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ECSE 541: Infants & Young Children with Special Needs

1. Education Databases

ERIC via ProQuest
Content produced by the U.S. Department of Education, 1966-present. The premier education database addressing all aspects of education, including early childhood education and special education. (ProQuest)
ERIC via ed.gov
Click on the Thesaurus tab (it will turn green) to browse and/or search for terms to use in your ERIC searches. The Thesaurus will help you discover synonyms.

ECSE 541 - ERIC Tips
Tips for finding search vocabulary using the ERIC Thesaurus and for searching the ERIC database

Education Research Complete
Smaller than ERIC, but a necessary complement to it. (EBSCO)

ECSE 541 - ERIC Tips
Tips for searching the Education Research Complete (ERC) database

2. PsycINFO

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)
Includes many articles on child development, developmental delays, and various disabilities that may interfere with development.

ECSE 541 - PsycINFO Tips
Tips for finding search vocabulary using the APA Thesaurus and for searching the PsycINFO database

Finding Books - Call Number Ranges (for browsing VCU Libraries)

Education (mostly at Cabell Library)
LB 1028	Education research.
LC 1200 - 1203	Inclusive education.
LC 3950 - 3987	Exceptional children and youth. Special education.
LC 4001 - 4806.5	Children and youth with disabilities. Learning disabled children and youth.

Pediatrics (mostly at the Health Sciences Library)
RJ 250 - 250.3	Premature infants
RJ 251 - 325	Newborn infants. (Including physiology, care, treatment, diseases)
RJ 370 - 550 RJ 499 - 507	Diseases of children and adolescents. Mental disorders. Child psychiatry.