Library Guide to Education Resources

The links on this page have been selected by the librarians as good resources for library patrons to consult when looking for information on the World Wide Web. If you need any assistance, please ask a Reference Librarian! Stop by the information desk in the library, call 375-2164, or send e-mail to ref@sbu.edu 

Books and Other Media

• Browse St. Bonaventure University Library Catalog 
• Browse materials in libraries worldwide: WorldCat 

If you are looking for books in the Friedsam Memorial Library, use the Library of Congress letter L as your starting point.  Also check out the curriculum center for many great education resources. 

• L- Education (General)
• LA-History of Education
• LB-Theory and Practice of Education
• LC-Special Aspects of Education
• LD-Individual Institutions (US)
• LE-Individual Institutions (Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America)
• LF-Individual Institutions (Europe)
• LG-Individual Institutions (Asia,Africa, Australia)
• LH-College and School Magazines and Papers
• LJ-Student Fraternities and societies, US
• LT-Textbooks

Recommended Databases

• Academic Search Complete (EbscoHost)
• CLCD--Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
• Ebsco Animals (EbscoHost) [K-12 resource]
• ERIC (EbscoHost)
• JSTOR
• MAS Ultra--School Edition (EbscoHost) [K-12]
• Primary Search (EbscoHost) [K-12 resource]
• Professional Development Collection (EbscoHost)
• ProQuest Central Research Library (ProQuest)
• TOPICsearch (EbscoHost) [K-12 resource]

Websites

Art Education

• ArtsConnected: Tools for Teaching the Arts: http://www.artsconnected.org/ 

Children's Literature

• Baldwin Library of Children's Literature: Digital Collection: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/?c=juv 
• Children's Literature on the Web: http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ 

Educational Statistics

• Kids Count Data Center, Annie E. Casey Foundation: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/ 
• National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/ 
• Thomas B. Fordham Institute: http://www.edexcellence.net/ 

English and Humanities Education

• EDSITment: The Best of the Humanities on the Web: http://edsitement.neh.gov/ 
• International Reading Association: http://www.reading.org/ 
• National Writing Project: http://www.nwp.org/ 
• Web English Teacher: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ 
• Wired for Books: Poems, Stories, Plays, Essays, Lectures, and Interviews for Children and Adults: http://www.wiredforbooks.org/ 

General Education Websites

• Directory of Open Access Scholarly Journals in Education: http://www.ergobservatory.info/ejdirectory.html 
• Education for All: http://www.edforall.net/ 
• Education World: http://www.educationworld.com/ 
• The Gateway to Educational Materials: http://www.thegateway.org/ 
• Instructional Design: http://www.instructionaldesign.org/index.html 
• Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT): http://www.merlot.org  
• National Association for Developmental Education: http://www.nade.net/ 
• New York State Department of Education: http://www.nysed.gov  
• New York Times Learning Network: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ 
• Pennsylvania Department of Education: http://www.pde.state.pa.us  
• Public Education Network: http://www.publiceducation.org/ 
• Smithsonian Education: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/ 
• Survey of the American Teacher (MetLife): https://www.metlife.com/about/corporate-profile/citizenship/metlife-foundation/metlife-survey-of-the-american-teacher.html?WT.mc_id=vu1101 
• Teacher's Domain: Digital Media for the Classroom & Professional Development: http://www.teachersdomain.org/ 
• US Dept. of Education: http://www.ed.gov/ 
• What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching: http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html 

Lesson Plans

• Colombia Education Center: Lesson Plans: http://youth.net/cec/cec.html 
• Lesson Plan Library: http://www.lessonplanlibrary.com/ 
• PBS Teacher Source: http://www.pbs.org/teachers 

Math and Science Education

• Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education: http://ciese.org/ 
• ENC Online: Math and Science Resources: http://www.goenc.com/ 
• National Council of Teachers of Mathmatics: http://www.nctm.org/ 
• Digital Library for Earth System Education: http://www.dlese.org/library/ 

Physical Education

• American College of Sports Medicine: Health and Physical Activity Reference Database: http://www.acsm.org/access-public-information/health-physical-activity-reference-database 
• Disabled Sports USA: http://www.dsusa.org/ 
• Human Kinetics: http://www.humankinetics.com/ 
• National Athletic Trainers' Association: http://www.nata.org/ 
• Scholarly Sport Sites: http://www.starkcenter.org/static/sportswebsites/ 
• SIRC: A World of Sports Information: http://www.sirc.ca/ 
• Sport Glossaries: http://www.firstbasesports.com/glossary.html 
• Sports Illustrated:Sports History Vault (Sports history): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ 
• SPORTQuest: http://www.sirc.ca/online_resources/sportquest.cfm 

Special Education

• Learning Disabilities Online: http://www.ldonline.org/ 

Technology

• Center for Learning & Performance Technologies: http://c4lpt.co.uk/ 
• Education and Information Technology Library (AACE): http://www.editlib.org/ 
• From Now On: Educational Technology Journal: http://www.fno.org/ 

This library guide was orginally created by Nikki Rosetti, Summer 2011
Last updated: January 2013