Scope | Introduction | Subject
Headings and Browsing Areas | Books
for Children
Biographies | Bibliographies | Encyclopedia | Handbooks |Database | Abstracts | Articles |
The idea of
preparing for death is one that terrifies most people and is very hard to
understand. The resources available to those who are searching the
psychological aspects of death or otherwise how to prepare for death must be
varied and available. The target audience for this topic is everyone from
children to adults. There are different
ways of approaching the topic based on age, understanding and previous
knowledge. By having resources available to all ages and persons with different
levels of knowledge allows this topic to be researched and help those who are
trying to search for information.
Death is a
topic and an occurrence across all cultures and times and it is a difficult
topic to discuss let alone prepare for. This topic is important because it
allows people to learn about how to prepare for death not only for oneself, but
for others as well. Finding resources and learning about the psychological
aspects of death can better help persons during the venerable time of death.
Subject
Headings and Browsing Areas
Subject
headings are useful when searching for a topic because they narrow down the
search and provide certain areas in the library where materials can be found. Also
keyword searches also help provide results for the materials that need to be
located. When looking for information on the psychological aspects of death and
the preparation of death there are call numbers for the specific information.
Subject
Headings
·
Psychological Aspects of Death
·
Terminally Ill Psychology
·
Death
Call Numbers
·
155.937
·
133.903
·
155.9
·
128.5
·
306.9
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B Biography 2nd Floor
The topic of death does not exclude children,
death occurs at all ages and times and it necessary to have references for
children so that they may understand the topic.
Grollman,
E.A. (1993). Straight talk about death for teenagers: How to cope with
losing
someone
you love.
LeShan,
E.J. (1986). When a parent is very sick.
Rofers, E.E.
(1985). The kid’s book about death and dying.
Simon,
N. (1986). The saddest time.
Thornhill,
J. (2006). I found a dead bird.
Trozzi,
M. (1999). Talking with children about loss: Words, strategies, and wisdom
to
help
children cope with death, divorce, and other difficult times.
Perigee.
Biographies give the reader the ability to
review the topic from people who have had firsthand experience with the topic
and are expressing their views and experience on the topic.
Kubler-Ross,
E. (1997). The wheel of life: A memoir of living and dying.
Scribner.
O’Kelly,
E. (2008). Chasing daylight: How my forthcoming death transformed my life:
A
final account.
Bibliographies offer extra resources to the
resource being used. The ability to find more information and also for the
author to cite where they received their information is the basic concept of
bibliographies.
Becker,
E. (1997). The denial of death.
Keeley,
M.P. and Yingling, J. (2007). Final conversations: Helping the living and
dying
Talk
to each other. Acton, Mass: VanderWyk and Burham.
Kubler-Ross, E. (1975). Death: The final
stage of growth. Englewood
Prentice-Hall.
Kubler-Ross,
E. (1995). Death is of vital importance: On life, death and life after
death.
Neale,
R.E. (1973). The art of dying.
Quill,
T.E. (1993). Death and dignity: Making choices and taking charge.
W.W.
Norton.
Encyclopedias offer information that is direct
and informative similar to dictionaries but provide background information and
a definition of the topic being searched.
Lewis,
J.R. (2001). The death and afterlife book: the encyclopedia of death, near
death
and
life after death.
Handbooks
are reference sources that provide information that guide and provide
information in an ordered fashion through the topic to better help the reader
understand and comprehend the topic.
Lynn,
J. (1999). Handbook for mortals: Guidance for people facing serious illness.
New
Roberts,
B. (2002). Death without denial, grief without apology: a guide for facing
death
and
loss.
Tobin,
D.R.M.D. (1999). Peaceful dying: The step-by-step guide to preserving your
dignity,
your choice, and your inner peace at the end of life.
Perseus
Books.
Databases are used to find materials on
specific topics that can be accessed using only a library card. The information
provided through a databse searches articles, book reviews, abstracts and other
important materials on specific topics.
Health and
Barbato, M. (2003). Caring for the dying: The doctor as healer. The
Medical Journal
of
Valentine,C. (2007). The moment of death. The Journal of Death
and Dying
(Fermindale), 55,3,219 (18). Retrieved from Gale Cengage Learning database.
Articles
Deitrich-Maclean,
G. (2008). Death: Preparing children for the death of a loved one.
Clinical
Reference Systems, 2008, 1, pNA. Retrieved from Gale Cengage
Learning
database.
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