LIB 5010 Building Library and Media Center Collections
- Where To Go For Help
- Finding Articles
- Finding Books
- Finding Reviews/Selection Tools
- Useful Web Sites
- Print Selection Aids
- Research Tools
Where To Go For Help
- Distance Learning Library Services Web page
Ask A DL Librarian and Live Chat
Toll Free Telephone number: 1-877-423-0086 - AETZone Telegram
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Geri Purpur: purpurgm@appstate.edu , 828-262-6903
Finding Articles: Library Databases - Best Bets
Education Research Complete
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,780 journals, as well as full text for more than 870 journals in all levels of education from early childhood to higher education
ERIC , 1966-present; Full Text : 1996-present (updated monthly)
ERIC indexes journal articles and documents in the field of education and social services.
Library Literature and Information Science , 1984 to present; Full text : 1997-
Indexes over 360 journals covering libraries and librarianship, selected books (more than 600 a year), conference proceedings, library school theses, pamphlets, and book reviews.
Finding Books: Library Catalog
Library Catalog
Use the online library catalog, to locate books, journal titles (after you have used an index to identify specific articles), and other materials in the ASU Libraries and the Western North Carolina Library Network (WNCLN).
Sample Subject headings: school libraries collection development, school libraries united states, childrens libraries collection development.
Finding Reviews&Selection Tools:Review Journals
Booklist
"Provides a guide to current print and nonprint materials worthy of consideration for purchase by small and medium-sized public libraries and school library media centers."
Center for Children's Books Bulletin
Devoted to the review of current books for children.
School Library Journal
Provider of news, information and reviews for librarians and media specialists who serve children and young adults in school and public libraries.
Finding Reviews&Selection Tools:Databases
Books in Print
Provides purchase information, synopsis of books, and some reviews.
Children's Catalog - Wilson Web
Children's Catalog is a selective annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books and magazines for children from preschool through sixth grade, along with review sources and other professional aids.
Horn Book Guide Online - The Horn Book Guide Online is searchable by author, illustrator, title, subject, and bibliographic data, as well as by rating assigned the book in the original Horn Book review.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database - CLCD contains more contains more than 900,000 catalog records and over 150,000 critical reviews of children's books, ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults.
Useful Websites
Instructional Materials Center (IMC)
Research Guides for Education and K-12 Resources
InfoTech: The Advisory List (NC Dept. of Public Instruction; reviews materials for K-12 educators)
Print Selection Aids-Reference Books
Best Books for Children Preschool through Grade 6.
Best Books for Young Adult Readers Grades 7-12.
Bilingual Children's Books in English & Spanish.
Elementary School Library Collections.
Elementary School Library Collection.
Literature Connections to World HIstory, K-6 & 7-12.
Literature Connections to American History, K-6 & 7-12.
Middle & Junior High School Library Catalog.
Multicultural Picture Books.
Neal Schuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books & Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject.
Recommended Reference Books for Small & Medium-Sized Libraries & Media Centers.
Senior High School Library Catalog.
Research Tools
How To Cite Sources
Explains how to cite print and online sources, including database and internet sources, using MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style.
How Do I Write an Annotated Bibliography?
Endnote
Bibliographic Management Software
ILLIad-Interlibrary Loan
An internet accessible database providing forms for requesting journals not available online and other items not in the collections of Appalachian State University Libraries and not available through ABC Express.
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Content Editor, Geri Purpur
purpurgm@appstate.edu
Sept. 9, 2008