The second floor is the main place to start any research on philosophies and theories in education. You might start with some of these tools:

• Dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri

  Dictionaries (definitions)

  Encyclopedias (background information, bibliographies

• Overviews and handbooks
• Library Catalog
• Abstracts, Indexes, Databases

  Periodical articles and some books

  Dissertations and theses

  Unpublished education materials, documents, some conference proceedings

  Government documents

  Compact disk databases

  Online searching

• Current Awareness

  Newsletters

  Periodicals

  Monographic series and yearbooks of organizations

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Dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri (for vocabulary, concepts, summaries)

• Dictionaries (definitions)
  1. Dictionary of Education [Ref./LB/15/R64/1982]
  2. International Dictionary of Education [Ref./LB/15/P34/1977]
  3. Facts on File Dictionary of Education [Ref./LB/15/S43/1988]
  4. Educational Administration Glossary [Ref./LB/15/D373/1983]
• Encyclopedias (background information, bibliographies)
  1. Encyclopedia of Educational Research [Ref./LB/15/E48/1992]
  2. American Educators' Encyclopedia [Ref./LB/15/D37/1991]
  3. International Encyclopedia of Education [Ref./LB/15/I569/1985]
  4. Encyclopedia of School Administration [Ref./LB/2805/E53/1988]
  5. Encyclopedia of Special Education [Ref./LC/4007/E53/1987]
  6. The International Encyclopedia of Educational Evaluation[Ref./LB.2822.75/I57/1990]

Overviews and handbooks (for overview and summaries, often arranged like an encyclopedia)

1. Handbook of Research on Teaching, 3rd ed. [Ref./LB/1028/G3/1986]
2. Second Handbook of Research on Teaching [Ref./LB/1028/G3/1973]
3. Using National Data Bases in Educational Research [Ref./LB/1028.26/H55/1992]
4. International Encyclopedia of Teaching and Teacher Education [Ref./LB/17/I56/1987] -- by country
5. World Education Encyclopedia [Ref./LB/15/W87/1988] -- by country
6. Encyclopedia of Comparative Education and National Systems of Education [Ref./LB/43/E53/1988 -- by country
7. Knowledge Base for the Beginning Teacher [Ref./LB/1025.2/K615/1989]
8. Handbook of Research on Teacher Education [Ref./LB/1715/H274/1990]
9. Handbook of Research on Educational Administration [Ref./LB/2805/H2864/1988]
10. Handbook of Reading Research [Ref./LB/1050/H278/1984]
11. Educators' Handbook [Ref./LB/1025.2/E39/1987]
12. The Professional Teacher's Handbook [Ref./LB/1607/H666/1976]
13. Handbook of Research on Curriculum [Ref./LB/1570/H264/1992]
14. Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning [Ref./LB/1584/H275/1991]
15. Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children [Ref./LB/1119/H25/1993]
16. Educational Law: Public and Private [Ref./KF/4119/V27/1985

Library Catalog

1. Follow instructions on the screen and on the sheet entitled "Searching the Online Catalog."
2. Library of Congress Subject Headings (large red books)
3. Check the listing of subjects in a record for additional subject headings which might be useful.
4. The call number is at the end of a record

Abstracts, Indexes, and Databases

The abstracts and indexes we have are listed in a printout in the index area. There are title, subject, and call number listings.) The following are all located in the Abstracts/Indexes area:

• Periodical articles and some books
  1. Education Index [Abstr/Indexes/L/11/E38]
  2. Current Index to Journals in Education (ERIC) [Abstr/Indexes/L/11/C87]
  3. Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography [Abstr/Indexes/BF/1/C45]
  4. Exceptional Child Education Abstracts/Resources [Abstr/Indexes/LC/3965/E92]
  5. Developmental Disabilities Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/RC/570/M55]
  6. Mental Retardation Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/RC/570/M453]
  7. Educational Administration Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/L/11/E39]
  8. College Student Personnel Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/LB/2343/C64]
  9. Higher Education Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/LB/2343/h23]
  10. Psychological Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/BF/1/P77]
  11. Sociological Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/HM/1/S62]
  12. Social Science Citation Index [Abstr/Indexes/H/1/S67]
  13. Social Sciences Index [Abstr/Indexes/H/1/S624]
  14. Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences [Abstr/Indexes/H/1/C87]
  15. Physical Education Index [Abstr/Indexes/GV/201/P452]
  16. Language and Language Behavior Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/P/1/L32]
• Dissertations and theses
  1. Dissertation Abstracts International [Abstr/Indexes/Z/5055/U49/D576]
  2. Master's Abstracts [Abstr/Indexes/Z/5055/U49/M37]
  3. Master's Theses in Education [Abstr/Indexes/L/11/M37]
  4. Science Education: A Dissertation Bibliography [Abstr/Indexes/Q/181/U54]
• Unpublished education materials, documents, some conference proceedings
  1. Resources in Education (ERIC) [Abstr/Indexes/L/11/R47]
• Government documents
  1. Monthly Catalog [Gov.Doc.Bib.Cen./Ref./Z/1223/A18]
  2. P.A.I.S. [Abstr/Indexes/JA/1/P73]
  3. MARCIVE GPO CATPAC (automated) -- Government Documents collection, 3rd floor, Periodicals area

Compact disk databases (near reference desk)

1. ERIC on CD-ROM: Indexes both documents and articles on education topics.
2. PsycLIT on CD-ROM
3. Social Sciences Index on CD-ROM
4. Sport Discus
5. Health Index

Online searching

The library has some 60 PC's and MAC's with access to the Internet.

Current Awareness

Much of this can now be done through online searching. Other sources are newsletters, periodicals, monographic series, proceedings, and yearbooks. Abstracting and indexing services can provide access to these materials by subject.)

• Newsletters The library generally does not get many newsletters from organizations. Several are received in the TMC.
• Periodicals The education periodicals we receive are listed in the Periodicals List. Most of these are found in the third floor Periodicals area arranged alphabetically by title. The Periodicals List will tell you what years we have and the form.
• Monographic series and yearbooks of organizations
  1. Search automated catalog under the name of the organization.
     • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development [LB/2804/A8]
     • International Reading Association [LB/1050/I57]
     • National Council for the Social Studies [H/62/A1/N3]
     • National Council of Teachers of English [PE/1011/N295)
     • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [QA/1/N3]
     • National Science Teachers Association
     • National Education Association (What Research Says to the Teacher)
     • Phi Delta Kappa (Fastbacks) (Hot Topics) (Exemplary Practices)
  2. The Teacher's Almanac, 1988-89 [Ref./L/101/U6/T423/1988- 89]
  3. QED's School Guide. New York [Ref./L/903/N7/Q43/1990-91]
  4. The Education Almanac, 1987-88 [Ref./LA/210/E4375/1987- 88]

Prepared by David Kreh, June 1991
Revised: 9/94

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