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The Hardway Library Guide to
Selected Education
Resources
| Works in this library are arranged according to LC Classification. |
General education.......Call No. L; |
| Use the Mountain Library Network Catalog to find the books you need. |
| * Printed References | * Electronic Resources | * Selected Periodicals |
Printed References
Frequently Used References:
(Located in the central reference section)
L901 P46 Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study . (Serial 1998) L901 P47 Peterson's Register of Higher Edication . (Serial 1996) L901 P447 Peterson's Guide to Four-Year Colleges. (Serial 1998) LA226 C685 The College Blue Book . (Serial 1995) LB15 E48 Encyclopedia of Educational Research. Z5814 E9 T47 Tests in Print. Z5814 P8 B932 The Mental Measurements Yearbook.
Indexes: (Located on the index shelf)
Z5813 E23 Education Index (1932-current year) AI3 R492 Social Sciences Index ( 1979-1997)
General Education References:
(Located in the reference section)
L111 A6 Digest of Education Statistics (Serial 1983-1997) L112 E34 Education Indicators: An International Perspective 1996 L901 P3 Patterson's American Education. LA226 F645 SREB Fact Book on Higher Education. LB15 E47 The Encyclopedia of Education. LB15 W87 World Education Encyclopedia. LB2847 U536 The Condition of Education. (1986-1997)
Special Areas of Education: (Located in the reference section)
L901 E49 The Electronic University : a Guide to Distance Learning. L901 M26 The Macmillan Guide to Correspondence Study. L901 S84 The Adult Learner's Guide to Alternative and External Degree Programs. LB1047.3 U75 Using the Internet, Online Services & CD-ROMs for Writing Research and Term Papers. LB1771 T43 Teacher Certification Requirements in all Fifty States. LB2847 U54 Projections of Education Statistics. LC3965 H26 Handbook of Special Education.
History & Biography of Education:
(Located in the reference section)
L901 H64 Historically Black Colleges and Universities 1976-1990. LA2311 B54 Biographical Dictionary of American Education. LA2311 C32 Dictionary of American Scholars.
Child Education: (Located in the reference section)
LB1050.46 B78 Individual and Group Assessment Procedures in Reading for the Classroom Teacher in Grades 4 to 7. LB1139.25 E53 Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education.
Higher Education & Scholarship:
(Located in the reference section)
L901 B35 College Degrees by Mail : 100 Good Schools That Offer Bachelor's, Master's,Doctorates, and Law Degrees by Home Study. LC2781 B4656 The Black Student's Guide to College Success. LB2337.4 F42 Federal Student Financial Aid Handbook 1996-97. LB2337.4 P475 Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 1998 LB2337.5 W4 W44 Scholarship Directory : 1995-1996. LB2338 G7 The Grants Register 1995-1997. LB2338 S34 The Back-to-School Money Book : A Financial Aid Guide for Midlife and Older Women Seeking Education and Training. AS911 A2 A67 Annual Register of Grant Support 1998.
Writing Style: (Located in the reference section)
LB2369 G53 MLA Handbook For Writers of Research Papers. LB 2369 T8 A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, Dissertations.
Electronic Sources
Access:Library Web Page
Online Indexes:
Use the following databases to find journal articles and government documents on educational topics.
- Infotrac--Expanded Academic ASAP
- ERIC Education Resources Information Center United States federally-funded collection of education-related resources
Internet Resources :
Comprehensive Guides, Indices and Bibliographies:
- IPL Ready Reference Collection : Education covers education resources for all grade levels, including adult, alternative, K-12, higher and vocational education.
- Education Index An annotated guide to the best educational Web sites. They are sorted by subject and life stage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.
- Teachers.Net provides links to many excellent teaching-related sites.
- Edutech A list of a wide variety of resources for educational technologies, including links to topics, announcements, educational virtual reality, courseware, software, institutions and people.
- The Educator's Reference Desk Provides research guides, lesson plans, an archive of the AskERIC questions and answers, and a Search interface for the ERIC Database.
Specialized Education Sites:
- National Institute For Literacy includes links to literacy resources.
- Literacy Online The joint site of the National Center on Adult Literacy and the International Literacy Institute, features sections on policy, technology, innovations and training, browsable by topic or by geographical location.
- Bibliographies on Education Issues A collection of comprehensive bibliographies on homeschooling topics.
- The World Lecture Hall A collection of source materials for instructional use from the University of Texas at Austin.
K-12 Education:
- Education Vital Signs A compendium of key education statistics and trends for public K-12 Schools nationwide.
- K-12 Busy Teacher A directory of resources for teachers divided by subject area, an extensive database of well-annotated links of resources for a variety of subjects.
- Primary and Secondary School Internet User's FAQ answers many questions you may have about using the Internet in the classroom. It includes cost and fund-raising information, technical information, and security, as well as some exciting topics such as on-line collaboration.
