Family & Consumer Sciences Research Guide: Family & Consumer Sciences

Field of study covers topics including child development, nutrition, child life programs, career planning, and parenting.

• Hearth 

  Core electronic collection of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines. Titles published between 1850 and 1950.
• Pew Research: Social Trends 

  Pew Research Center reports (since 2005) related to family, community, health, personal finance, work and leisure.
• Census: Housing Topics 
• United States Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Library 

  Food and Nutrition Information Center
• American Society for Nutrition 

  The Best Nutrition Research

• Adult or child care administrator
• Extension agent
• Event planner
• Wedding planner
• High school teacher
• Middle school teacher
• Pre-school teacher/administrator

Library of Congress Subject headings relevant to Family & Consumer Sciences

• Home economics
• Consumer behavior
• Finance, personal
• Work and family
• Dietetics
• Food habits
• Children - nutrition
• Women - nutrition

Within the 3rd floor book shelves, robotic system or electronic resource (online book) can be searched by call number:

• LB 1140 has Preschool Education
• LB 1115  has Psychology of Children
• LB 1119 has Research of Education
• LC 37 - 44.3  has Homeschooling
• LC 3950 - 5160.3 has Special Needs in Education.
• TX 341 - 840 Nutrition and Cooking