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

Websites

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

E-book collections

The college has access to the following 2 e-book collections:

Ebrary

The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.) You can access relevant titles as follows by clicking on title required:

Bulman, K. BTEC First Children's Care, Learning and Development.

Stretch, B. National Diploma in Health and Social Care Book 1

Myilibrary

Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or ebooks bought by the college to support your course. 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.) You can access relevant titles as follows by clicking on title required:

Curtis, A. Curriculum for the Pre-school Child

Hay, S. Essential Nursery Management

Manning-Morton, J. and Thorp, M. Key Times for Play

Online Resources

Care Knowledge

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

Ebsco Vocational Studies Complete

Ebscohost in an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases inclduing this one for Vocational Studies. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

EBSCO Social Index

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases including this one for Social issues. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

EBSCO Academic Elite

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

EBSCO Psychology

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones including thisone for psychology and behavioual science. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Every Child Matters

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

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.)

U.K. National Statistics

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

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
Health and social care for different client groups 362
Child protection and child care 362.7
Health and safety 363.11
Education 370
Special education including dyslexia 371.9
Early childhood education 372.21
Reading 372.4
Creative arts 372.5
Literacy 372.6
Mathematics 372.7
First aid 616.0252
Child care including careers with children 649

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.

From end of July 2011, the Virtual Training Suite has been taken over by TutorPro, who will host the new site and tutorials and work with the content providers to keep the content up to date whilst moving the whole project forward into the world of smartphones, tablets and mobile devices. Access these via their KnowledgeBank section or vial the link at the start of this section.

ILRT will continue to host the popular Internet Detective tutorial, as well as the three JISC Digital Media tutorials.

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 student or personal 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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