ED 101:
multigenre project
Using
the Catalog to locate materials
INNOPAC is the libraries' catalog. It lists books, newspapers,
journals, audio-visual materials, databases, internet resources,
maps, and recordings which are available through the Grinnell
College Libraries.
For information about how to search the catalog effectively see http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/research/InstructionGuides/opac.html
Keyword and subject searching
Keyword searching allows you to select your own terms to describe
your topic. Subject heading (controlled vocabulary) searching
relies on assigned terms chosen by experts to describe your
topic. Keyword and subject heading searches do not generate
the same results and both are useful and often necessary to
find the best information for your topic.
For more information about using keywords and subject headings, see http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/research/InstructionGuides/subjectkeywords.html
Boolean Searching
In order to perform searches well, you need to know how to do a Boolean Search. For a review of Boolean Searching, see http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/research/InstructionGuides/booleanmodule.html
Indexes to Journal Articles and Newspapers
Academic Search Premier includes a number of important journals in the field of education and educational policy.
Education Abstracts indexes artlices in over 680 education journals.
America's Newspapers provides access to hundreds of newspapers from communities in every state.
Resources for locating primary source material
In
addition to searching the library catalog, the following resouces
may be helpful in research:
Grinnell
College Department of Special Collections and Archives
This department contains a wide array of primary source material
including school board records, diaries, student papers, photographs,
audio-visual materials, local history resources, and manuscript
collections. Ask the archivist for assistance in finding useful
materials.
Congressional
[Lexis Nexis]
This is a useful index for locating legislation, researching
its history, and investigating the current status of pending
bills. Full text of the documents is available online.
Reference Sources
The
Greenwood Dictionary of Education. (Ref LB15 .G68 2003)
Education : a Guide to reference and Information Sources
(Ref LB15 .O28x 1999)
Encyclopedia of American public policy (Ref JK468.P64
J33 1999)
Philosophy
of education : an encyclopedia (Ref LB17 .P485 1996)
Web Sites
Yahoo
has a directory of sites with information on many aspects
of education, from pre-school through graduate school.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/
Internet
Public Library's section on Education provides links to
some excellent resources.
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu00.00.00/
Interlibrary Loan
You may request materials through Interlibrary Loan simply
by completing the form available from the main menu of the
catalog. You will be asked to enter your name and ID number;
then you may request materials. Be sure all information is
correct and complete. Plan ahead, since it may take two weeks
to receive material.
If you have any questions, please contact me at rod@grinnell.edu,
or ask a librarian.
Created by: Catherine Rod on February 3, 2005, revised September
2005
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