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Learn how to find reference books in the library catalog.
- African American Education Ref. LC2741 .J33 2001
- Alternative Schools Ref. LC46.4 .C66 2002
- American Educators' Encyclopedia Ref. LB15 .D37 1991
- Charter Schools Ref. LB2806.36 .W45 2000
- Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education Ref. LC4007 .E53 2002
- Condition of Education Ref. L112 .N377a
- Digest of Education Statistics Ref. L11 .D48
- Educator's Desk Reference Ref. LB1028.27 .U6 F74 1989
- Encyclopedia of Education Ref. LB15 .E47 2003
- Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities Ref. LC4704.5 .T86 2001
- Encyclopedia of School Administration & Supervision Ref. LB2805 .E53 1988
- Facts on File Dictionary of Education Ref. LB15 .S43 1988
- Learning Disabilities A to Z : A Parent's Complete Guide Ref. LC4705 .S62 1997
To find books on a given subject, search GIL, the online library catalog.
Perform a Keyword Search when you want to match your term with the same term in a certain field of the database, such as Author, Title, Subject, or Series. You can also attempt to match your term as a Keyword (Title/Subject), which will cause the GIL search engine to look in the Title and Subject fields of the record, or you can try to match your term anywhere in the record by selecting Keyword Anywhere.
Use the Exact Search option if you know the exact term you want to match, such as title, author name, or subject. Also, if you know the beginning part of the term, such as the first word of a title or the first few letters of an author's name, you can use the Exact Search option to find the full form of your term. If you are have trouble finding the material you need using a certain subject term, you can also use Exact Search to find what is called a valid Library of Congress Subject Heading, as well as subheadings for that subject term. For instance, if you attempt to find literary criticism using "Literary Criticism" as a subject term, you will find the the valid Library of Congress Subject Heading for "Literary Criticism" is simply "Criticism".
Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings for Education:·
Use the Broad Term "Education" in conjunction with narrower terms:
- Attention deficit (AD or ADHD)
- Education, Elementary
- Education, Secondary
- Educational Curricula
- Educators
- Home and school
- Home Schooling
- Instructional Systems
- Learning
- Literacy
- School choice
Creating other narrower terms:
_________ education (such as “progressive education”; “adult education”; “competency based education”)
_________ in education (such as “television in education”; “mentoring in education”; “women in education”)
_________ and education (such as “industry and education”; “war and education”; “church and education”)
See Also: Schools
In addition to the materials located in the library, GGC provides you with access to some 26,000 full-text electronic books through netLibrary. You can access netLibrary through GALILEO, through GIL, or visit http://netlibrary.com/.
Note: You need to set up a netLibrary account before you can use netLibrary books. However, it is free and only involves filling out a simple form. See our Ebook/netLibrary guide or ask a librarian for more information. netLibrary uses Library of Congress Subject Headings as well, so try the examples given above.
The Georgia Gwinnett College Library collects series of books in many subject areas, both in print and in netLibrary.
Learn how to find books by series title in the library catalog.
Use GALILEO databases to find articles. The following databases are a good place to start your search.
If you would like to find out if a particular journal is available electronically, use GALILEO's Journals A-Z. Georgia Gwinnett College Library does not subscribe to all of the databases that UGA subscribes to. Therefore, if you are not a UGA student, you may not have access to some of the databases that are presented in the results of a search in the EJL.
Education Full Text (full-text)
Full text Education articles from Wilson OmniFile.
ERIC (linked full-text)
This database covers all aspects of education and educational research, includes both abstracts of published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics, with links to the full text of many articles.- Gale InfoTrac Custom Journals (full-text)
Articles in Business, Psychology, Nursing, Radiologic Sciences, Computer Science, Education, and Biology. - Professional Development Collection (full-text)
A specialized collection of journal articles and pamphlets, especially for professional educators, that includes abstract and index coverage for 800 professional development titles and searchable full text for over 500 journals covering the most current topics in the field of education. This database also provides full text for more than 160 education pamphlets. - Academic Search Premier (full-text) provides abstracts and indexing for over 3,800 publications, as well as full text for over 3,200 scholarly journals and general magazines. Coverage: 1984 – present.
- Research Library (full-text) is a multidisciplinary database that covers more than 1,600 publications. Coverage: 1986-present (citations and abstracts); 1991-present (full text for selected publications).
- JSTOR (full-text) JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues of core journal titles in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
- Project Muse (full-text)
Project Muse provides online access to the full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (full-text)
This database provides full-text articles from more than 470 journals. It covers topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. - PsycINFO (linked full-text)
Citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines. Journal coverage includes international material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals from nearly 50 countries. Also included are Psychological Abstracts (1927-1966), Psychological Bulletin (1921-1926), and all journals published by the American Psychological Association plus the American Journal of Psychology from the first issue of volume 1, number 1 in November 1887. - Social Sciences Full Text (full-text)
Full text articles in the Social Sciences from Wilson OmniFile. - netLibrary (full-text electronic books)
netLibrary provides access to over 15,000 electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. Titles may be checked out for on-screen viewing for four hours. NOTE: Each individual user must create a personal user name and password.
