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short items from scholarly
sources.
Major Databases
AGELINE
(1978-present).
Click on "Search AgeLine®" for several search options.
This database provides bibliographic coverage of social gerontology,
the study of aging
in psychological,
health-related, social, and economic
contexts.
The delivery of health care to the older population and its associated
costs and policies is particularly well covered, as are consumer, employment,
and public policy issues. Roughly two-thirds of the AGELINE records are
obtained from journals, with the rest from book chapters, monographs,
reports, and audiovisuals.
ERIC
(Ebsco) (1966-present).
Covers education including child development through early adolescence.
Includes citations to journal articles (60%), books, dissertations, curriculum
materials, conference papers, and standards and guidelines (40%). Indexes
more than 900 journals and many thousands of documents. The full text of ERIC documents (but not journal articles) published before 1996 is available
on microfiche located in the Documents/Microforms Department on Level
1.
EconLit
(1969-present).
Covers the field of economics. Citations to journal articles, books, book
chapters and dissertations.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide (1970-present).
Covers family science, human ecology, and human development. Includes
citations to professional journals, books, popular literature, conference
papers, government reports, and other sources. Indexes approximately 1,000
documents, including journals. Includes the Australian Family & Society
Abstracts (1980-present).
PsycINFO (Ebsco)
(1887-present).
Excellent over-all index for FCS. Covers psychology and psychological
aspects of related disciplines including sociology, education, business,
economics, and law. It includes citations and summaries of journal
articles,
book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations
to dissertations. Indexes approximately 1,500 journals in 25 different
languages.
Sociological
Abstracts (1963-present).
Covers Sociology and related disciplines. Includes citations to journal
articles, books, dissertations, conference papers, and book reviews. Indexes
approximately 2,500 journals in 30 different languages.
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Related Databases
Academic
Search Premier (Earliest date varies with individual journals
and magazines through the present).
Includes some scholarly journals of interest to Family and Consumer
Studies researchers, particularly for interdisciplinary subjects like housing and community.. Start your search here and find what scholarly,
full text
articles you can, and then continue your search in one or more of the
major indexes listed. Covers the social sciences, humanities, general
science, education and multi-cultural journals. Includes both scholarly
and popular publications--over 8,000 in all. You may limit your search
to scholarly (or peer reviewed) articles, but each article retrieved
should be judged on its own merits as to whether it is scholarly or not.
The
handout, Before
You Write a Research Paper, contains a chart which compares scholarly
(or peer reviewed) journals and popular magazines.
Consumers
Index (1986-present).
Provides access to evaluations, tests, alerts, warnings, and recalls
of specific products, services, and facilities as well as abstracts
of articles
on all aspects of consumerism and consumer protection. Includes direct
links to Internet resources. Indexes over 170 magazines.
Health and Psychosocial
Instruments (HaPI) (1985-present)
"...provides ready access to information on measurement instruments
(i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures,
coding schemes/manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios,
tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior,
and library and information science." The PS (Primary Source) code
indicates that the instrument was developed by the author(s) of the cited
article. A PS code is also used to indicate that an existing instrument
has been revised for the cited article. The SS (Secondary Source) code
indicates that the instrument was not developed by the author(s) of the
cited article. Some of the instruments referenced are only available
from commercial sources (some are available for purchase from BMDS, the
company that creates HaPI; in that case, order information will included
in the abstract), but others are published in cited articles. Limiting
a search by the PS code (see above) is the most efficient way to search
for the instrument itself.
JSTOR (Usually volume 1
through 3 to 5 years before the current year)
Provides image and full-text online access to back issues of selected
scholarly journals. There are 3 JSTOR collections; the Arts & Sciences
I Collection is generally the most useful for FCS interests.
Popline
"The world's largest database on reproductive health, provides more than
300,000 citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books,
and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning,
and related health issues...POPLINE is maintained by the POPLINE Staff
of the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health/Center for Communication Programs and is funded primarily by
the United States Agency for International Development ."
Social Science Citation Index
[See Web of Knowledge/Web of Science below]
Statistical Universe
(1973-present).
"…search summaries of statistical publications, then link to the full-text
of selected publications on Statistical Universe and government Web sites." Includes
the Statistical Abstract and over 100,000 other statistical publications.
