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. 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.

Pedagogy of Instructional Design: Activity programs in education LB1027.25 | Adult education LC5201-6660 | Audiocassettes in education LB1044.4 | Audio-visual education LB1043-1044.9 | Audio-visual materials LB1042.5-1044.868; P93.5 | Comic books, strips, etc., in education LB1044.9 | Correspondence schools and courses LC5900-6101 | Curriculum planning LB2806.15 | Distance education LC5800-5808 | Education--Experimental methods LB 1027.3 | Motion pictures in education LB1044 | Photography--Digital techniques TR267 | Portfolios in education LB1029.P67 | Programmed instruction LB1028.5 | Project method in teaching LB1027.43 | Television in education LB1044.7 | Video tapes in education LB1044.75 | Visual aids LB1043.5-1044.

Psychology of Instructional Design: Abstraction BF443-443.5 | Achievement motivation BF501-504.3; LB1065 | Apperception BF321; LB1067 | Association of ideas BF365-395 | Attention BF321-323; LB1065 | Cognition BF309-499 | Comprehension BF325 | Concept learning LB1062 | Creative thinking LB1062 | Educational psychology LB1050.9-1091 | Feedback (Psychology) BF319.5.F4 | Human information processing BF444 | Implicit learning BF319.5.I45 | Information theory Q350-390 | Insight BF449.5 | Interest (Psychology) BF321; LB1065 | Learning, Psychology of BF318-319.5; LB1060-1091 | Memory BF370-387; LB1063-1064 | Metacognition BF311 | Perceptual-motor learning BF295; LB1067 | Reasoning (Psychology) BF442 | Thought and thinking BF441-449; LB1590.3-.5 | Transfer of training LB1059 | Visual perception BF241.

Technology and Computers: Blogs TK5105.8882 | Computational intelligence Q342 | Computational linguistics P98-98.5 | Computer bulletin boards ZA4390 | Computer graphics T385 | Computer literacy LB1028.43; LB1043 | Computer managed instruction LB1028.46 | Computer programming QA76.6-.66 | Computer-assisted instruction LB1028.5-.7 | Computers and children QA76.9.C659 | Data mining QA76.9.D32-QA76.9.D343 | Database searching ZA4460 | Databases QA76.9.D32 (Data mining); ZA4450-4460 (Information science) | Digital video TK6680.5-6687 | Educational games LB1029.G3 | Educational technology LB1028.3 | Education--Data processing LB1028.43 | Education--Information services LB1028.26-.27 | Education--Simulation methods LB1029.S53 | Electronic commerce HF5548.32-.33 | Electronic data processing documentation QA76.9.D6 | Electronic mail systems TK5105.73-.743 | Human-computer interaction QA76.9.H85 | Hypertext systems QA76.76.H94 | Information superhighway ZA3201-3250 | Information technology HC79.I55; HD30.2; T58.5-.64 | Interactive multimedia QA76.76.I59 | Internet industry HD9696.8 | Internet marketing HF5415.1265 | Internet programming QA76.625 | Internet TK5105.87-5187.885; ZA4195-4201 | Internet videos TK5105.8867 | Knowledge management HD30.2-HD30.215 | Multimedia systems QA76.575 | Online algorithms QA76.9.A43 | Online databases ZA4450-4460 | Semantic Web TK5105.88815 | Simulation games in education LB1029.S5 | Speech processing systems TK7882.S65 | Web 2.0 TK5105.88817 | Web search engines TK5105.884-.885; ZA4230-4232 | Webcasting TK5105.887 | Wikis (Computer science) TK5105.8882 | World Wide Web TK5105; ZA4195-4235.

Technical Aspects of Computer Networks: Bluetooth technology TK5103.3 | Computer engineering TK7885-7895 | Computer networks TK5105.5-.9 | Digital communications TK5103.7-.75 | Electronic information resources ZA4050-4460 | Synchronous data transmission systems TK5105.4 | Telecommunication TK5103-TK105.883 | Wide area networks (Computer networks) TK5105.87-.875 | Wireless communication systems TK5103.2 - TK5105.77 | Wireless LANs TK5105.78.

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 and MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost): All-subject feature indexing and abstracting of many journals and magazines available at WKU, plus a large selection of articles available full text.
• ERIC (EBSCOhost): Covers over 1000 journals plus research reports and other types of literature on all aspects of education.
• Career & Technical Education has full text articles about career, vocational, & technical education.
• Digital Dissertations Full Text: For access to doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
• Education Full Text: Indexes articles since 1983, abstracts articles since 1994, and selected full text since 1996.
• Educational Administration Abstracts (EBSCOhost): Indexes and abstracts articles in educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Older paper issues are located in Reference at LB2805 .E32 (Ref. Per. Ind.).
• Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost)
• LibraryLit Full Text (Wilson): Library Literature indexes numerous library science and education-related journals, books, conference proceedings, and book reviews (1980-present). Older paper issues (1932-2001) are located in Reference at Helm Ref Per/Ind Z 666 .L69x.
• Google Scholar: A free Web-based service that only searches scholarly literature and links to the full text of journals held by WKU.
• Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost): Indexes and abstracts over 270 trade journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.

