F. Treatment Family and child development is a highly interdisciplinary area, drawing in its distinctive manner on materials from psychology, sociology, and education. Practical materials on intervention and counseling practices are also acquired fairly heavily in both print and video or other electronic formats, but with an eye to the credibility of authors and publishers and the utility of materials to professional practice. Books of readings are acquired selectively. Very few book-length bibliographies are acquired, though print and electronic indexes in serial format are kept strong. G. Formats Primarily print for monographs and most journals, though electronic full-text is also of growing importance for journals.
Bibliographic databases are available through the Internet.
This is a discipline in which quality videos are frequently produced, and in recent years the Libraries have acquired a good number upon faculty request. H. Multiple Copies Multiple copies of heavily used titles, especially those of a more serious nature, are acquired as funds permit. The College Librarian for Education and Human Development selects materials for purchase, with priority being given to faculty requests. The libraries maintain an approval plan for books from many university press and significant trade publishers as well as standing orders for many important serials. The Libraries receive on subscription a substantial number of the English language periodicals indexed in Sociological Abstracts, PsycInfo, Social Science Index, and The Family Studies Database.