This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Child Studies are listed on a seperate page.

Online Resources

Myilibrary (ebooks)

Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or "ebooks" available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The full texts of these books are available electronically and the collection is expanding all the time. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Ebrary

The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Care Knowledge

A gateway for up-to-date information about social care issues in England.

EBSCO Social Index

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases including this one for Social issues.

Gale Databases

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Gale Databases'. If you have never used 'Gale Databases' and need help here is a short user guide.

Issues Online

The UK's first comprehensive reference source addressing contemporary social issues. Sixty main topics with articles, news, key facts, statistics and much more. Some of the many subjects covered are: Abortion, Bullying, Cloning, Euthanasia, Homeslessness, Refugees and Vegetarianism. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Intute

With millions of resources available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Intute is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for your studies and research.

U.K. National Statistics

The official U.K. statistics site drawn exclusively from government sources.

Every Child Matters

The Government's programme of reform for children and young people

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Child Studies
Child psychology 155.4
Religion 200
Sociology 301
Young people 305.23
Gender 305.3
Race 305.8
Family 306.8
Health and social care 361
Social work 361.3
Social policy 361.61
Health care 362.1
Health provision for people with disabilities 362.4
Health provision for the poor 362.5
Social services for young people 362.7
Child abuse 362.704
Child protection 362.76
Caring for children with special needs 362.795
Health and safety 363.11
Education 370
Special education 371.9
Dyslexia 371.914
Equal opportunities, working with children 372.19
Early childhood education 372.21
Children's books 372.214
Teaching assistants 372.216
Reading 372.4
Creative arts 372.5
Literacy 372.6
Mathematics 372.7
Festivals 394
Nursery Rhymes 398
First aid 616.0252
Child care 649
Child care and education 649.1
Children with disabilities 649.15
Children's nutrition and diet 649.3
Play 649.5
Careers in child care 649.023

Journals

Child Studies

Toolbox

How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages.

Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service. (Especially if you use them outside College.) You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Click on the Athens Information link on the front page of the Virtual LRC and complete and send the relevant application form.. You will receive notification of your account through your TMC student e mail account.

Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.

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