Library Research Guide
College 260-02
Education in a Liberal Society: Curriculum and Pedagogical Decision-Making
Prof. Susan Mason
Fall 2007
Background Information
 CQ Researcher
Summary reports on a wide range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues.
The Educator's Reference Desk
Links to resources such as internet sites, reports and organizations. Includes lesson plans and a question archive on the practice, theory, and research of education.
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration
Articles on the theories, terms and concepts of educational leadership and school administration.
Encyclopedia of American Education - 3 vols.
Location: Ref LB17 .U54 2001
Encyclopedia of Education - 8 vols.
Location: Ref LB15 .E47 2003
Taking Sides. Clashing Views on Educational Issues
Location: Ref LA217.2 .T35 2007
Presents pro and con arguments about different aspects of controversial issues.
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Articles
Core Resources:
 Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journal and popular magazine articles in all subject areas, many of which are available in full text online.
ERIC
Article abstracts from over 1,000 education-related journals.
Professional Development Collection
Article abstracts or full text from education journals including 350 peer-reviewed titles.
Newspaper Articles:
Education News - New York Times (registration required)
Recent NYT articles on elementary, secondary and higher education.
Education Week
A weekly newspaper focusing on issues in American education, preschool to 12th grade.
LexisNexis Academic
Fulltext newspaper articles, including The New York Times.
NewsBank
Includes the newspapers from Albany, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica.
Additional Resources:
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Books
ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.
WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the Find It. button to request items through interlibrary loan.
Examples of Subject headings for ALEX and WorldCat searches:
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Images
stock.xchng
High resolution royalty-free images. Free registration required to download high resolution images.
Finding Images in the Library
A guide to locating high quality images in print materials, suitable for scanning for large format poster projects.
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Statistics
The Chapter 655 Report
An annual report on the state of New York's schools with detailed statistical profiles of the public school districts.
Chapter 655 Report, October 2006
Volume 1 - Statewide Profile of the Educational System
Volume 2 - Statistical Profiles of Public School Districts (District and County Tables)
Statewide Summary Data (Excel format)
District and County Level Data (Excel format)
New York State Report Cards
School and district data submitted by local school district officials.
School District Demographics System
School district geographic and demographic data.
Common Core of Data
Fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the U.S.
New York State Statistical Yearbook
Compilation of data collected by New York state agencies.
Also available in print. Location: Ref HA544 .A2
SchoolMatters
Standard & Poor's comparative tools for data analysis on schools and districts nationwide.
National Center for Education Statistics
NYS Education Department - EMSC Information & Reporting Services
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Internet Sites
New York City Department of Education
New York State Education Department
Websites for Educators
Education-related links selected by librarians at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Citing Sources
RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to collect citations and format them into footnotes and bibliographies for your research papers and writing assignments.
Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.
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Get Help
For assistance with this course, contact:
Lynn Mayo
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4746
lmayo@hamilton.edu
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(Reviewed: November 6, 2007)
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