Research Guides: Human Development and Family Studies: Find Articles & Dissertations

Some Key HDFS Journals

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Primary HDFS Databases

AgeLine AgeLine is a bibliographic database in social gerontology--the study of aging in social, psychological, health-related and economic contexts. It is produced by the AARP, covering more than 300 journals. These journals include research, professional, and general-interest periodicals.
Child Development and Adolescent Studies Indexes literature on the growth and development of children through the age of 21. Covers journal articles, book reviews, technical reports, book chapters, and dissertations.
Family and Society Studies Worldwide Covers social sciences with family and gender related topics.
PsycINFO Covers literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, neuroscience, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics.
Education Full Text Covers contemporary education issues.
Education Source The most complete collection of full-text education journals, monographs, yearbooks, and more.
ERIC (EBSCO interface) The major database for the field of education.
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Social Sciences Full Text Covers anthropology, area studies, family studies, law and criminology, political science, psychology, sociology, women´s studies, and related disciplines.
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MEDLINE (PubMed interface) This link opens in a new window

Secondary HDFS Databases

Academic Search Complete Interdisciplinary database for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles in all subject areas.
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Children's Literature Comprehensive Database More than 110,000 full-text reviews of children's books.
CogNet (MIT) Covers cognitive and brain sciences.
Communication & Mass Media Complete Major database for the communication discipline. Offers indexing and abstracts for more than more than 820 journals, including full-text coverage for about 500 titles.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Covers professional literature in the fields of nursing and allied health.
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Home Economics Archive (HEARTH) A core electronic collection of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines.
JSTOR Full-text digital archive of over 700 scholarly journals.
Proquest Research Library Interdisciplinary database for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles in all subject areas.
Sociological Abstracts Activism & action research, community organization, demographics, family studies, feminist studies, gerontology, media, political science, social security programs, sociology are covered.
Women's Studies International
Covers social sciences, arts & humanities, and gender studies.

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Some Key HDFS Journals

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Primary HDFS Databases

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