- American School Directory : The Internet Guide to All 106,000 K-12 Schools A searchable database of America's 106,000 K-12 schools.
Colleges & Universities:
- College and University Home Pages - Alphabetical Listing contains home pages of universities and colleges all over the world.
- CollegeNET Home Page contains basic information on nearly every post-secondary school in the U. S. and Canada, and provides links to most of those with home pages.
- CollegeView combines a database of 3,300 two-year and four-year colleges with engaging multimedia tours, giving students and parents a complete picture of what college life is like.
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University The home page of Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- College Board Online assists high school students worldwide with taking SAT I & SAT II, and financial aid & career search.
- Princeton Review information on GMAT, MCAT, GRE, SAT, PSAT, financial aid, graduate school rankings, etc.
Professional Organizations:
- The Council of Chief State School Officers contains information on curricular standards and assessment, various projects for disadvantaged students and links to all state education agencies.
- Council of the Great City Schools An organization of the nation's largest urban public school systems, advocating K-12 education in inner-city schools, and governed by superintendents and board of education members from 50 cities across the country.
- Education Alliance creates partnership between educators, policy-makers and the community to implement educational reforms.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education The home page of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- AACE The home page of Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
- Peterson Education & Career Center An educational center for education and lifelong learning.
- National Education Association provides all sorts of information, everything from practical tips for educators to background on the key issues that impact America's schools and students.
Financial Aid:
- FinAid A financial aid information page, provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid.
Selected Periodicals
ACADEME (MF) 1979-81; 1982- AMERICAN EDUCATION 1965-85 AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH J. 1972- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION 1982- AMERICAN J. OF PSYCHOLOGY (MF) 1978- AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD J. (MF) 1891- ARTS EDUCATION POLICY REVIEW 1992- ASHA AMERICAN SPEECH & HEARING ASSO. 1993- BRITISH J. OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1978-95 CHALLENGE CUR. 5YRS CHILD DEVELOPMENT (MF) 1930-62; 1969-76 CHILDREN TODAY CUR. 5 YRS CHILDREN DIGEST 1977- CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Online 1 YR. ONLY COLLEGE ENGLISH (MF) 1939- COLLEGE TEACHING 1985- COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOURNAL (MF) 1993- COMMUNITY, TECHNICAL, & JR. COLLEGE J. (Title changed to Community College Journal) (MF) 1985-92 CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION 1978- EDUCATION (MF) 1938-72, 1978- EDUCATION & TRAINING MENTAL RETARDATION (MF) 1988-94 EDUCATION DIGEST (MF) 1935-73; 1978- EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT (MF) 1968- EDUCATION FORUM (MF) 1987- EDUCATION HORIZONS 1968- EDUCATION RECORD 1938-66; 75-81; 86-89; 1993- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1989- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (MF) 1989- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING (MF) 1987- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JOURNAL 1936-52; 1958-63; 1970- EQUITY & EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION (MF) 1987- XCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (MF) 1960; 1968- GIFT CHILD QUARTERLY 1988- HISTORY OF EDUCATION QUARTERLY (MF) 1968-78; 1981- J. CHILD PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY APPL 1977- J. EDUCATION FOR BUSINESS 1985- J. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1938-76 J. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 1920- J. OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION (MF) 1993- J. EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION 1979- J. OF HIGHER EDUCATION 1930- J. NEGRO EDUCATION (MF) 1932; 1937- J. NURSING EDUCATION CUR. 5 YRS J. TEACHER EDUCATION (MF) 1950- LEARNING 1975-76; 1978- LEARNING DISABILITY QUARTERLY(MF) 1980-82; 1984- MATHEMATICS TEACHER (MF) 1908- NURSE EDUCATOR CUR. 5 YRS PEABODY J. OF EDUCATION 1949- PHYSICS TEACHER 1990- READING IMPROVEMENT 1973- READING RESEARCH QUARTERLY 1981- READING TEACHER (print replaced by microform) 1948-54; 1956- READING TODAY CUR. YEAR REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 1977- REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES (MF) 1977- SCHOOL ARTS 1940-60; 1975-93; 1996- SCHOOL SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS 1937-42; 1954- SCIENCE AND CHILDREN 1977- SCIENCE BOOKS AND FILMS 1 YEAR SCIENCE EDUCATION 1969-86 SCIENCE TEACHER 1978- SOCIAL EDUCATION (print replaced by microform) 1969- SOCIAL STUDIES 1941-45; 1950- TEACHING CHILDREN MATHEMATICS 1994- TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD (MF) 1937-67; 1980- TEACHING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN 1978- TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING (formerly Classroom Computer Learning) 1992- TOPICS IN LANGUAGE DISORDERS (MF) 1987- TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL (MF) 1980- WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL JOURNAL 1933- YALE REVIEW 1989-
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