Books are important sources of basic information on a topic, providing necessary definitions, background information, and statistics. For a full guide to searching our catalog to find books see Using Delcat Discovery.
The Library welcomes suggestions for books, journals, videos and other material. Please use the Recommendation for Purchase form to send your suggestions.
Articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books. Covers all major academic areas. An excellent place to start when learning the basics of any topic. Will help focus your topic, find keywords and people, and discover more in-depth books and articles. Images, audio and video files are included.
An integrated platform for books, journals, and other materials published by Springer, a major publisher of science and social sciences books and journals. The UD Library has acquired Springer eBooks in most subject areas. (Coverage: 2005 --)
Books in the Library are grouped together by subject. Because the study of Human Development and Family Sciences touches several subject areas, the books are located in different places in the library.
H - SOCIAL SCIENCES (3rd floor)
Subclass HQ
HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Sex Roles, Women, Parents, Children, Youth, Adulthood, Gerontology, Death & Dying, Life styles, Coping skills...
Subclass HV
HV1-9960 Social and public welfare. Criminology, Social service, Social work.
B - PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION (3rd floor)
Subclass BF
BF1-990 Psychology. Sexual behavior, Personality, Developmental psychology
L - EDUCATION (3rd floor)
Subclass LB
LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education. Educational psychology, Child study, Early childhood education, Elementary or public school education, Secondary education, High schools, Higher Education
Subclass LC
LC1390-5160.3 Education of special classes of persons. Exceptional children and youth, Special education, Learning disabled
R - MEDICINE (lower level)
Subclass RC
RC435-571 Psychiatry
Subclass RJ
RJ1-570 Pediatrics