Web of Knowledge/Web of Science (1997-present)
Incudes
Social Science Citation Index
From the main page, click on "Web of Science." If
you are new to this database, before going into Web of Science, click on "Help" and/or "Tutorial," located above and to the right of the search box. Why use Web of Science? 1)
To easily search over many disciplines; 2) To do Cited Reference Searching,
which lets you use a given work as if it
were a subject
term to
identify
more recent articles on the
same topic. For example, you can find all works that reference articles
published by A. Williamson in 1995 in the Journal of Neurophysiology
(J Neurophysiol). This type of searching often locates relevant articles
that
cannot be retrieved through traditional subject-author searching.
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Adolescence
Check library catalog for location information, HQ796 .E58 1990
Brief articles by scholars from the sciences, humanities and the arts.
Includes bibliographies and lists of related subjects.
The Encyclopedia of Aging: A Comprehensive Resource in Gerontology
Check library catalog for location information, HQ1061 .E53 2001
A comprehensive analysis of family and aging. Long (10 to 30 pages) articles,
bibliographies, and an index
Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science
Check library catalog for location information, HQ 767.84 .E52 2005
"Encompass(es) the range of concepts and topics involved the
the study of applied developmental science. Two volumes; two to four page
articles
with references to related articles and books. Articles are in alphabetical
order; vol. 2 includes extensive name (author) and subject indexes.
Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
Check library catalog for location information, HM756 .E53 2003
Four volumes. Two to three page articles with suggestions for further reading. Index in volume 4. Appendix 1 lists related books, Web sites, journals, and organizations under 21 broad subject areas.
Encyclopedia of Family Life
Check library catalog for location information, HQ534 .E53 1999
Basic information on family-related topics. Most entries include brief
bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior
Check library catalog for location information, BF31.E5 1994
Long essays, each "a self-contained summary of one specific aspect of
human behavior," each with a glossary and bibliography, and arranged alphabetically.
Use the index in volume 4 to locate more specific subjects.
Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
Check library catalog for location information, BF531 .E55 1999
From an interdisciplinary perspective "summarize[s] what we know
about the nature, causes, expression, and societal role of emotions--today,
in the past, and across cultures." Long (two to five pages) articles
with references to related articles and extensive bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement
Check library catalog for location information, HC79.C63 E53 1997
Includes articles on "movement-related institutions, leaders, activities,
and impacts, with particular attention to the laws and regulations that
purport to protect consumers….about one-fifth of the encyclopedia's entries
treat consumer movements in nations or regions outside the United States." Entries include related articles and readings.
The Encyclopedia of Housing
Check library catalog for location information, HD7287 .E53 1998
"…includes a wealth of information and analyses covering key concepts
in the field of housing, many of which apply without regard to national
context." Many articles include "Further Reading" lists.
The Elgar Companion to Consumer Research and Economic Psychology
Check library catalog for location information, HF5415.32.E48 1999
Covers a wide range of subjects relevant to the two fields of study.
Articles provide a brief overview of the subject and include bibliographies.
Use
the index to locate related subjects and subjects covered within articles.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Check library catalog for location information, HQ772 .G27 1997
Generally short (one page or less) articles, many with "For Further Study" listings of books, journal articles, audiovisual recordings, and organizations.
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
Check library catalog for location information, HQ9 .E52 2003
A good starting place for FCS research. Multi-page articles; complex subjects
often approached from more than one discipline; references to related articles;
bibliographies.
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics
Check library catalog for location information, HB61 E55 1994
Articles on "the most important subjects in economics and related fields," includes
lists of related articles and short bibliographies.
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Handbooks
American families:A Research Guide and Historical Handbook
Check library catalog for location information, HQ535 .A585 1991
A guide to the literature pertaining to the history of the American family.
Sections include: Introduction to the study of the American family, Periods
in the study of the family, and Topics in the history of the American
family. Extensive notes and references
Demography: Analysis and Synthesis
Check library catalog for location information, HB871 C37513 2006
A four-volume handbook of over 140 chapters. Topics include: population dynamics and the relationship between population growth and structure, the determinants of fertility, the determinants of mortality, the determinants of migration, historical and geographical determinants of population, the effects of population on health, economics, culture, and the environment, population policies, data collection methods, and teaching about population studies.
Handbook of Applied Developmental Science: Promoting Positive
Child, Adolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies,
and Programs
Check library catalog for location information, HQ767.9 .H346 2003
Each of the four volumes contains essays on aspects of the that volume's
general topic. Puruse the contents information in vol.1 for all volumes
to locate broad subjects. Use the subject or author index in each volume
to find specific
subjects and authors. Each essay is followed by an extensive bibliography.
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques.
