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Bookmarks on this Page
| General Information for Students | Resources 1- Catalogs for finding books and teaching materials |
Resources 2- Library Databases & Internet Sites |
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| Evaluating Websites | Following APA style rules |
The Educator's Desk Reference : A Sourcebook of Educational Iinformation and Research (EDR) Call # BA Ref LB1028.26 .F74 1989
The Giant Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for children 3 to 6: More than 500 art & craft activities written by teachers for teachers.Call # BA Ref. LB1139.35 .A37 G52 2000
A Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts Call # Ref. LB 15.B29
Encyclopedia of Learning & Memory Call # Ref. BF 318.E53
The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms Call # Ref. LB 15.M32
The Instant Curriculum: 750 developmentally appropriate learning activities for busy teachers of young children . Call # LB1139.35.A37 S36 2005
Bright Beginnings : an effective literacy-focused PreK program for educationally disadvantaged four-year-old children Call # LB1139.5 L35 S65 2003
Search the NSU Libraries' Online Catalog: http://library2.nsuok.edu/
Here are some of the subject headings used in the catalog: early childhood education; education, preschool; education, primary; kindergarten; early childhood activity programs
Also, you can limit your search to curriculum materials in the catalog. Follow these steps:
1. Find and click on Advanced Keyword
2. On the Advanced Keyword search screen, use the pull-down menu to change the LOCATION from ANY to John Vaughan, Curriculum Materials
Curriculum Materials are housed in the Curriculum Materials Room on the second floor of the JV Library, and some are located in the BA Library stacks.
Search for E-Books using NetLibrary and/or eBrary: http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html
Academic Search Premier - This is a general database, which means it contains article citations and full text articles covering many academic subjects. It is one of the twenty-five databases produced by EbscoHost for which NSU has a subscription. It is probably our most widely used database and is sometimes referred to simply as "Ebsco."
ERIC - This is another database produced by EbscoHost. ERIC stands for the
Professional Development Collection - Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This databasealso contains more than 200 educational reports.
Education Full Text - Part of
General
Sites for Teachers: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Can Teach: http://www.canteach.ca/index.html
United States Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml?src=a
Tom Messner's Search Engine Page: http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~messner/eresearch/e%20research.htm
The Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/
Internet Sites relating to topics in early childhood education
Head Start Bureau : http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/hsweb/index.jsp
National Center for Early Development and Learning : http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/
Reading to Kids: http://readingtokids.org/Home/main.php
ReadyWeb: A Resource for Parents and Educators: http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/
It's important to remember that publishing on the web is very easy - almost anyone can do it! The problem with that is knowing what's credible (worth your time) and what's not.
Here are some of the thing you want to look at or for:
the URL (.gov, .mil, .us, .edu are usually pretty credible);
links to information about the author or sponsoring organization;
links to other sites that are credible;
how current it is
Ultimately the researcher must be the one to determine whether or not to use information found on a web site. The following information from the University of California at Berkeley provides some excellent guidelines for evaluating sites:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.htm
The American Psychological Association originally created a publication manual to provide a common structure for all journal manuscripts in the area of the social sciences.
Many other disciplines (including psychology, the behavioral sciences, nursing, personnel administration and many areas within education) have adopted this as their professional writing standard as well.
In an academic environment, you will often be expected to conform to this standard when writing. At this point, you should be mostly concerned with creating an accurate reference list using proper format and providing citations within the text to give credit for an idea or concept to the source from which you got it.
Print:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
The library owns several copies of the style guide; however, only the 4th edition circulates (can be checked out). There are five copies of the 5th edition in reference and one on reserve. (
Websites:
Using APA format (Purdue University) - this comprehensive guide summarizes the print version of the book. Click on Your Reference List to find examples of the proper format to use when listing sources you used.
APA style.org's Frequently Asked Questions