Vacationing with Children

Vacationing with Children Research Guide

Prepared by: Alice Abbott-Moore and John Watts
Library Liaison: Belinda Yff
(502) 456-6773
libsul@sullivan.edu

Updated October 2007

Finding Books:

Search the library catalog using a specific topic, such as marketing or sales, or browse the following subject areas below.

To retrieve a listing of items within the Sullivan University library online catalog, click on the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Heading with the corresponding Dewey Decimal number(s), in the box below, then click GO!

Child development 155, 301, 305-306, 371.11-372, 649.1

Children—Travel 917-917.9493

Children with disabilities 371.9, 618.92, 649.1-649.1511

Children with social disabilities 371.9, 618.92, 649.1-649.1511

Children’s accidents 618.92, 649.1

Down Syndrome 618.92, 649.15, 616.8588

Dyslexia 616.85

Early childhood education—activities 305, 371-372, 790.1

Early childhood education—parent participation 362, 371-372.21, 649.51

Education, preschool 155, 372.1-372.3, 790

Education, primary 371

Family recreation 790-790.191, 796.22, 910.2-910.4, 917-917.9493, 974.7

First aid 618.92

Infants—Travel 649.1

Kindergarten 372, 791.45

Parent and child 150.19, 649.1

Safety education 613.6083

Vacations—Planning 649.1, 917.304

Also, Sullivan University Library offers the Library Alert service, which is designed to alert SUS students, faculty and staff of the latest titles @ the Sullivan University Louisville library! Sign up to be notified by e-mail when the library receives new books, videos, DVDs, etc., in the categories that interest you.

Reference Books:

A to zoo: subject access to children's picture books Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ/R 011.62 L732a

The Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ. / R 618.92 T939e

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ/R 372.21 E56e

Family health encyclopedia: the comprehensive guide to the whole family's health needs / Peter Fermie, Stephen Shepard. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ/R 610.3 F359f

Family travel: terrific new vacations for today's families / by Evelyn Kaye. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ. / R 910.2 K23f

Time for manners. Vol. 1 [videorecording]. - DVD 395.222 T583 1

Time for manners. Vol. 2, Table time [videorecording]. - DVD 395.222 T583 2

Time for manners. Vol.3. American manners [videorecording] - DVD 395.222 T583 3

Travel with kids. Hawaii : the islands of Maui & Moloka'i [videorecording] / cEquator Creative Media. Sullivan-Louisville DVD 919.69 T779

Periodical Search:

Use the periodical search function on the Catalog home page to find periodical titles indexed in our databases. For example, if you have a citation to an article and want to see if it is available full-text in our databases, search for the journal title, and the system will lead you to the correct database.

Use the periodical search function on the Catalog home page to find relevant "Country Monitor" and "Economic Studies" reports for a country. In the "title begins with" search box, type your country name, e.g. "France." The results list will show all titles beginning with that word. In this case, "France Country Monitor" and "France Economic Studies" are listed. Click the link to the Business Source Premier database, click the most recent publication listed, and the table of contents of the issue will appear.

Periodicals: the following paper-format periodicals in the Sullivan University Library may be searched for articles in this subject area:

Child

Cruise Travel

JAX FAX Travel Marketing

Travel America

Travel Leisure

Travel Smart

Travel Weekly

Databases & Electronic Journals:

If you are accessing these databases from off campus, please go to the Remote Access Page tab under the Databases menu. NOTE: You MUST enter your Sullivan username and password to access the remote database passwords. Click here for more help logging in, or check with library staff for more information.

Academic Search Premier: Available through EBSCOhost®, this database indexes 4,450 scholarly /peer-reviewed journals in all academic disciplines back to 1975 and provides the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles . Updated daily.

Early child development and care

Journal of child and family studies

Scholastic parent & child

Business Source Premier: An EBSCOhost® database indexing 3,650+ scholarly/peer-reviewed business journals back to 1922 and providing the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles on all business subjects including management, finance and accounting. Also includes country economic reports as well as comprehensive profiles for the 10,000 largest companies: click the COMPANY PROFILE tab on the toolbar at the top of the page. Updated daily.

Business travel news

Business travel world

Consumer reports travel letter

Travel & Tourism Forecast Americas

Travel & Tourism Forecast Asia & Australasia

Travel & Tourism Forecast Middle East & Africa

Travel & Tourism Forecast World

Travel agent (1990)

Travel retailer international

Travel trade (New York, N.Y.)

Travel trade gazette UK and Ireland

Travel weekly (London, England)

MasterFILE Premier: An EBSCOhost® database primarily designed as a general reference tool for public libraries, this database provides full-text articles from reference sources including magazines, books, biographies, primary documents, photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.

Arthur Frommer's budget travel

Cruise travel magazine

Travel agent (1990)

Webliography (Internet Resources):

About: Family Vacations -- Ideas by Region: Site contains links to information on vacation trips to various regions of the United States.

Experts: Traveling with Children: Site contains questions submitted by readers asking for advice and suggestions about taking children on vacation trips. Contains tips on places to go, preparations and other useful information. Also contain links to other websites on similar topics.

The Less-Stress Family Vacation: This article suggests strategies for reducing stresses while traveling. Suggestions are broken down by age groups – infants, 1-4, 5-12.

Making your Trip a Kids' Treasure Hunt: Presents several suggestions for items children can collect while on vacation.

Stress-Proof Your Family Spring Break: Discusses various ways of reducing stress and tension while traveling with children.

Tips for Traveling with Preschoolers: Article contains many suggestions to make taking youner children on trips easier.

Traveling with Stuffed Animals: Describes one family’s experiences with using stuffed animals on vacation trips.

Traveling With the Family? 10 Tips to Make the Trip Easier: An article containing suggestions for traveling with children.

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