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Human development

Human Development at Virginia Tech is the study of adult development and aging, child and adolescent development, family studies, and marriage and family therapy. This guide provides recommended resources for research in this discipline.

APA 7th Edition Citation Basics

Interlibrary Loan Services

All current Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff, regardless of your location, may request through ILLiad for materials:

  • not owned by Virginia Tech (books, articles from journals and conference proceedings, book chapters, standards, and technical papers)
  • owned by Virginia Tech but are unavailable for use (print books)
  • owned by Virginia Tech and available in print (scans of articles from journals and conference proceedings, book chapters, standards, and technical papers)

We ship requests via UPS to users outside the immediate Blacksburg area (Montgomery, Giles and Pulaski counties).

Articles, book chapters, and many technical papers are delivered in PDF format to your ILLiad account. Occasionally, due to copyright restrictions, a paper copy of an article or standard is held for your at the Newman User Services Desk or sent o the mailing address listed on your account.

General Human Development Databases

Marriage and Family Studies/Therapy

Social Services

Child and Adolescent Development

Adult Development and Aging

Gender and Sexuality