Education
Databases
For a broad range of topics, including early childhood, K-12, and higher education
- ERIC Database
- Education Full Text : professional journals and magazines, extensive full text
- Education Research Complete : early childhood, K-12, higher education, administration, social issues; extensive full text
- Educator's Reference Complete : professional journals and magazines, reports such as Condition of Education, extensive full text
- Teacher Reference Center : 270 frequently read education journals and magazines for professional educators and administrators
Databases in Related Disciplines
- Academic Search Complete articles in many disciplines, many from scholarly journals; extensive full text
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database more than 200,000 book reviews and information on one million children's items, searchable by age, grade, genre, more
- Horn Book Guide Online searchable online version of the biannual children's literature reviews collection
- PsycINFO developmental and educational psychology, gifted and special education, classroom dynamics, academic learning and achievement, and curriculum
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection: emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychology, psychiatry
For a complete listing of databases provided by UMW Libraries, please see Databases A-Z.
Notes
Generally, use databases to find articles. However, ERIC, produced by the U.S. Department of Education, also contains information about many other types of documents, including government reports, conference proceedings, curriculum guides, and bibliographies. Many ERIC documents published between 1990 and 2004 are available in fulltext through the ERIC website (at left) or in microfiche from UMW's CGPS Stafford Library.
Can't get to an article you found in one of the databases? Watch our video on using the Locate Journal Article feature.
Already have an article citation? Search the Journal Finder to see if the article is available at UMW Libraries.
selected Resources in Simpson Library
General Resources
- Encyclopedia of Education REFB LB15.E47 2003
- Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development REFB LB15 .E473 2005
- Learning Theories A to Z REFB LB 15 .L4695 2002
- World Education Encyclopedia REFB LB15 .W87 2001
aDMINISTRATION
- Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration REFB LB2805. .E527 2006
Children's Literature
UMW Libraries collect award-winning juvenile literature, as well as many reference and circulating works about authors and illustrators and how to choose books for the classroom. See Children's Literature for more information.
Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia REFB LB1139.23 .E272 2007
Education and the Law
- Code of Virginia, Titles 22.1-25.1 REFB KFV2430 .A4 1950 v.5 2006
- Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law REFB KF4114 .D46 2008
- Encyclopedia of Education Law REFB KF 4117 .E53 2008
- Legal Notes for Education REFB KF4119.A1 L43
- Special Education Law REFB KF4209.3.Z9 R39 2003
Higher education
- The College Blue Book REFB LA226 .C685
- College Majors: A Complete Guide from Accounting to Zoology REFB LB2390 .L43 2007
- IEE Passport Short Term Study Abroad REFB LB2375 .S8
- Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs REFB L901 .P46
- Peterson's Study Abroad REFB LB2376 .P46
Human Development & Psychology
- Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development REFB LB15 .E473 2005
- Encyclopedia of School Psychology REFB LB1027.55 .E523 2005
- The Praeger Handbook of Education and Psychology REFB LB1051 .P635 2007
- The Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain REFB LB1060 .P683 2006
Issues in Education
- Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia REFB LC189.95 .E38 2002
- Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education REFB LC1099.3 H35 2004
- Youth, Education, and Sexualities REFB LC 192.6 .Y68 2005
Literacy
- Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of history, Theory, and Practice REFB LC151.L487 2002
special nEEDs
- Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals REFB LC189.95 .E38 2002
- The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities REFB LC4704.5 .T86 2006
- The Praeger Handbook of Special Education REFB LC3957 .P73 2007
Statistics
- Condition of Education REFB L112 .N377a (also online from the National Center for Education Statistics)
- Digest of Education Statistics REF L111.A6 (also online from the National Center for Education Statistics)
technology
- Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia REFB LB1028.3 .E17 2004
- Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning REFB LC5211 .E42 2004
notes
Reference books--designated by REFB before the call number--are located on the first floor at Simpson Library. Use them for background information. Need guidance? Ask at the Reference Desk, also on the first floor.
Websites
Gateway sites
- Education World
- Educator's Reference Desk
- Internet Public Library - Education
- Librarians' Internet Index - Education
Government Resources
Higher Education News
- Inside Higher Ed Free news, views, and job listings, updated weekdays
Teaching Resources
- Blue Web'n AT&T/Pacific Bell's (pacbell's) pioneering website, based on California standards
- DiscoverySchool.com: Lesson Plan Library from the Discovery Channel
- FREE: Federal Resources for Education Excellence index of Web resources from more than 50 federal agencies
- National Geographic.com: Education
- PBS TeacherSource
- Scholastic Teachers from the children's publisher
- Smithsonian Education: For Educators
- Teacher's Domain from public television station WGBH, Boston (free registration required)
Notes
Unsure about information you found on the Web? See our Guide to Evaluating Resources.