Books give an overview of a subject and provide information on core concepts and theories. This makes them a good starting point for your assignments. Core books for your subject will be listed on your module reading list. If you have an online reading list on Blackboard or another learning environment, this will show you the copies of the book available from the library. You can also find books by searching FINDit, the Library search engine.
1. To find a specific book title, enter the book title or author in the FINDit search box and select the Libraries search option.
2. To find books on a subject, enter a keyword into the FINDit search box and select the Libraries search option.
3. Can’t find the book you are looking for? You can request it as an interlibrary loan or Recommend the book to your Librarian
| 155.4 | Child psychology |
| 305.231 | Child development |
| 306.87 | Family functioning |
| 323.352 | Children's rights |
| 344.2043271 | Children Law |
| 362.7 | Social Welfare |
| 362.76 | Child abuse/neglect |
| 610.7362 | Paediatric Nursing |
| 613.0432 | Children's Health |
Successful Dissertations: The Complete Guide for Education, Childhood and Early Childhood Studies Students by 
Safeguarding and Protecting Children in the Early Years by An increasing number of e-books are published through open access, making them freely available online. The library has a guide to finding free open access e-books which you can access here.
Forest School and Outdoor Learning in the Early Years by 
Communicating with Children from Birth to Four Years by 
Listening to Young Children, Expanded Third Edition by The Library has access to a wide variety of eBooks across all subject areas, these are discoverable and accessible via FINDit. Type your keywords or title into the search box and choose to search 'Libraries'.
Next refine your search to 'Full Text Online' on the left hand side of the search results.
When you have found a book that you would like to read then click on the title and access via the 'View it' link.
More information can be found in our eBooks Guide.
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