Check library catalog for location information, HQ728 H267 2001
Volume 1 includes 976 abstracts of instruments from the 1929 to 1986
literature. Volume 2 includes abstracts of instruments published between
1987 and
1996. Volume 3 contains 168 complete instruments selected from those
abstracted in Volume 2. Three indexes are provided in Volume 3: an
author index,
a title index, and a subject index.
Handbook of Parenting
Check library catalog for location information, HQ755.8 .H357 2002
Covers the scientific and
social knowledge of parenting. Long articles with extensive bibliographies.
Statistical handbook on the American Family
Electronic Location: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/utah/Doc?id=2001101
Check library catalog for location information, HQ536 .S727 1999
Statistics from various sources: Statistical Abstract of the United
States, General Social Surveys, National Survey of Families and Households,
etc
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Research Guides
Social science reference sources : a practical guide / Tze-chung Li.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/utah/Doc?id=10018032
Check library catalog for location information,
H61Z .L5 2000
"This book is intended as a guide to basic, important reference sources in the social sciences".
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Style Manuals
The Chicago Manual of Style
Latest edition at the General Reference Desk, Level 2, Z253 U69 2003
On-line resources:
Extensive
information on the Chicago style, University of Wisconsin Writers Handbook
http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/DocChicago.html
Examples
of citations in Chicago style, The Ohio State University Libraries
http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/chicagogd.php
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Latest edition at the General Reference Desk, Level 2, BF76.7 P82 1994
Online-resources:
APA
Writing Style Guide, U of U Libraries
http://www.lib.utah.edu/instruction/handouts/apa.html
Basic
information on APA style for citations, Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
APAStyle.org: Citing
Electronic References
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Citing Sources,
Duke University Libraries
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited
Social Sciences: Documenting Sources
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c09_o.html
Includes a sample paper in APA style
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Communities
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
http://www.cohre.org/
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (located in Switzerland) "is
committed to local and national capacity-building in the area of economic,
social and cultural rights and places particular emphasis on securing
respect for the housing rights of traditionally disadvantaged groups,
including women, children, ethic or other minorities and indigenous peoples."
With this mission in mind, the site contains materials for persons interested
in international trends in litigation for housing rights, forced evictions,
and housing rights across the globe. Also, there is an online library
of documents and additional reports related to these subjects and a section
for those persons who may choose to get involved with different projects.
The site is rounded out by several extensive glossaries of terms related
to housing rights and a section on the Centre's most recent activities.--From
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2002. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/
Housing
Policy Debate
http://www.mi.vt.edu/web/page/580/sectionid/580/pagelevel/1/interior.asp
Housing Policy Debate (HPD) provides a venue for original housing and urban affairs research on a broad range of domestic and international topics. Subjects include the analysis of real estate and market trends, land use regulations, and metropolitan development patterns.HPD is published quarterly. Each issue contains a "Forum" section and an "Articles" section. The Forum, which highlights a current debate, features a central article and responding comments that represent a range of perspectives. All articles in the Forum and Articles section undergo a double-blind peer review. On a recurring basis, HPD also features an "Outlook" section where the editors--occasionally with expert guest writers--comment on emerging areas of housing and metropolitan research or current events. Published by the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech.
Joint Center for Housing Studies
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/
"The Joint Center for Housing Studies is Harvard University's center
for information and research on housing in the United States. The Joint
Center
analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic,
demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business,
and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective
policies and strategies."
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
http://www.liscnet.org/
"
LISC provides grants, loans and equity investments to CDCs [community
development corporations] for neighborhood redevelopment. When LISC begins
a new program, National LISC matches locally-raised funds." The
site describes LISC programs and provides links to local program areas
and resource documents in areas such as affordable housing, social and
economic development (including child care), organizational development,
and land use. Searchable. -Copyright 2004 by Librarians' Index to the
Internet, LII
National Low Income
Housing Coalition:
http://www.nlihc.org/
A member-supported organization whose sole purpose
is helping ensure that everyone in America has access to affordable housing
in "decent, healthy environments." Serving as a primary resource for any and all parties interested in "ending America's affordable housing crisis," The Advocate's Guide (http://www.nlihc.org/template/page.cfm?id=46)provides an extensive array of links to vital services and agencies...and
serves as a channel to further sources of aid, guidance, and advocacy.
--From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2002. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/
Sprawl City
http://www.sprawlcity.org/index.html
"From the work of environmental authors Leon Kolankiewicz and Roy
Beck...this website features U.S. government data and analysis of that
data that allow the visitor to see the roles of contributing factors in
the sprawl of individual urban areas, states, bio-regions and the nation
as a whole." Includes links to related web sites.