Print Journals and Magazines Located at the GGC Library
Learn how to find print periodicals in the library catalog.
- Academe
- Adult Learning
- American Biology Teacher
- American Educational Research Journal
- American Journal of Education
- Change
- Childhood Education
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- College English
- Distance Education Report
- Education Digest
- Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities
- Education and Treatment of Children
- Education Week
- Educational Leadership
- Elementary School Journal
- English Journal
- Equity and Excellence in Education
- Exceptional Children
- Gifted Child Quarterly
- Gifted Child Today
- Harvard Educational Review
- Instructor
- Journal of Curriculum and Supervision
- Journal of Education
- Journal for the Education of the Gifted
- Journal of Educational Psychology
- Journal of Education Research
- Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD)
- Journal for Research in Childhood Education
- Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
- Journal of Teacher Education
- Modern Language Journal
- NASSP Bulletin
- Phi Delta Kappan
- Principal
- Principal Leadership
- Reading Teacher
- Reading Today
- Review Of Educational Research
- Roeper Review
- YC: Young Children
For more information, see Find Articles.
Use caution when selecting web sites to use for research purposes. Search engines such as Google can provide access to web sites relevant to your research, but it is necessary to investigate the authoritativeness of your search results.
Pay attention to certain details:
- Who created the site?
- Are their credentials made available?
- When was the site last updated?
- What is the purpose of the site?
- Is the site trying to sell you something or convince you of something?
For a web site containing high quality, carefully reviewed articles on every imaginable subject, please have a look at SKS Web Select.
UGA Libraries Research Central is a hierarchical guide to subject matter available electronically from UGA.
Associations
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education AACTE is an association of colleges and universities with undergraduate or graduate programs to prepare professional educators.
- American Educational Research Association AERA is an organization concerned with advancing educational research and its practical application.
- American Federation of Teachers The AFT is a 940,000-member union of public and private school teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, higher education faculty and professionals, employees of state and local governments, nurses and health professionals.
- American Library Association The ALA is the oldest, largest and most influential library association in the world, providing leadership and support in more than 100,000 libraries across the U.S.
- Association of Teacher Educators Founded in 1920, the the ATE is devoted to the improvement of teacher education for both school and campus-based teacher educators. ATE members represent over 650 colleges and universities, 500 major school systems, and the majority of the state departments of education.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children The NAEYC is dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children through age eight.
- National Council for History Education A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the importance of history in schools and in society.
- National Center for Research on Teacher Learning The NCRTL was founded in 1985 with a grant from the Office of Education Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. The organization's mission is research into teacher education.
- National Council of Teachers of English The NCTE is devoted to improving the teaching of English and the language arts at all levels of education.
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is the largest nonprofit professional association of mathematics educators in the world. NCTM offers vision, leadership, and avenues of communication for mathematics educators at the elementary school, middle school, high school, and college and university levels.
- National Education Association The NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. Founded in 1857, the NEA has over 2.3 million members at every level of education.
- National Home Education Network works to encourage and facilitate the work of state and local homeschooling organizations and individuals by providing information, fostering networking and promoting public relations on a national level.
- National Science Teachers Association The NSTA, founded in 1944, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching.
- Organizations Concerned about Rural Education OCRE is a coalition of organizations concerned for the economic future of rural America, and particularly the education of rural children.
General
- Georgia Department of Education The mission of the DOE to function as a service-oriented and policy-driven agency that meets the needs of local school systems.
- Education Week on the Web is published by Editorial Projects in Education, Inc., to help raise the level of awareness and understanding, among professionals and the public, of important issues in American education.
- Eisenhower National Clearinghouse ENC Online is a K-12 math and science teacher center.
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence is a well-organized directory of educational websites.
- National Center for Education Statistics NCES is a federal agency that collects and analyzes data related to education in the U.S. and overseas.
- National Library of Education is the world's largest federally funded library devoted solely to education, and is the U.S. government's main resource center for education information.
- Teachers’ Net A website for teachers of all ages of students that provide information about events, jobs, and other information of interest to teachers.
- U.S. Dept. of Education was created in 1980 with the goal of ensuring equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.
Be sure to visit our Guide to Evaluating Web Sites before choosing a website as a source for research!
If you are having trouble locating the information that you need please seek assistance from a Reference Librarian. The Reference staff may be contacted in person at the Reference Desk, via phone at (678) 407-5064 or via e-mail using the following link:
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