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Subject Guide: Education
Reference Books: These books are located in the Reference area on the first floor of the library and may be used in the library. Reference books can be good sources of factual and background information on a topic and can help you get started with your research.
Encyclopedia of Education, Ref. L 111 A6 D572 2001
Encyclopedia of Special Education, Ref. LC 4007 E53 2007
Books: To search for books in the circulating collections of the Mantor Library and other University of Maine System libraries, use URSUS (the the online catalog). Books with a location of FAR Stacks, FAR Young Adult, and FAR Juvenile are in the Mantor Library's collection. Books available from other URSUS libraries may be requested online using your library barcode.
Journal Articles: Use the Indexes and Databases resources to locate journal articles. Some databases that are useful for research in this subject area are:
Academic Search Premier
Education Full Text
ERIC
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
Sociological Abstracts
Recommended Web Resources:
Awesome Library (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/)
Bernie Poole’s EdIndex of Web Resources… (http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/)
Blue Web’n (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm)
Discovery School.com (http://school.discovery.com/)
edHelper.com (http://www.edhelper.com/)
EDSITEment (http://edsitement.neh.gov/)
Education Index (http://www.educationindex.com/)
Education World (http://www.education-world.com/)
Educational Resources Information Center (http://www.eric.ed.gov/)
Educator’s Reference Desk (http://www.eduref.org/)
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (subscription required) (http://www.goenc.com/)
Family Education Network (http://fen.com/)
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (http://www.free.ed.gov/)
GEM: Gateway to 21st Century Skills (http://www.thegateway.org/)
Lesson Plan Central (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/)
Lesson Plans Page.com (http://www.lessonplanspage.com/)
Middle School.net (http://www.middleschool.net/)
NARA: Digital Classroom (http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html)
National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/)
Schoolzone (http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/)
U.N. CyberSchoolbus (http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/)
U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/)
Teach-Nology: Web Portal for Educators (http://www.teach-nology.com/)
The WebQuest Page (http://webquest.sdsu.edu/)
If you have questions about using the library or any of its resources or if you would like assistance with your research, please see a librarian.
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