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Demographic and census data
American
Fact Finder
http://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/dads.ui.homePage.HomePage
"…provide[s] users with the capability to browse, search, and map data
from many Census Bureau sources: the 1990 Census, the 1997 Economic Census,
the American Community Survey and the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal. In
early 2001, the data from Census 2000 will be available in American FactFinder."
Also provides access to the full text of may census bureau reports (click
"Census Bureau Products).
Census State Data Centers--Utah
http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/utsdc.html
Links to Utah demographic information.
Community Information by Zip Code
http://library.csun.edu/Find_Resources/Government_Publications/zipstats.html
Includes links to information by zip code on people and households, education,
health, the environment, business, and politics. Created by a librarian
at California State University Northridge.
Current Population Survey
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/
"The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000
households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The survey has been conducted for more than 50 years. The
CPS is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics
of the US population."
Demographic Resources
Web links to world-wide demographic resources from a Web site companion to the book, Research Resources for the Social Sciences by
Craig McKie..
Families
and Living Arrangements
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html
From the US Census Bureau: demographic characteristics of households and
families.
Kids Count Data Book
http://www.kidscount.org/sld/databook.jsp
A project of the Casey Foundation, the annual Kids Count Data Book "uses
the best available data to measure the educational, social, economic,
and physical well-being of children state by state." "All 2002
Kids Count data is now available from an easy-to use, powerful online
database that allows you to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists,
and state-by-state profiles. You can also download the entire KIDS COUNT
data set as delimited text files."
Migration
Information Source
http://www.migrationinformation.org/index.cfm
"Migration information from around the world--at your fingertips.
Generate tables, create graphs, follow trends. Find out who is going where,
and how migration is shaping social, political, demographic, and economic
futures country by country." Sections include: global data, country
profiles, U.S. in focus, glossary, and others. A project of the Migration
Policy Institute.
Population
and Demography Information
http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/LinksByCat.cfm?SubjectID=6
A gateway to a wide range of population and demography information on
the Web from the Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State
University
Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org/
:"PRB publishes the quarterly Population Bulletin, the annual World Population
Data Sheet, and PRB Reports on America, as well as specialized publications covering
population and public policy issues in the United States and abroad, particularly
in developing countries. PRB's website, www.prb.org, is updated approximately
every three weeks with new articles and reports, frequently country- or region-specific,
that span subjects as diverse as HIV/AIDS, children's environmental health, family
planning, immigration, adolescent sexual health, maternal mortality, and population
growth." .
State of the Cities (National Urban Policy Report)
http://www.huduser.org/publications/polleg/tsoc.html
From the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Includes: the State
of the Cities reports for the last four years; the State of the Cities
Data Systems, which "…provide data for individual metropolitan areas,
central cities, and suburbs; a bibliographic database exclusively dedicated
to housing and community development issues, which contains more than
8,000 full-abstract citations to research reports, articles, books, monographs,
and data sources in housing policy, building technology, economic development,
urban planning, and a host of other relevant fields; other housing policy
information.
United States Historical Census Browser
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/
Browse data about "the people and the economy of the US for each state
and county from 1790 to 1970."
US Census Bureau Housing Topics
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html
Data on homeownership, housing vacancies and affordability, a survey
of property owners and managers, a survey of market absorption of apartments,
historical trends and more. Includes links to the underlying surveys
e.g.
provides access to the American Housing Survey which "collects data
on the Nation's housing, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile
homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing
and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of
housing unit, and recent movers."
Demographic and Economic Analysis
http://governor.utah.gov/dea/
Economic, demographic and fiscal data from the Demographic and Economic Analysis (DEA) section of the Utah Governor's Office of
Planning and Budget,
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Economics
Forbes Toolbox
Calculators
http://www.forbes.com/tool/html/toolbox2.htm
Includes "planning tools" for college savings, compounding interest,
purchasing power in retirement, refinancing a mortgage, renting vs. buying,
and more. Part of the Forbes magazine web site.
Institute for Research on Poverty
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/
Access to the full text of reports and publications. Links to poverty-related
resources.
Resources for
Economists on the Internet
http://rfe.org
"This guide is sponsored by the American Economic Association . It lists more than 1,600 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all resources are also described."
