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Subject Resources -- Consumer Studies

The librarian for this subject is  Mr. Joseph LaRose.
Email: LaRose@uakron.edu
See the Collection Development Policy for Consumer Studies.

Finding Books / Audiovisual Materials / Periodical Holdings

• OhioLINK
• UA Libraries Catalog
• WorldCAT - A combined catalog of libraries from around the world. When you find an item you want, check to see if it is available in the UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK. If not, request the item with ILLiad.

• Child consumers
• Consumer behavior
• Consumer education
• Consumer protection
• Consumers
• Consumption--economics
• Minorities as consumers
• Older consumers
• Poor as consumers
• Product safety
• Rich as consumers
• Single people as consumers
• Women consumers
• Youth as consumers

Finding Articles

• Academic Search Complete - Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
• Business Source Complete - This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full-text content. Business Source Complete contains far more active, peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other database currently available. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.
• Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) - Index to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North America and Europe. Includes or has links to full text.
• ERIC (OSearch) - ERIC indexes education-related literature, beginning in 1966. The ERIC database is the world’s largest source of education information, containing abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. The database covers descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials. In 1993, ERIC began indexing education-related books, including the output of major publishers.
• Gongwer News Service - Gongwer News Service provides daily coverage of issues in and around Ohio's government and political systems. Gongwer's daily Ohio Report provides coverage of every bill in the General Assembly and closely tracks the activities of the executive and judicial branches. Gongwer provides a suite of products to monitor and track political and policy developments.
• Health Source: Consumer Edition - Information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Includes or has links to full text.
• Infotrac Full-Text Articles (1,000 Journals) - Index to citations in 1,000 journals with full-text access to almost 900 journals. Covers many subject areas at the undergraduate level. Includes or has links to full text.
• LexisNexis Academic - Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Includes or has links to full text.
• LexisNexis Congressional - LexisNexis Congressional offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. Congressional Universe provides access to: U.S. Serial Set from 1789-1969, Congressional publications from 1970 to the present. CIS Legislative Histories for public laws going back to 1970. Testimony from congressional hearings. Bills as they move through the House and Senate. The Congressional Record and Federal Register. Information about members and committees. The National Journal.
• Newspaper Source - Newspaper Source contains selected full text for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six newswires, nine newspaper columns, and cover-to-cover full text for The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for four national newspapers.
• PsycINFO 1967- - Index and abstracts of articles, books, chapters, dissertations, and reports in psychology. Includes or has links to full text.
• RefWorks - RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds. To sign up for a RefWorks account, point your browser to https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/newuser.asp and view the quick start guide.
• Sociological Collection - Index, abstracts, and full text covering sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. Includes or has links to full text.

Journals (print & electronic)

• Body & Society
• Eating Behaviors
• Families, Systems, & Health
• Food, Cosmetics and Drug Packaging
• International Journal of Consumer Studies
• Journal of Consumer Policy
• Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Journal of Family and Economic Issues
• Journal of Gender, Culture and Health
• Psychology and Marketing
• The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Reference Resources

• Children and Adolescents in the Market Place: Twenty-five Years of Academic Research - Chandler, Tomasita M. and Barbara M. Heinerling. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Press, c1999. Bierce HF5415.32 .C436 1999
• Consumer Expenditure Survey - Washington, D.C.: USDL, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1990 - current. Bierce Government Documents L 2.71/12:
• Demographics USA. County Edition. - New York: Market Statistics. 1994 - current. Bierce Reference HF5415.2 .S941
• Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology - Witt, Lois A. and Jurg K. Siegenthaler, eds. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. Bierce Reference HQ1061 .E54 1996
• Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement - Brobeck, Stephen, ed. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c1997. Bierce Reference HC79 .C63 E53 1997.
• Older Americans: A Changing Market - Ithaca, N.Y.: New Stategist Publications, c2004. Bierce Reference HQ1064 .U5 O43 2004
• The American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Patterns - Online resource
• The Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964 - Ithaca, N.Y.: New Strategist Publications, 2004. Bierce Reference HF5415.33.U6 R877 2004
• The Millennials: Americans born 1977 to 1994 - Ithaca, N.Y.: New Strategist Publications, 2006. Bierce Reference HQ796 .M4797 2006

Guides to Doing Research

• Consumer Value : A Framework for Analysis and Research - Morris B. Holbrook. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. Electronic book.
• Consumer Value : A Framework for Analysis and Research - Morris B. Holbrook. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. HF5415.32 .C6593 1999.

Internet Resources

• Administration on Aging - This site "is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of a wide variety of topics, programs and services related to aging."
• American Fact Finder - Population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census
• CensusScope - An easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends
• Child Stats.gov - This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment,and education.
• Consumer.gov - Consumer information on a variety of topics from the federal government.
• Demographic Profiles - Profiles for each state and city in the U.S.
• Federal Trade Commission: Protecting America's Consumers - The site offers an easy way to file complaints and see hot topics in consumer protection.
• National Center for Health Statistics - Under the Center for Disease Controll, The National Center for Health Statistics' Web site is "a rich source of information about America’s health. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, we compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. We are a unique public resource for health information–-a critical element of public health and health policy."
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S. - Latest edition in print at the Reference Desk, and on the Web
• U.S. Census Bureau -- Homepage - A starting point for extensive online statistics on population, housing, income, economy, minorities, and more topics
• U.S. Census Bureau -- Population Projections - Population projections for the nation as well as for all of the states.