Friday 4 July 2008

Credo Reference Update June 2008

Many of you will be aware that I am a great fan of Credo Reference. I note that a deal has been struck with schools in Scotland to provide a number of information and encyclopedic databases -- several of which are available on Credo Reference and available for free through your local public library (if you're lucky!)

Anyway the latest additions list has arrived and contains a couple of sources that I think you will find useful and/or interesting.

A complete list of available titles is here

Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences (see below for details)

Social Sciences Handbook of Forensic Psychology: Resource for Mental Health and Legal Professionals

Handbook of Vegetable Pests (nothing to do with careers education or guidance but I happen to know a librarian who a) reads this blog and b) is troubled by things eating her tomato plants)

International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent

And updated to the latest edition is:

The Wisden Archive of Cricketers' Lives 2008

Featured Title of the Month
The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Sixth Edition Elsevier Science and Technology provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the social aspects of aging. The chapters are divided into four sections discussing

  • Aging and Time
  • Aging and Social Structure
  • Social Factors and Social Institutions
  • Aging and Society

Within this context, aging is examined from the perspectives of many disciplines and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology, law, political science, psychology, and sociology. The Sixth Edition of the Handbook is "virtually 100% new material." Seventeen chapters are on subjects not carried in the previous edition. Some of the exciting new topics include:

There is also a greater emphasis on international perspectives, particularly in chapters on

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