Education Resources Guide
Reference & Circulating Materials
Government Documents
Interlibrary Loan
Journals
Databases
Internet Resources
The Peterson Library has a wide array of resources in this subject area. This guide presents a selection of these resources as well as useful Internet websites. For research assistance, visit us at the library Information Desk, call us at 203-932-7189, or email us. For assistance with writing the research paper, visit the Center for Learning Resources in Maxcy Hall.
Library Home Page
Go to the Peterson Library home page at www.newhaven.edu/library and take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with it. If you start at the UNH website at www.newhaven.edu, click on Library in the top middle. All the links for accessing library materials and services are on the left on the library home page. The most important are the ones for Catalog, Databases, Journals, and library Guides, but a quick look at all the links will be time well spent.
Library Catalog
Use the library catalog to find circulating and reference materials, including books, audio-visual resources, government documents, and periodical holdings. Our catalog uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification system and subject headings. LC assigns call numbers (letters and numerals) according to the book's primary subject. Some quick catalog search tips:
- Truncate with '?': educat? will get education, educator, educational, etc.
- Put phrases in " ": "elementary education" or "student teaching"
- Sort results by Publish date descending to get newest items at the top of the list.
- Click on Bibliographic and use the subject-heading links below to find
additional material.
- Click on Linked Resources or look for the URL box next to an item for online access.
For additional search tips, consult the library guide on Using the UNH Library Catalog (OPAC).
Ability-grouping and academic inequality evidence from rule-based student assignments. Online only.
Building on results: a blueprint for strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act. [U.S. Gov Docs]
ED 1.2:C 43/38. Also online.
Closed minds?: politics and ideology in American universities. LC173 .S59 2008
Developing early literacy: report of the National Early Literacy Panel. [U.S. Gov Docs]
Y 3.L 71:2 L 71/6. Also online.
Education Begins at Home Act of 2008. [U.S. Gov Docs] Y 1.1/8:110-818/. Also online.
From schoolhouse to courthouse: the judiciary's role in American education. KF4119 .F76 2009
Motivational leadership in early childhood education. LB1775.6 .M37 2007 +CD-ROM
Performance incentives: their growing impact on American K-12 education. LB2842.22 .P47 2009
Teacher learning in small-group settings. LB1715 .C735 2009
Teaching elementary social studies: principles and applications. LB1584 .Z27 2008
2004 Brown Center report on American education. LB3051 .L68 2004
When mayors take charge: school governance in the city. LB2817.3 .W47 2009
Note: The Juvenile Literature and Education Curriculum Collections, as noted in the catalog, are both located on the Library's upper level after the regular Z call numbers.
If you need something not in the catalog, please use our ILL service to have materials sent here from other libraries. Forms to request books and articles are available at the Information Desk, and also online. Fill out a separate ILL request form for each item. Incorrect or incomplete information will slow down receipt of material, so please be accurate.
A federal documents depository since 1971, the library currently receives about a third of Government Printing Office (GPO) publications. Documents received since 2000 will show up in catalog searches. Many of these are also available online so be sure to click on Linked Resources for each item. Most documents held in the library can be borrowed. Our collection includes a substantial number of ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) microfiche, educational reports and kits for teachers. Consult the Government Documents library guide for more information. To request catalog items with the U.S. Govt Docs location or to inquire about older documents, come to the Information Desk.
Periodical articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals are a valuable source of information in all research areas. Our Journals link lists of most of the periodical titles, current and historical, to which you have access through the library, in all formats.
Use the upper search box to enter a journal title to get links to databases containing the journal electronically and a link for any available library holdings as well. You can also use the drop-down box here to search for keywords like teaching or educat* [*=truncation], etc.
Use the lower search box to drop down through topical groupings like: Social Studies> Education> Education-General. Click here to identify periodicals in this latter subject area and to browse current issues, either online or in the library.
Use the indexes in the next section to find periodical articles. For more help, consult our library guide on Finding Articles.
Searching for articles on a subject is best done using an electronic index that looks through the contents of many journals at one time. These databases now often provide the full text of articles or give you other 'Find full text' options.
Access all our Databases via the link on the library home page and enter your UNH network log-in when requested. Most are available 24/7 from any Internet terminal.
Databases dealing with education issues are listed below. Use the Annotated Listing to get additional information about them. Use the Subject Listing to look for others in topical groupings. Those under General/Multidisciplinary will be most broadly useful.
Journal Indexes
Academic OneFile. Multidsciplinary database with lots of full-text and peer-reviewed articles.
ProQuest Education Journals and Wilson Education Abstracts. Leading education journals.
Educator's Reference Complete. Journal articles for teachers, librarians, and school administrators.
ERIC. The free federal database, indexing journals, educational documents and reports.
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index. Includes articles on juvenile delinquency in schools.
ProQuest Newspapers covers major U.S. newspapers back to the 1980s.
PsycINFO links to PsycARTICLES and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection to provide full-text articles from the leading psychological publications.
Other Databases
The Discovering Collection. Topical index of educational resources for teachers.
E-Books for Colleges (Gale Virtual Reference Library). Resources for teaching students of all ages.
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. The online edition from McGraw-Hill.
Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print. From the Buros Institute, testing information for educators, administrators, school personnel.
Many of the websites below are from academic institutions and government agencies. Usually, ones like these with .edu and .gov domains are the most reliable. Google education for additional sites and examine them carefully for their content, currency, and credentials. Look for the About us link. Here's a website to help you to critically evaluate Internet resources.
Government Resources
U.S. Department of Education; Educator's Reference Desk; Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Online publications, Fast Facts, and more.
Connecticut Department of Education. Includes CAPT scores, School District Profiles, Education Directory, teaching resources, certification information, links to national and international web sites.
Connecticut Department of Higher Education. Includes links to statistics on enrollment.
Other Internet Resources
Knowledge Loom. A site on best practices in education from Brown University.
Literacy Web from the University of Connecticut with links to literacy resources.
School Psychology Resources. Jobs, materials on assessment and evaluation, and other site links.
The Solution Site provides access to lesson plans.
Test Prep Review. Provides some free Praxis practice tests.
Voice of the Shuttle. Comprehensive index of web resources for all topics. Search for education.
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