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Reference Sources

These are only a few listed books out of the many we have in the library.  Check your handouts for more resources. 


Call NumberTitle
Curriculum CenterASCD Curriculum Handbook: A Resource for Curriculum Administrators
CG LB2806.15 
.A793 
 
Ref.Handbook of Research on Teaching
LB 1050
.H315
 
Ref.Handbook of Reading Research (3 vol)
LB 1050
.H278
 
Ref.Encyclopedia of Education (8 vol)
LB15
.E47
 
Ref.Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
LC3707
.E53
 
 

The online catalog will help you find other books in the North Park library on your topic.

  1. Go to www.northpark.edu/library and click on Catalog/Books in the column on the left.
  2. Click on North Park University library.
  3. You can search by title, author, or "any word anywhere" - be sure to read the search hints at the bottom of the screen.
  4. If you need a little help, check out this list of tips for the catalog.  Help Sheet

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NPU Databases

To access the databases:
  1. go to www.northpark.edu/library and click on Databases/Articles in the column on the left.
  2. Click on Databases A-Z
  3.  or Databases by Subject (Education). 

North Park Education Databases:

ERIC: Index with abstracts to journals and books on education. Links to some full-text articles. This is one of the most important educational resources in the library. Help Sheet

Professional Development Collection: Many full text articles from professional literature in education.

Kraus Curriculum Development Library: This searchable database of curricula, frameworks, and standards brings together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education.

PsycInfo: Find educational research studies published in psychology journals. Help sheet


Other Helpful databases:

Academic Search Premier indexes popular and scholarly periodicals in a variety of subject areas across disciplines from the sciences, humanities, current events, and fine arts. This can also be a place to look for movie analyses and reviews.

Wilson Select Plus is a database of all full-text articles from over 1,600 sources in the science, humanities and other interdisciplinary fields.

Serials Solutions will tell you what full-text journals North Park has for every subject.


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