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Department
of Elementary Education
Departmental Research Guide
This research guide relays some basic information on library
and information resources pertaining to the concerns of this
department, as provided by University Libraries and/or sites
on the World Wide Web.
1.
LC Call Nos. - - - 2.
Finding Articles - - - 3.
Reference Collection - - - 4.
El. Ed. Faculty - - - 5.
Professional Societies - - - 6.
Web Sites
1.
To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library
of Congress Subject Divisions)
Books
on subjects associated with this field are shelved under
the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT
to search for specific items in the collection, or more
narrowly-defined subjects.
Education
(General), L7-L991 ------- History of Education,
LA5-LA2396 ------- Theory and Practice of Education,
LB5-LB3640 ------- Teaching (Principles and Practices),
LB1025-LB1050.7 ------- Early Childhood Education,
LB1139.2-LB1139.5 ------- Preschool Education/Nursery
Schools, LB1140-LB1140.5 ------- Kindergarten, LB1141-LB1489
------- Primary Education, LB1501-LB1547 -------
Elementary or Public School Education, LB1555-LB1602
------- Special Aspects of Education, LC8-LC6691
------- Textbooks, LT6-LT1001.
2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles
(using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)
The
following services are recommended for first-year students
and non-majors, as well as advanced students and researchers:
- Academic
Search Premier,
MasterFILE Premier, E-Subscribe (ERIC), Professional
Development Collection, MAS FullTEXT Ultra, and PsycINFO:
These WWW-based services (part of the EBSCOhost system)
feature indexing and abstracting of numerous education-related
journals and magazines WKU Libraries receives in print,
as well as many full-text articles.
- Article1st
and ERIC: As
components of FirstSearch, these databases index
numerous education-related journals and magazines; approximately
ninety percent of these journals are available in the University
Libraries. Article1st indexes over 12,000 journals
and magazines devoted to various subjects; over 300 journals
are devoted to education-related topics. ERIC (Education
Resource Information Center), the largest and most comprehensive
U.S. national bibliographic database devoted to education,
provides access to thousands of education-related journal
articles and documents dating back to 1966.
- KYVL
(Kentucky Virual Library): This collection of databases
provides the convenience of searching the FirstSearch
and EBSCOhost databases, as well as others
such as Novelist, using a wide variety of search
options and the same interface. Links to Kentucky library
catalogs, government information, and teacher resources
are also available.
Special
resource: TDNet
Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries'
electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as
some indexes and databases containing full-text articles;
includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]
3. Monographic and Other Materials
in the Helm Library and Kentucky Building
The
following are recommended for use:
- Education
Index Helm Ref L11.E3x. A paper index
to the literature with coverage extending back to 1929.
- Encyclopedia
of Multicultural Education Helm Ref
LC1099.3.M58
- To
browse for materials such as handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias,
directories, etc. devoted to educational issues, search
the Reference shelves in Helm and the ERC within the L7-LT1001
range of call numbers. Teacher resources pertaining to Elementary
Education can be found in the Professional Collection at
the Educational Resources Center within this call number
range also.
- Primary
and secondary materials in the Kentucky Building on Kentucky
and U.S. history, as well as 19th and 20th century books
for children.
4. Department of Elementary Education
Faculty
Elementary
Education Faculty: http://edtech.wku.edu/~teached/elem_ed_ug.htm
5. Related Professional Societies
(for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)
6. Web Sites Recommended by Department
of Elementary Education Faculty
State-
or Federal Institution-Run Sites
All
Other Sites
University
Libraries Liaison: Roxanne
Spencer (x4659 / roxanne.spencer@wku.edu)
last updated 1/24/2008
page maintained by Charles H. Smith
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