Department of Special Instructional Programs: Literacy
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. 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:  Education (General), L7-L991 ------- History of Education, LA5-LA2396 ------- Theory and Practice of Education, LB5-LB3640 ------- Teaching (Principles and Practices), LB1025-LB1050.7

Reading:  Reading (General), LB1049.9-LB1050.75 ------- 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 reading and 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 reading and 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.
• Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL): 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 Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

• Education Index Helm Ref L11.E3x
• The Special-Needs Reading List Helm Ref Z5814.C52 S84
• The Literacy Dictionary Helm Ref LB1049.98 .L58
• To browse for materials such as handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, etc. devoted to reading and educational issues, search the Reference shelves in Helm and the ERC within the L7-LT100, and more specifically the LB1049.9-LB1050.75, range of call numbers. Teacher resources pertaining to Reading Education can be found in the Professional Collection at the Educational Resources Center within this call number range also.

4. Literacy Faculty with Web Pages

Brenda Sabey http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~bsabey/; Sherry Powers http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~spowers/; Beverly Joan Boulware http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~bboulwar/; Pam Petty http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~ppetty/

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

• International Reading Association: http://www.reading.org/
• Kentucky Education Association: http://www.kea.org/
• Kentucky Reading Association: http://www.kyreading.org/
• National Association for the Education of Young Children: http://www.naeyc.org/
• National Center for Family Literacy: http://www.famlit.org/
  

6. Web Sites Recommended by Literacy Faculty

• America Reads Challenge: http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/
• Awesome Library [web resources in education]: http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
• Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
• Developing Educational Standards [by subject area]: http://edStandards.org/Standards.html
• Doucette Index [K-12 literature-based teaching ideas]: http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
• Education World: http://www.education-world.com/
• EduHound: http://www.eduhound.com/
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center): http://www.eric.ed.gov/
• Express Page: http://www.expage.com/page/educationshelps
• Familyeducation Network: http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
• Gateway to Educational Materials: http://www.thegateway.org/
• History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers: http://home.comcast.net/~dboals1/boals.html
• Kentuckiana for School Teachers: http://www.wku.edu/Library/dlps/guides/kyed.htm
• Kentucky Academy of Technology Education: http://www.murraystate.edu/kate/index.htm
• Kentucky Department of Education: http://www.kde.state.ky.us/
• KidSource: http://www.kidsource.com/
• Multitude of Children's Literature Web Sites: http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~dean/literature.htm
• Network Computing & Communications (WKU): http://ncweb1.wab.wku.edu/ncc/
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL): http://www.ncrel.org/
• Pam Petty's Education Site: http://www.pampetty.com/
• Reading Online (International Reading Association): http://www.readingonline.org/
• SERI (Special Education Resources on the Internet): http://seriweb.com/
• Sites for Teachers: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
• Social Studies Development Center: http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/ssdc.htm
• Social Studies Sources: http://www.education.indiana.edu/~socialst/
• Special Education Network: http://www.specialednet.com/
• TeachersFirst: Reading and Children's Literature: http://www.teachersfirst.com/cnt-read.shtml
• U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/
• U.S. Dept. of Education--Education Resource Organizations Directory: http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/

University Libraries Liaison: Roxanne Spencer (x4659 / roxanne.spencer@wku.edu) last updated 3/04/2007
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