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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- Administration for Children and Families U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Administration on Aging U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Adoption History Project Timelines, topics, studies, essays
- All Family Resources Family resources and links
- Alternatives to Marriage Project
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Child Abuse from Medline Plus
- Child and Family Web Guide From Tufts University. Links and annotations to the best sites about infants, children and teens
- Children Now Organization that uses the media to improve the status of children
- Child Welfare Information Gateway From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, their mission is to connect professionals and concerned citizens to practical, timely, and essential information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families
- Child Welfare League of America
- CYFERNet Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network, from Cooperative Extension System
- Divorce Central Service and support center for the divorced and the divorcing
- Divorce Net Family law information, news and community
- Divorce Support
- Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative From the University of Illinois
- Facts for Families From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Family and Consumer Education sites University Library Subject Guide
- Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a variety of publications, full text resources, and programs
- Fatherhood From the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning at the Hunter College School of Social Work
- Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, History (HEARTH)
- Kids Health From the Nemours Foundation
- Marriage From About.com
- Marriage and Family Processes Good starting point
- Medline Plus: Infant and Newborn Care From the U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Mothers Movement Online Promotes economic and social justice for mothers
- National Center for Early Development and Learning
- National Child Care Information Center
- National Council on Aging
- National Council on Family Relations
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Marriage Project At Rutgers University
- National Network for Child Care From Cooperative Extension systems
- National Partnership for Women & Families Promotes policies to meet individual demands of work and family
- National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRC-CWDT) Their purpose is to assist State, local and tribal child welfare agencies and the courts in improving outcomes for children and families through the use of information technology
- Office of Head Start
- Online Birth Center Articles and resources
- Parenthood.com Helping Families Grow
- Seniors.site Online community for seniors
- Social Gerontology & the Aging Revolution Articles, statistics, links
- Stepfamily Association of America (SAA) Resources for stepfamilies
- United States Department of Health and Human Services Sections on Families and Children and Aging
- Working Mom's Refuge
- Yahoo!: Society and Culture Families, Relationships, Sexuality, Death & Dying
- Zero to Three Resources for parents and professionals
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify resources owned by the University Library related to human development and family living. Start with a guided keyword search. Enter your topic(s). When you have identified a useful title, click on "Long View". Note the subject headings. You can click on any subject heading to find other resources on that topic.
DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, AND HANDBOOKS
- Encyclopedia of Psychology
- Family Caregiving 101
- Internet Mental Health
- On-line Medical Dictionary
- Several dictionaries and encyclopedias related to Human Development
are available on Credo Reference
(formerly XreferPlus) including:
- Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
- Penguin Dictionary of Psychology
- Total Parenting Handbook From Divorce Central
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families REF HQ519 .B53
- Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science REF BF31 .E52
- Encyclopedia of Aging REF HQ1061 .E53
- Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology REF BF636 .E62
- Encyclopedia of Child Abuse REF HV6626.5 C57
- Encyclopedia of Family Life REF HQ534 .E53
- Encyclopedia of Parenting Theory and Research REF HQ755.8 .E523
- Encyclopedia of Psychology REF BF31 .E525
- Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy REF RC475.7 .E55
- Encyclopedia of Social Work REF HV35 .S6
- Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence REF HQ772 .G27
- Graying of America REF HQ1064.U5 K39
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family REF HQ9 .E52
DIRECTORIES
Directories will identify and provide addresses for persons, agencies, institutions or associations.- Adoption Online Connection Service for birth mothers and adoptive parents
- Adoption Resources From the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Includes Search and Reunion directory
- American School Directory K-12 schools
- APA Help Center
- Associations
Unlimited Online version of the Encyclopedia of Associations
- CareGuide
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Dunn County Directory of Community Resources REF HV98.W6 D57
- Encyclopedia of Associations REF HS17 .G332
- Infants and Toddlers: The Best Resources to Help You Parent HQ755.8 .I65x
- National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services REF HV741 .N3157
- Wisconsin Women's Resources REF HQ1236.5.W6 W57x
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost Including full-text articles from a number
of periodicals.
