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Education Subject GuideMajor Reference WorksIndexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text Databases Electronic Journal and Electronic Text Collections Recommended Web Sites Professional Organizations Statistical Resources Style Manuals
Major Reference WorksCertificationRequirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary SchoolsREF LB 1771 .W6 (latest volume) College Guides(Barron's) Profiles of American CollegesREF L 901 .P72 (latest volume) Chronicle Four-Year College Databook REF L 901 .C76 (latest volume) College Blue Book series (6 volumes) REF L 901 .C676 (latest volumes) The College Blue Book series includes Narrative Descriptions (Vol. 1), Degrees Offered by College and Subject (Vol. 3), and Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans ( Vol. 5) Peterson's http://www.petersons.com Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs (6 volumes) REF L 901 .P442 (latest volumes) Peterson's Guide to 4 Year Colleges REF L 901 .P449 (latest volume) DirectoriesNational Faculty Directory (3 volumes)REF L 901 .N34 (latest volumes) Patterson's American Education REF L 901 .P3 (latest volume) EncyclopediasEncyclopedia of American Education (3 volumes)REF LB 17 .U54 2001 Encyclopedia of Education (8 volumes) REF LB 15 .E47 2003 Encyclopedia of Educational Research (4 volumes) REF LB 15 .E48 1992 Encyclopedia of Higher Education (4 volumes) REF LB 15 .E49 1992 Encyclopedia of Special Education (3 volumes) REF LC 4007 .E53 International Encyclopedia of Education (10 volumes) REF LB 15 .I569 1994 Financial AidBailey/Howe Library's Reference collection contains many guides to scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants and other financial aids for education, including:College Money Handbook REF LB 2337.4 .C66 (latest volume) Scholarship Book (latest volume) REF LB 2337.2 .C37 Test Preparation and PracticeBarron's SAT I: How to Prepare for the New SATREF LB 2353.57 .H68 (latest volume) Cracking the PRAXIS II: NTE REF LB 1762 .C73 (latest volume) Master the GRE 2005 REF LB2367.4 .M3745 2004 
Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text DatabasesERIC [Remote access - UVM only] ERIC provides access by keyword and subject heading to journal articles and reports, from 1966 to the present. ERIC contains information about all aspects of education, all age and grade levels, and related issues. ERIC [open access web version] http://www.eric.ed.gov/ Mental Measurements Yearbook [Remote access - UVM only] This online version of Mental Measurements Yearbook describes more than 2,000 standardized English-language tests that assess personality, aptitude, achievement, intelligence, and other neuropsychological behavior. As the tests are commercially available, only the descriptive material and reviews are available full-text. Coverage is 1989 - present. PsycINFO [Remote access - UVM only] PsycINFO is used to find journal articles, book chapters and dissertations in psychology and related fields from 1974 to present. This resource is helpful for a wide range of education topics including learning theory, human development, school counseling, substance abuse, and organizational dynamics.
Electronic Journal and Electronic Text CollectionsUniversity of Vermont Electronic Journals in EducationEducation Journals and Newsletters Available on the Internet http://www.scre.ac.uk/is/webjournals.html Electronic Journals in the Field of Education http://aera-cr.asu.edu/ejournals/ ERIC Digests http://www.eric.ed.gov ERIC Digests are short reports (1,000 - 1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in education, targeted specifically for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and other practitioners, but generally useful to the broad educational community. They are designed to provide an overview of information on a given topic, plus references to items providing more detailed information. Coverage: 1980 - present. Full-Text Education Journals Available Online http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/kholmes/libguides/edjournals.html JSTOR  [Remote access- UVM only]JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization that provides an electronic archive of scholarly journals. Users can browse the journals or retrieve articles via full-text searching. Project Muse [Remote access - UVM only]A collection of over 100 journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other major university presses. The journal collection covers the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Yahoo>Education>Journals http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Journals/
Recommended Web SitesAnnenberg/CPB Learner.orghttp://www.learner.org/ Annenberg/CPB uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools. Education http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/ Extensive list of links relevant to education and related areas. Education Index http://www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html The Education Index, published by Hobsons, an international college and career publisher, is intended to provide learners and educators with access to the best educational Web sites in a variety of subjects and lifestages. Education Index lists more than 3,000 sites in 66 categories. Peterson's http://www.petersons.com Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites which are useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often. National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ This subdivision of the Department of Education site contains the Encyclopedia of ED Stats, Fast Facts, Digest of Education Statistics, The Condition of Education, and the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) United States Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/ A well organized site packed with information, statistics, full text of reports, news, and links to other organizations and Web sites.
Professional OrganizationsAmerican Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dancehttp://www.aahperd.org/ American Association of University Professors http://www.aaup.org/ American Federation of Teachers http://www.aft.org/ Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development http://www.ascd.org/ Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org/ International Reading Association http://www.reading.org/ MENC: National Association for Music Education http://www.menc.org/ National Association of Elementary School Principals http://www.naesp.org/ National Association of Secondary School Principals http://www.nassp.org/ National Council for History Education http://www.nche.net/ National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/ National Education Association http://www.nea.org/ National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org/ National Science Teachers Association http://www.nsta.org/
Statistical ResourcesNational Center for Education Statisticshttp://nces.ed.gov/ Brings together data from several NCES sources, including The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics.
Style ManualsUsing American Psychological Association (APA) Formathttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html Purdue University's Online Writing Lab offers this guide to the APA citation style. Copies of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are available at the B/H Library Information and Research Assistance desk.
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