The following are additionally recommended for advanced students and researchers:

• ABI/Inform (ProQuest)
• ACM Digital Library
• ACM Guide to Computing Literature 1977-1997: (Helm Ref Per/Ind QA 76 .C5854)
• Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
• Computer Literature Index: (Helm Ref Per/Ind QA 76.5 .Q31ax)
• Computing Reviews: (Helm Ref Per/Ind QA 76 .C5855x)
• DoIS (Documents in Information Science): http://dois.mimas.ac.uk/
• Doucette Index: http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
• Index Morganagus: A full-text index of library related serials.
• Library and Information Science Abstracts: Continued by Information Science Abstracts Helm Ref PER/IND Z 699 .A1 D6
• PerAbs: Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals (FirstSearch database accessible to graduate students and faculty, and to undergraduates by special permission).
• PsycINFO (EBSCOhost): Provides indexing and abstracts for over one million articles in 1,500 journals, plus dissertations, books and book chapters, from 1887 to the present.
• WilsonSelectPlus: Full-text articles in science, humanities, education and business (FirstSearch database accessible to graduate students and faculty, and to undergraduates by special permission).

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]
Special Resource: Computers, Information Science, and Library Science Research at WKU (Bryan Carson)

3. Monographic Reference Works (Helm Library, the Educational Resources Center, and online)

The following are recommended for use:

• ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science Helm Ref Z 1006 .A48 1983
• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science REF Z 1006 .E57
• International Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science Helm Ref Z 1006 .I57
• ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science: http://vax.wcsu.edu/library/odlis.html
• World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services Helm REF Z 1006 .W67 1993
• To browse for materials such as handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, etc. devoted to education and library science issues, search the Reference shelves in Helm and the ERC and the Main Library shelves in Cravens within the L7-LT1001 and Z4-Z8999 range of call numbers.
• Teacher resources pertaining to Education and Library Science can be found in the Professional Collection at the Educational Resources Center within these call number ranges also.

4. Instructional Design & Library Media Education Faculty with Web Pages

Library Faculty:

• Dr. Barbara Fiehn: http://edtech.wku.edu/ste/faculty_staff/profiles/Barbara_Fiehn.htm
• Dr. Cynthia Houston: http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~chouston/
• Dr. Marge Maxwell: http://www.wku.edu/~marge.maxwell/
• Dr. Connie Jo Smith: http://www.wku.edu/~connie.smith/
• Dr. Robert Smith: http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~rsmith/profrsmith/homepage.htm
• Dr. Luella Teuton: http://www.wku.edu/lme/teuton/

Associated Library Faculty:

• Dr. Jim Berger: http://www.wku.edu/~jim.berger/
• Dr. Bryan Carson: http://www.wku.edu/Library/whoswho/bryan_test.htm
• Ms. Rose Davis: http://www.wku.edu/library/whoswho/sci_cat.htm
• Ms. Roxanne Spencer: http://www.wku.edu/Library/whoswho/roxanne_test.htm

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE): http://www.aace.org/
• American Communication Association (ACA): http://www.americancomm.org/
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): http://www.acm.org/
• American Educational Research Association (AERA): http://www.aera.net/
• Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT): http://www.aect.org/
• Association for Progressive Communications (APC): http://www.apc.org/
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD): http://www.astd.org/
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD): http://www.astd.org/
• IEEE Computer Society Learning Technology Task Force (IEEE LTTF): http://lttf.ieee.org/
• International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI): http://www.ispi.org/
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): http://www.iste.org/

6. Web Sites Recommended by Instructional Design Faculty

• BUBL Information Service: http://bubl.ac.uk/
• DORIL, Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy: http://www.lib.usf.edu/ref/doril/process.html
• Doucette Index [K-12 literature-based teaching ideas]: http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
• The Information Literacy Place: http://dis.shef.ac.uk/literacy/
• Instructional Design Central:
  http://www.instructionaldesigncentral.com/
• Kentucky Department of Education (KDE): http://www.education.ky.gov/
• Pam Petty's Education Site: http://www.pampetty.com/

University Libraries Liaison:
Bryan Carson (x5007 / bryan.carson@wku.edu)

Last updated 8/26/2008 September 29, 2009