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 (General), L7- L991 ------- History of Education, LA5- LA2396 ------- Theory and Practice of Education, LB5- LB3640 ------- Teaching (Principles and Practices), LB1025- LB1050.7 ------- Secondary Education/High Schools, LB1603- LB1696.6 ------- Special Aspects of Education, LC8- LC6691 ------- Individual Institutions, LD- LG ------- College and School Magazines and Papers, LH1- LH9 ------- 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 and MasterFILE Premier: These two all-subject WWW-based services (they are part of the EBSCOhost system) feature indexing and abstracting of many journals and magazines WKU Libraries receives in hardcopy, plus a large selection of articles in full-text.
• Career & Technical Education has full text articles about career, vocational, & technical education.
• ERIC (EBSCOhost): Covers over 1000 journals plus research reports and other types of literature on all aspects of 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.).
• 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.
• Google Scholar: A free Web-based Google service that restricts searches to the scholarly literature. Now features linking to full-text of articles held by WKU.
• Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost): Indexes and abstracts over 270 trade journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.
• KYVL (Kentucky Virual Library): This collection of databases provides the convenience of searching the 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.
• Education Index Helm Ref L11.E3x. A paper index to the literature with coverage extending back to 1929.

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

• 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 Middle and Secondary Education can be found in the Professional Collection at the Educational Resources Center within this call number range also.

4. WKU Middle Grades and Secondary Education Home Pages

Department of Middle Grades Education http://edtech.wku.edu/~teached/midgrd_ug.htm
Department of Secondary Education http://edtech.wku.edu/~teached/secedu_ug.html

Faculty:

• Dr. Tabith "Toby" Daniel, Department Head, http://edtech.wku.edu/~tdaniel/
• Dr. Elizabeth W. Cooksey http://edtech.wku.edu/~ecooksey/
• Dr. Judy Davison http://edtech.wku.edu/~jdavison/
• Dr. Sam Evans http://edtech.wku.edu/deans_office/Dr_Sam_Evans.htm
• Dr. Barbara Kacer http://edtech.wku.edu/~bkacer/
• Dr. Michael McDonald http://www.wku.edu/~michael.mcdonald/
• Dr. John Moore http://edtech.wku.edu/~jmoore/
• Dr. Julia Roberts http://edtech.wku.edu/~jroberts/
• Mr. Rico Tyler http://edtech.wku.edu/~rtyler/
• Dr. Terry Wilson http://www.wku.edu/cmsee/center.htm
• Ms. Michelle Kahler, Advisor

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

• Educational Organizations and Associations: http://www.ed.gov/about/associations.jsp
• Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts: http://www.kcte.org/
• Kentucky Education Association: http://www.kea.org/
• National Association for Multicultural Education: http://www.nameorg.org/
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: http://www.nbpts.org/
• National Business Education Association: http://www.nbea.org/
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education: http://www.ncate.org/
• National Council for Geographic Education: http://www.ncge.org/
• National Council for the Social Studies: http://www.ncss.org/
• National Council of Teachers of English: http://www.ncte.org/
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: http://www.nctm.org/
• National Middle School Association: http://www.nmsa.org/
• National PTA Online: http://www.pta.org/
• National Science Teachers Association: http://www.nsta.org/
• Phi Delta Kappa: http://www.pdkintl.org/

6. Web Sites Recommended by Middle Grades & Secondary Education Faculty

• A Multitude of Children's Literature Websites: http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~dean/literature.htm
• Awesome Library [web resources in education]: http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
• Center for Mathematics, Science, & Environmental Education (WKU): http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/Education/CMSEE/main.html
• CHASS Internet Resources: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/chass/resource/resource.html
• Developing Educational Standards [by subject area]: http://edStandards.org/Standards.html
• Education World: http://www.education-world.com/
• EduHound: http://www.eduhound.com/
• English Language & Literatures: http://www.virginia.edu/cla/english.htm
• Houghton-Mifflin Education Place: http://www.eduplace.com/
• Kentuckiana for School Teachers: http://www.wku.edu/Library/dlps/guides/kyed.htm
• Kentucky Department of Education: http://www.kde.state.ky.us/
• Links to Lesson Plans Online: http://members.aol.com/weemoose/lessonplans.html
• National Endowment for the Humanities: http://www.neh.fed.us/
• New Literary Resources: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/new.html
• Teacher Talk: http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/tthmpg.html
• Voice of the Shuttle: http://vos.ucsb.edu/

University Libraries Liaison: Roxanne Spencer (x4659 / roxanne.spencer@wku.edu) last updated 8/26/2008
page maintained by Charles H. Smith