications.

A comprehensive, authoritative, and informative reference work with over six-hundred entries in a three-volume Encyclopedia set. This encyclopedia presents research and facts in the field of psychology, family studies, and education. The topics covered include adolescence, education, family, cognitive development, gender difference, identity, and, personality, temperament, more. Information is cross-disciplinary with practical relevance for the general public. The intended audience is academic and public libraries, educators, psychologists, families, and other academic fields of research.

CARLA Encyclopedia of School Psychology, e-book

Lee, S. W. (2005). Encyclopedia of school psychology. SAGE.

This encyclopedia includes the most recent and up to date compressive guide to school learning, motivation, and educational assessment. There are over two hundred and fifty entries from almost two hundred authors who are experts in the field of psychology, education, child development, and counseling. Other special education topics include student access, behavior, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, and strategies for improving these topics. The intended audience is academic and school libraries, psychologists, behaviorists, therapists, psychiatrists, academic professionals, educational professionals, and others in the field of academic research.

Handbook of Childhood Psychology, Print Book

Damon, W., Lerner, R., & Eisenberg, N. (2006). Handbook of child psychology. Wiley.

This handbook is an authoritative reference with a scope that covers all aspects of child development. The handbook is a four-volume reference that uses scholarly references from experts in the field of child development. Each volume explores different models of human development and theoretical approaches to development and diversity. Topics covered include phenomenology systems, ecological systems, youth development, religious and spiritual development, social understanding, and non-verbal communication. Other topics include anti-social development, gender roles, peer relationships, and parent-child relationships. The intended audience is academic professionals and educators in the field of childhood development and families with interests in childhood development.

Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development, Print Book

Farenga, S. J., & Ness, D. (2005). Encyclopedia of education and human development. M.E. Sharpe.

A comprehensive and exhaustive reference on education and human development. This work focuses on primary grades through higher education using educational theory and practice. Topics examined include education, psychology, sociology, education, higher education and cognitive development. Writers and contributors to this work are experts in various academic fields including the topics listed above. Contributors have also helped shape modern educational ideas, institutions, and organizations through their own research and publications. Intended use is for academic, educational, and familial curiosity into the insight of education standards that compliment human development.

Gale Literature Criticism, Online Database

Cengage Editors. (2020). Gale Literature Criticism. https://go-gale-com.lynx.lib.usm.edu/ps/start.do?p=LCO&u=mag_u_usm .

The Gale Literature Criticism database is a literary index of major publications from Gale publishers. It features over one-hundred and six different authors, and over two-hundred thousands works. These large reference collections allow for critical academic reviews of specific works of literature from experts in the field. The criticisms include abstracts, reviews, summaries, and analysis that are provided in an easy-to-use format. Its primary intended audience is academic studies; however, families, educators, librarians, and academic professionals will also find beneficial uses from the contents.

Library and Information Science Source, Online Database

EBSCO Editors and Staff. (2020). Library & Information Science Source: EBSCO. EBSCO Information Services, Inc. | www.ebsco.com. https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/library-information- science-source.

An EBSCO-Host database, Library and Information Science Source provides access to over four-hundred journals, articles, books, research projects, proceedings, dissertations, and more in the library field of study. The database topics cover librarianship and its various specialties such as archives, cataloging, collection development, school librarianship, education and academic librarianship, information retrieval and management, and history of library studies. The intended audience is professionals in the library and academic field of study but can also be utilized by educators and families interested in learning more about librarianship and its applications to reading.

NoveList, Online Database

NoveList Editors. (2020, November 11). NoveList: EBSCO. EBSCO Information Services, Inc. | www.ebsco.com. https://www.ebsco.com/novelist.

A Magnolia database, NoveList provides information on fictional works of literature. NoveList can used to read reviews and annotations on specific books, including suggesting ages and reading levels, themes, discussion guides, read-alike lists, and Reader’s Advisory. NoveList is user friendly and visually appealing with multiple different sections for specifics, including types of narrative, such as first or third person, themes and topics, generalized and specific genre tones, and suggestions for similar works. NoveList can be utilized by anyone, specifically librarians, educators, parents and readers can utilize NoveList to find their next book(s) and review book contents prior to reading.