"For a broader array of business and economic resources," see the link to WWW Virtual Library Economics at the top
right of the home page,
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Families, Children, and Human Development
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Department of Health
and Human Services
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
The ACF is responsible for federal programs which promote the economic
and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
Links to government reports, fact sheets, and specific ACF programs.
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/
The “Elders and Families” section of the Administration on Aging
website is designed to assist older persons and their caregivers quickly obtain
information and resources on a variety of aging-related topics. The "Professionals" section
provides links to topics of interest to professionals working with the elderly
such as statistics and AOA programs.
American
Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
Help and referral information, list of organizations and links to related
sites.
American Bar Association Section of Family Law
http://www.abanet.org/family/home.html
Domestic violence safety plan, reports on issues related to family
law, and links to related sites.
Child & Family Web Guide
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/
"The Child & Family WebGuide describes and evaluates web sites
that contain research-based information about child development. These
web sites have been selected from thousands of sites about children, based
primarily on the quality of the information provided....Created by faculty
in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University,
in collaboration with academic librarians at Tufts' Tisch Library and
the Society for Research in Child Development, the WebGuide identifies,
describes and evaluates web sites that contain the most credible information
available on a given topic."
Child Trends
http://www.childtrends.org/background.asp
The web site, Child Trends, is a "one-stop shop for the latest trends
in child and youth well-being." The organization of the same name
which produces the web site "is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research
organization dedicated to studying children, youth, and families through
research, data collection, and data analyses." Includes research
briefs on subjects such as: child abuse, neglect, and family violence;
fatherhood; and indicators of child well-being. Fact sheet topics include:
Children and Welfare Reform Reauthorization; Marriage and Children's Well-Being;
and Trends Among Hispanic Children, Youth and Families.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
http://www.childwelfare.gov/
" Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."
Children, Youth and Families Education
and Research Network
http://www.cyfernet.org/
"CYFERNet is a national network of Land Grant university faculty and county
Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs
for children, youth, parents and families." Families and Children
http://www.hhs.gov/children/index.shtml
Created by the Department of Health and Human Services. Provides links
to excellent resources on topics such as adoption, children, family issues,
teenagers, and safety & wellness.
MINCAVA Minnesota Center
Against Violence and Abuse
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/index.asp
Links to reports and fact sheets, bibliographies, web sites, etc. on
aspects of violence and abuse.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
http://www.ncadv.org/
Information about the problem of domestic violence, public policy information,
and links to related sites
National Mental Health Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/links/default2.asp
Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Provides links to Web sites on a wide variety of mental health issues: for example, children and families, homlessness and housing, and youth violence prevention.
Social
Security Programs Throughout the World
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/
From the Office of Policy of the Social Security Administration. "This
publication highlights the principal features of social security programs
in more than 170 countries: old-age, survivors, and disability;
sickness
and maternity; work injury; unemployment; and family allowances. A set
of tables in each volume provides information for each country on the types
of social security programs, types of mandatory systems for retirement
income, contribution rates, and demographic and other statistics related
to social security. Beginning with the March 2002 edition, SSPTW now appears
in four volumes published on a rolling basis every 6 months. Each volume
focuses on a
specific region of the world: Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and
the Americas."
Sociology
of Family and Children
http://www.sociosite.net/topics/familychild.php
World-wide resources.
Tables
Summarizing [Family] Law in the Fifty States
http://www.abanet.org/family/familylaw/tables.html
A selection of tables providing a quick view of various aspects of family
law for the fifty states in the areas of alimony/spousal support factors,
custody criteria, child support guidelines, grounds for divorce and residency
requirements, property division, and third-party visitation. -From The
Librarians Index to the Internet http://lii.org
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General Social Sciences
Social
Science Gateways on the Net
http://3stages.org/c/es2.cgi?search=ssgateways&file=/data/data.html&print=notitle&header=/header/gateway.headerbin/easy_search2?search=ssgateways&file=/data/data.html&print=notitle&header=/header/gateway.header
A mega site of social sciences links provided by the University of California,
San Diego.
Intute: Social Sciences
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/
Quality social science Web sites selected by a network of British universities and research institutions
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Professional Associations and Societies
The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
http://www.aafcs.org/index.html
American Council on Consumer
Interests
http://consumerinterests.org/
American Economic Association
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/
Association of Financial Counseling and
Planning Education
http://afcpe.org/
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/
American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/
Community Development Society
http://comm-dev.org/
Gerontological Society of America
http://www.geron.org/
The National Association for Gifted
Children
http://www.nagc.org/
National Association for the Education
of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
National Council on Family Relations
http://www.ncfr.com/
Population Association of America
http://www.popassoc.org/
Society for Community
Research & Action
http://www.scra27.org/
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Psychology
Psychcrawler: Indexing the
Web for the best in Psychology
http://www.psychcrawler.com/
A search engine for psychology sites from relevant associations, the government
and research organizations. "PsychCrawler® is a product of the American
Psychological Association created to provide quick access to quality content
in the field of psychology."
