Funeral Services
Guide to library resources in support of Funeral Service Education.
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- How to Use 'Search everything'Tutorial on using "Search Everything" feature which searches all library resources from a single search box.
Funeral Services AND Psychology OR Sociology
- Click on the image below to view a short tutorial on finding articles related to the funeral service industry and psychology or sociology.
Recommended Research Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowDesigned for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
- Associates Program Source Plus This link opens in a new windowThis database is designed specifically for the research needs of students at two-year colleges, and provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant Associates Program level content. It contains a wide range of essential full-text resources to help students succeed in their chosen field.
- Credo Reference Library This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference offers over 3,000,000 reference entries from all the major academic subject areas to offer a great starting point for your research! Tons of images, audio files, videos and full text articles on any Topic you can think of, all with full citations that your teachers will applaud.
- R2 Digital Library This link opens in a new windowThe R2 Digital Library offers thousands of health science eBooks from the leading publishers. With one of the most extensive selections of Doody’s Core Titles, the R2 Digital Library has the content essential to the modern health science library. These high yield and focused eBooks are carefully sourced to provide the specialized content demanded by health science collections.
Professional Journals
American Funeral Director: Details the professional and business side of the funeral field including management, advertising, and public relations education. [Jefferson Campus has issues from the current year. ] Also available online.
Director: Publication of the National Funeral Directors Association.
Dodge: An educational magazine for funeral directors published by the Dodge Company. Current students can sign up for a free account, which provides access to The Dodge Magazine, technical sources, and catalogs.
- Funeral Service Journals OnlineLink out to electronic journals covering the funeral service industry.
- Death & DyingLink out to journals and electronic book content on the psychological and sociological aspects of death and dying.
Selected Electronic Books
Career As a Funeral DirectorCall Number: EbookISBN: 9781423799344Publication Date: 2006-01-01Part counselor, part business person and part technician, the funeral director’s career allows those who enter it opportunities to exercise business expertise, and technical and interpersonal skills, and can provide an ever-changing work environment.
Death, Dying, and Bereavement by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780826171412Publication Date: 2015-10-01"Delivers the collective wisdom of foremost scholars and practitioners in the death and dying movement from its inception to the present."
