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Research
Guide: Child & Family Studies
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Finding BooksUsing Catalogs: Many books about child and family studies are located on the top level of the library in the General Collection, under call numbers beginning with HQ. The Young Peoples Collection of children's literature and the Curriculum Library of teaching resources are located on the lower level. Use the WSU online catalog to find location and availability of books and other media in Stewart Library. Interlibrary Loan: If we do not own a particular book or article you need, we will borrow it for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan. Reference ResourcesReference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries and other materials you use to "refer" to. Use these resources for background information on a topic. Examples include:
Finding ArticlesArticle DatabasesUse Article Databases to find magazine and journal articles. Search by subject or keyword in these indexes. Academic Search Premier is great for full-text articles online. All databases and most articles are available off-campus. To access from home, go to the library's webpage (http://library.weber.edu), click on Database Finder under Quicklinks, choose your database and click on the link. You will be asked to enter your student ID and password (the same one you use on the portal and for Wildcat mail.) NewspapersUse Newspaper databases to find newspaper articles by subject or keyword. Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune, and the Standard Examiner are all on the Web. For a list of WSU newspaper databases, go to the Database Finder, click on the Subject menu, scroll down and click on Newspapers.
Browsing Current PeriodicalsCurrent magazines and journals can be browsed in the HQ area of Current Periodicals on the Middle Level of the library. Bound volumes of older issues are shelved on the top level in the General Collection, also under HQ. Some of the journals are:
Electronic JournalsThe WSU Stewart Library also provides access to thousands of periodicals. Most articles can be read directly on your web browser (like Internet Explorer or Firefox), although for many you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Most computers come with the program, but if yours doesn't, you can download it for free here: download Adobe Reader. Some titles are: (Please note that dates available vary - check Ejournals for all options)
If you already know the title of the journal:
Web Resources
Research TipsAs you do your research, keep the following tips in mind:
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