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Reference
Oxford Reference Online
Brings together language and subject reference works from Oxford Press into a single cross-searchable resource. Retrieve short and long subject reference entries, bilingual dictionaries, English dictionaries, and quotations & proverbs
Reference Universe
Reference Universe unlocks authoritative reference works in your library, through deep exploration of specialized, subject encyclopedias. This database contains links to over 6000 works, and includes: * Complete back-of-the-book Indexes * Article Titles * Articles and Indexes in e-books * Links to online reviews * All linked to your local library catalog Use Reference Universe to identify the authoritative article to begin research, whether it's on your library shelves or in online resources.
Reference Resources
http://libraries.ucsd.edu/refshelf.html
An excellent "shelf" of reference resources "built" by librarians at UC San Diego.
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Social Policy
Almanac
of Policy Issues: Social Welfare
http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/index.shtml
"A Project of Policy News magazine....The Almanac of Policy
Issues provides comprehensive links and background information on major
US public policy issues."
Center for the Study of Social Policy
http://www.cssp.org/
The mission of this nonprofit organization "is to promote policies
and practices that improve the living conditions and opportunities of
low-income and other disadvantaged persons." The Center's work is "concentrated
in the areas of family and children's services; income supports, neighborhood-based
services, education reform, family support, disability and health care
policy, and long term care for the elderly." The site features a
description of projects and initiatives and a publications archive. Searchable.
-Copyright 2004 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/
"The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation." Information on health policy issues and health care. Includes health data by state (click on "State Health Facts").
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
http://www.iwpr.org/
IWPR "is a scientific research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, health and safety, and women's civic and political participation." Includes policy reports and other resources including a 2004, 84 page report on the status of women in Utah at http://www.iwpr.org/States2004/PDFs/Utah.pdf . Similar information is available for other states by clicking on the "Status of Women in the States" link from the Institute's home page.
Policy Library
http://www.policylibrary.com/
"Policy Library places public policy knowledge in the public domain.
Its aim is to contribute to public understanding of social, economic and
political questions through research, dissemination and publication." Includes
full-text research papers." Provides research on such issues as family and children, housing, health and welfare and social security
Public Agenda Online
http://www.publicagenda.org/
Issue guides on a variety of subjects including "The Family," "Child Care," "Poverty and Welfare," and "Social
Security." Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion
research and citizen education organization, whose two-fold mission is
1) to help leaders better understand the public's point of view on major
policy issues and 2) to help citizens better understand critical policy
issues so they can make their own more informed and thoughtful decisions.
Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/
News, research reports and issue analysis by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan
economic
and social policy research organization. Examples of topics included are: adolescents
and youth development, children, cities and metropolitan regions, elderly,
families/parenting,
housing, and welfare reform and safety net issues.
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Statistics
Childstats.gov
http://www.childstats.gov/
"This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and
reports on children and their families."
Fedstats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
"More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce
statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council
on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the
full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for
public use."
Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the
United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract
is also your guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other
Federal agencies, and private organizations." Includes a link to earlier editions.
Statistical Resources on the Web: Demographics and Housing
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stdemog.html
Created by the University of Michigan Documents Center
Statistical
Resources on the Web: Sociology
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stsoc.html
Compiled by the University of Michigan Documents Center
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Test Instruments
[Also see the database Health and Psychosocial
Instruments (HaPI) and the Handbook
of Family Measurement Techniques listed above]
ETS TestLink: World's
Largest Test Collection Database
http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html
A collection of 20,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early
1900s to the present.
FAQ/Finding
Information About Psychological Tests
http://www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html
Information from the American Psychological Association
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Consumer Information (Non-Governmental)
Consumer Information & Advocacy
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48457
This guide is designed (by the Internet Public Library) to help consumers
locate information on the value, pricing, and reliability of goods and
services
with a
focus on consumer
advocacy.
Consumer Reports
http://www.consumerreports.org
"Ratings and recommendations from the country's largest consumer product
testing and research center." Some information in the various sections
is free, but many of the reports and articles are only available by subscribing.
