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University of Gloucestershire Library Services

Early Childhood Studies: Books

Resources for Early Years students

Finding books in the library

UoG Library book collections

Search Library Discovery for our print and eBooks. Results show the book location, organised on shelves by topic.

Remember to limit your search results to University of Gloucestershire to just display our own holdings.

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Finding books with Library Discovery

Using our eBooks

eBook collections at UoG

UoG eBooks are available in Library Discovery. They can also be accessed via our eBook provider platforms.

The main eBook providers for early years are

ProQuest eBook Central Videos

Library Discovery

New Books

Have a look at the 2024-25 list of new resources for education courses.

Inter-Library Loan service for Books

Book not in the library?

Use the Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service to obtain print books and chapters from print or electronic books not held by the university. The service is primarily for final year undergrad students, postgrads, researchers and academics. Staff and students have an initial allocation of free requests. More information is available in the Guide to Inter-Library Loans

eBookSoS campaign - quick video

Sage Catalyst now on VitalSource

Access to over 700 eBooks from the Sage Catalyst Core Collection, covering Criminology, Education, Policing, Psychology, Social Work  and Sociology, as well as Research Methods and Study Skills.

Where are my books?

A video guide to Oxstalls library with Nicky,  your Academic Liaison Librarian

Main subject areas in the Library

Topic Shelf number
Child development 155.4
Child welfare 362.7
Early childhood education 372.21
Education 370
Health and wellbeing 362.19892
Learning theories 370.1
Outdoor learning 372.1384
Physical development 372.86
Psychology 150
Research methods 305.23072
Sociology of childhood 305.23
Special educational needs 371.9

English as an Additional Language

Recommend a book

Suggest a new book purchase for the library using the recommend button below.

 

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