- Academic Search
- AltHealth Watch
- ERIC (some full text ERIC documents)
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide
- Health Source Consumer
- Health Source Nursing/Academic
- Masterfile
- PsycArticles
- PsycInfo
- FirstSearch: CWI (Contemporary Women's Issues)
- JStor Full-text social science periodicals
- Proquest: GenderWatch
- Web of Science: Social Science Citation Index
- WilsonWeb
- Education Full Text
- OmniFile
- Social Sciences Full Text
- Directory of Open Access Journals Free database of full text academic journal articles
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications.
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available. Includes Social Sciences.
PERIODICALS
- Child Trends Including the Child Indicator newsletter and Fact sheets; Click on publications.
- Future of Children
- Harvard Family Research Project
- Informed Parent From the Pediatric Medical Center, California
- Journal of Extension
- Literary Mama
- My ParenTime's Family Community
- Parent News
- Working Mother
Selected Journals Available in the University Library
- American Journal of Public Health
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Development
- Child Welfare
- Developmental Psychology
- Family Advocate
- Family Process
- Family Relations
- Journal of Adolescence
- Journal of Child and Family Studies
- Journal of Family Issues
- Journal of Family Psychology
- Journal of Family Violence
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Parents
- Young Children
STATISTICS
- AgingStats.gov
- Child Abuse: Statistics, Research, Resources
- Child Trends Databank
- Census statistics
- Childstats.gov
- Factbook: Eye-Opening Memos on Everything Family
- The Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card
- Kids Count Data Center
- National Data Analysis System (NDAS) a database from the Child Welfare League of America that provides access to all states' child welfare and related data for the most recent years available
- National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Population Reference Bureau
- State of the World's Children UNICEF statistics
- Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x
- Statistics on the Aging Population From the Administration on Aging
- Statistical Resources on the Web: Sociology From the University of Michigan Documents Center
- Statistics From the Child Welfare Information Gateway
- WisKids Count Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Men REF HQ1090.3 .A457
- American Sexual Behavior REF HQ18.U5 A53
- American Women REF HQ1421 .A486
- First Measured Century: An Illustrated Guide to Trends in America 1900-2000 REF HN60 .C38
- Millennials: Americans Born 1977-1994 REF HQ796 .M4797
- Older Americans REF HQ1064.U5 O64
- Social Trends and Indicators USA REF HN60 .S62
- Statistical Handbook on the World's Children REF HQ767.9 .K38
- Work and Family in America REF HD4904.25 .S84
TESTS
- Buros Center for Testing
- Kiersey Temperament and Character Tests Also includes other information on temperament and character
- Mental
Measurements Yearbook
- Tests
in Print
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment REF BF39 .E497
- Family Assessment REF RC488.53 F36
- Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques REF HQ728 .H267
- Mental Measurements Yearbook REF LB1131.5.Z99 B87x
- Tests REF LB1131.5 .T43
- Test Critiques REF LB1131.5.Z99 T419
LAW
- Lexis
Nexis: Academic Click the Legal tab
- Divorce Laws of the Fifty States... From Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute
- Legal Research University Library Subject Guide
- Legal Research - Wisconsin University Library Subject Guide
- Marriage From Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute, includes Federal and State Laws
- Parenting & Adoption From Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia
- Senior Law Home Page From Goldfarb, Abrandt, Salzman & Kutzin law firm
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Family Law REF KF505 .S83
- Family Law Reporter REF KF503.4 .B8
UW-STOUT COLLEGE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- Human Development and Family Studies College of Human Development
- Human Development and Family Studies Bachelor of Science Degree Program
- Family Studies and Human Development Masters of Science Degree Program
- Marriage and Family Therapy Masters of Science Degree Program
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 04/02/2008 and Last Revised: 3/3/2008
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.