[University of South Alabama]

EDUCATION

Selected Resources

http://library.southalabama.edu
Fall 2006
(251) 460-7025
This is a very basic guide to materials in education.   The Library of Congress Subject Headingsis the standard for searching the USA catalog, SOUTHcat, while the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors is the standard for ERIC searching for articles and documents. The Thesaurus is online within ERIC.  Keyword searching offers flexibility without total precision. Also look at some of the web sites accessible from the Library home page. Link through Topic Guides On the right side of the page link through Education.  Queries?  Call, or send email to webref@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

 

INDEXES, ABSTRACTS & BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Link through the Library home page.  Select “Articles, Indexes, Databases."  Off campus a password is required for qualified users.
Dissertations Abstracts International.   
Professional Development Collection.  Select Gale / InfoTrac
ERIC. 
Use EBSCO for access to the leading education bibliography.
You may search ERIC and EBSCO’S Professional Development Collection at the same time
If you do, the special limiters used with ERIC alone won't work
PsycInfo.  Link through EBSCO.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia.  Ref. LC 189.95 .E38 2002
Encyclopedia of American Education.  Ref. LB 17 .U54 1996
Encyclopedia of Education. 2nd ed. 8 vols. Ref. LB 15 .E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Special Education. Ref. LC 4007 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Educational Research.  Ref. LB 15. E48
Historical Dictionary of American Education.  Ref. LB .H57  1999
International Encyclopedia of Education.  Ref. LB 15 .I569 1994
Learning Theories:  A to Z.  IMC  LB 15 .L4695 2002
World Education Encyclopedia.  Ref. LB 15 .W87 2002

DIRECTORIES                                                             

Educational Media and Technology Yearbook.  IMC  LB1028.3 .E372
In addition to directory information, has scholarly chapters,
an overview of the year, and the year’s bibliography in educational technology.
Accredited Institutions of Post-Secondary Education.  Ready Ref. L 901 .A48 Latest issue only.
Patterson’s American Education.  Ref. L 901 .P3 Latest only
Patterson’s Elementary Education.  Ref. L 901 .P33 Latest only
College Sources Onlinehttp://www.collegesource.org
or link through “Electronic Reference Books” on the Library home page.
 

STATISTICS                                                             

Digest of Educational Statistics.  Gov Doc ED 1.140:.
National Center for Educational Statistics.  Website.  http://nces.ed.gov

LEGAL                                                             

Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law.  annual.  Ref. KF 4117 .T39 1996
Education and the Law.Ref. KF 4117 .T39 1996
West’s Education Law Digest.  Serials Law Area KF 4110 .A2 W475
LEXIS NEXIS.  Accessible from the home page via “Articles, Indexes, Database.” Then choose “Legal
            Research.”

BIOGRAPHY AND ADDRESSES                                                              

Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators.  Ref. LA 2311 .O55 1997
Biography and Genealogy Master Index.  Link  "Electronic Reference Books" on the home page.
Women Educators in the United States, 1820-1993. Ref. LA 2311 .W65 1994
Directory of American Scholars. 1999. Ref. LA 2311 .C32 9th

CAREER                                                             

America’s Teachers:  A Profile of A Profession.  Gov. Docs ED1.302:T22/6/993-94
Careers in Education.  NetLibrary.  Link from book record.
NASDTEC Manual.  Manual on Certification.  Ref. LB 1771. N37

ISSUES                                                             

Teaching Children With AIDS. Bookstacks  LC 4561 .A55 2000
Counseling For Diversity:  A Guide For School Counselors & Related Professionals. Bookstacks LB 1027.5 .C653 1995
Dictionary of Multicultural Education.  Bookstacks LC 1099 .D53 1997
Education Sourcebook:  Basic Information About National Education Expectations & Goals. Ref. LA 210 .E4473 1997
Evolution and Creationism in the Public Schools.  Bookstacks BS 652 .G86 2004
Getting Online: A Friendly Guide for Teachers, Students and Parents.Gov Docs ED 1.308.T 22/4/97
Homeschooling: A Research Based How to Manual.  Bookstacks  LC 40 .C56 2004
How to Get Grants and Gifts for the Public Schools.  Bookstacks LC 243 .L49 2002
Creating Safe Schools:  A Resource Collection. Gov.Docs. ED1.2: SA 1/2/COLLECT./
Opposing Censorship in the Public Schools:  Religion, Morality, and Literature.Bookstacks LC 89 .E38 1998
Safe Schools Healthy Students.  Gov. Docs HE 20.402: SA 1/2002

SEARCHING                                                             

Searching SOUTHcat, the Libraries’ catalog, for books  —  some examples follow:
(Search by subject or keyword; for keyword searching enclose phrases in quotes, e.g. “learning disabilities”  In keyword searches combine terms with a boolean operator, e.g. universities and evaluation)

curriculum planning  
education standards 
home schooling
Mann Horace
education secondary
“teaching methods”
Bethune Mary
education elementary
mathematics
“elementary education”
education secondary case studies
school management
private schools

NOTE: TheThesaurus of ERIC Descriptors contains the standard vocabulary for searching ERIC.
                        A thesaurus is also available within the ERIC database.
                        Ready Ref. Z 695.1 .E3 34
Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms. Ready Ref. Z 6951 .F7 T48 Standard vocabulary for searching PsycInfo.
An online thesaurus is available by linking through EBSCO, then select PsycInfo.  The thesaurus is one of the options.

 

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