The Marriott Library subscribes to the print version (Science, Level
4,
TX335 .C6) and most articles from July 1997 through the present are available
on-line through the index, Academic Search Elite, listed under "Find Journal
Articles" above.
Consumer World
http://www.consumerworld.org/
The most comprehensive directory of consumer products and information
on the Web. Not annotated. Over 1800 resources: check an airfare, find
an ATM machine, file a consumer complaint with a state agency, read hundreds
of consumer booklets, find a low rate credit card or mortgage, look
up
the wholesale price of a car, locate a Better Business Bureau, find a
toll-free number,contact a company's customer service department, comparison
shop for bargains, check stock quotes or CD rates, or read a movie review.
Created by Edgar Dworsky, noted consumer advocate. -From The
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org
FindLaw
http://consumer.findlaw.com/
A commercial site which provides help with consumer legal issues, general
information about the legal system, and contact information for consumer
organizations.
National Fraud Information
Center & Internet Fraud Watch.
http://www.fraud.org/welcome.htm
"The NFIC was originally established in 1992 by the National Consumers
League, the oldest nonprofit consumer organization in the United States,
to fight the growing menace of telemarketing fraud by improving prevention
and enforcement....In 1996, the Internet Fraud Watch was created, enabling
the NFIC to offer consumers advice about promotions in cyberspace and
route reports of suspected online and Internet fraud to the appropriate
government agencies."
The Truth About Credit
http://www.truthaboutcredit.org/
A project of the state PIRGs [see below, under "Leading Consumer
Organizations"], this site provides a guide for getting a
credit card, avoiding credit troubles and clearing up your credit problems,
the "traps" and "hazards" of credit cards, and information
specifically for college students. Provides links to related sites, including
sites for finding the best credit card deal.
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E-Commerce Consumer Information
http://botw.org/top/Home/Consumer_Information/
http://www.bizrate.com/
http://consumerreview.com/
http://www.epinions.com/
http://www.planetfeedback.com
Examples of sites which provide information about products and services
sold through the Internet and information about the web sites that sell
them.
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Government Consumer Protection
Aviation Consumer Protection Division
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/
Sponsored by the Aviation Consumer Protection Division of the U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT). Organized into eight sections: Organization & Functions,
Air Travel Problems, Complaints, Air Travel Consumer Report, Rules & Guidelines,
Travel Tips & Publications, Airline Customer Service Plans, Service
Cessations, and Safety/Security Information.
The
Consumer Action Website
http://www.consumeraction.gov/Based on the 2003 Consumer Action Handbook.
Provides tips for consumers on Cars, Education, Employment, Food and
Nutrition, Health, Housing and
much more.
Federal Citizen Information
Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Consumer publications on a variety of topics including cars, funerals, on-line
scams, travel, etc. Also includes the Consumer Action Handbook and the Consumer
Assistance Directory.
FirstGov for Consumers
http://www.consumer.gov/
"A 'one-stop' link to a broad range of federal [consumer] information resources
available online. It is designed so that you can locate information by category
-- such as Food, Health, Product Safety, Your Money, and Transportation. Each
category has subcategories to direct you to areas within individual federal web
sites containing related information."
MEDLINEplus for Health Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Find information on hundreds of diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
www.Recalls.gov
http://www.recalls.gov
In order "to provide better service in alerting the American people
to unsafe,
hazardous
or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions
have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for
U.S. Government recalls." Includes the latest recall information, procedures
for
reporting
a
dangerous product, and important safety tips.
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Leading Consumer Organizations
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
http://ash.org/
"…a national nonprofit legal action and educational organization fighting
for the rights of nonsmokers against the many problems of smoking. ASH
uses the tremendous power of the law to represent nonsmokers in courts
and legislative bodies and before regulatory agencies." Provides links
to related news reports, research, and legal actions.
Adbusters
http://www.adbusters.org/home/
"…a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students,
educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist
movement of the information age. Our aim is to topple existing power structures
and forge a major shift in the way we will live in the 21st century."
An anti-establishment view of corporate and political advertising.
American Council on Science and Health
http://acsh.org/
"The American Council on Science and Health, Inc. (ACSH) is a consumer
education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition,
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health….ACSH
receives financial support from about 300 different sources, including
foundations, trade associations, corporations and individuals." Contains
full text of editorials, articles, and books published by ASCH and includes
some "offsite" links.
Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/
Updated several times a month, their alerts section warns about fraudulent
business scams. In addition, they have the Philanthropic Advisory Service
(PAS), which provides detailed reports on programs, fundraising practices,
and finances of nonprofit organizations and charities and even handles
complaints; and their new national database of business reports that (if
made) include complaints on companies…Also includes a searchable directory
of BBBs in the US and Canada (links to them, when available), the BBB
Code of Advertising, the Standards for Charitable Solicitations, and full
text of many booklets. -From The Librarians'
Index to the Internet http://lii.org
Consumer Action
http://www.consumer-action.org/
"Consumer Action is a non-profit, membership-based organization that
was founded in San Francisco in 1971. Since then, Consumer Action has
continued to serve consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights,
referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through our free hotline,
publishing educational materials in Chinese, English, Korean, Tagalog,
Russian and Vietnamese and other languages, advocating for consumers in
the media and before lawmakers and comparing prices on credit cards, bank
accounts and long distance services".
Consumer Federation of America
Foundation
http://www.consumerfed.org/
"Since 1968, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has provided consumers
a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives.
Day in and out, CFA's professional staff gathers facts, analyzes issues,
and disseminates information to the public, legislators, and regulators."
Consumer WebWatch
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/
"The Consumer WebWatch mission is to investigate; inform; and improve the
credibility of information published on the World Wide Web....Consumer
WebWatch is a grant-funded project of Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher
of Consumer Reports magazine and ConsumerReports.org."
Consumers Union
http://www.consumersunion.org/
"…the consumer advocacy web site of Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher
of Consumer Reports magazine. This site provides informative and educational
materials developed by Consumers Union's advocacy offices on a variety
of consumer issues." Issues covered are health care, financial services,
food safety, product safety, telecom/utilities, and others.
Co-op America: Practical steps
for using your consumer and investor power for social change
http://www.coopamerica.org/
"Co-op America, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982,
provides the economic strategies, organizing power and practical tools
for businesses and individuals to address today's social and environmental
problems." Site includes: access to the Green Pages Online which
lists "thousands of socially and environmentally responsible products
and services;" information on sweatshops, consumer boycotts, responsible
company ratings, investments, and personal finance.
Electronic Privacy Information Center
http://www.epic.org/
"EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was
established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties
issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional
values." Includes news, resources and guides (EPIC's Online Guide to Practical
Privacy Tools, etc.), and policy archives (computer security, free speech,
etc.).
Families USA: The Voice for
Health Care Consumers
http://www.familiesusa.org/
"Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated
to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care
for all Americans." Click on "Publications" for full text access to many
of their reports.
National Consumer Law Center,
Inc.
http://www.consumerlaw.org/
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) is a nonprofit organization, founded
at the Boston College School of Law. NCLC advocates for the low-income
consumer. Click on "Free Consumer Information" on the home page for information
on foreclosures, mortgages, credit cards for seniors, cars, etc. The site
also has a long list of links to legal, consumer, and government web sites.
The National Consumers League
http://natlconsumersleague.org/
"Our mission is to identify, protect, represent, and advance the economic
and social interests of consumers and workers. The National Consumers
League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on
marketplace and workplace issues. We are the nation's oldest consumer
organization."
Public Citizen
http://www.citizen.org/
Founded by Ralph Nader this consumer advocacy organization's Web site
has news and reports about consumer issues. The orgaization's divisions
include Auto Safety, Mass Energy and Environmental Program, Congress
Watch, Global Trade Watch, The Health Research Group, and The Litigation
Group.
US PIRG
http://www.uspirg.org/
"US PIRG [Public Interest Research Group] is the national lobbying
office for the state PIRGs....U.S. PIRG speaks for the public interest
against the special interests, on issues in the news and below the surface." Information on many consumer-related issues.
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Major Consumer-Related Federal Agencies
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/
"The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust
and consumer protection laws." The site includes consumer information
on topics such as automobiles, children's issues, credit, e-commerce,
identity theft, telemarketing, and more.
Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/
"FDA is the federal agency responsible for ensuring that foods are safe,
wholesome and sanitary; human and veterinary drugs, biological products,
and medical devices are safe and effective; cosmetics are safe; and electronic
products that emit radiation are safe. FDA also ensures that these products
are honestly, accurately and informatively represented to the public."
This site provides information on broad topics such as drugs, foods, cosmetics,
also on current "hot topics," click on "what's new," and specific information
such as buying medical products online.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
"…responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting
from motor vehicle crashes." Provides news, and information on car and
people safety and on specific traffic safety subjects such as air bags,
crash tests, school buses.
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