Early Childhood Education
The purpose of this guide is to highlight library resources at Ohio University and to provide links to Internet resources for the field of Early Childhood Education.
Most professional librarians serve as subject bibliographers for one or more academic departments or programs. They work with faculty members to develop the library's collection, promote its use and provide library instruction.
For the area of Child and Family Studies, the subject bibliographer is:
Susie Rohrbough, Collection Development Librarian
Office: Alden Library 401A
Phone: (740) 593-9686
E-Mail: rohrboug@ohio.edu
The faculty library liaison person is:
Dr. Schuyler Cone, Assistant Professor, Human and Consumer Sciences
Office: Grover Center W357
Phone: 593-2886
E-Mail: cone@ohiou.edu
(for finding journal articles and perhaps other published sources of information)
Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography (print index)
- Indexes some journals not included in ERIC or PsycInfo
- Coverage is 1986 to the present. It is updated quarterly.
- Current and bound issues are located in the Reference Department in the Index/Abstract shelving area. The call number is Ref HQ 750 A1 C47.
Education Abstracts
- Indexes 400 international English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and book series in the field of education.
- Includes books reviews from those publications.
- Coverage of the electronic version is 1983 to the present. It is updated monthly.
- Earlier years, 1929-1983, are on the Reference Index Shelves under L11 .E383.
- Availability: all on-campus computers with web access; from off-campus, Ohio University students, faculty, and staff have access through a login process.
ERIC
- Indexes approximately 900 journals in the field of education and related fields. Also indexes the ERIC document collection.
- Coverage is 1966 to the present. It is updated monthly.
- Online tutorial available at http://www.lib.muohio.edu/edpsych/tutorials.html
- Availability: all on-campus computers with web access; from off-campus, Ohio University students, faculty, and staff have access through a login process.
- A free form of ERIC is available at http://ericae.net/scripts/ewiz/amain2.asp
- The ERIC Document Reproduction Service offers free PDF copies of some of the ERIC documents - 80% of the ERIC documents indexed since 1996. (Note: this is for ERIC documents only, not for journal articles indexed in ERIC.) Use the Express Search or the Full Search link in the left hand column to enter ED numbers.
PsycInfo
- Indexes approximately 1300 journals in the field of psychology and related disciplines, such as counseling, social linguistics, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, and anthropology. Also indexes bookd, chapters within books, and dissertations.
- Comprehensive and international in scope. Indexes materials in 27 languages from 46 countries. About 11% of the items indexed are not in English.
- Coverage of the current file is 1967 to the present. The current file is updated monthly. There is also a Historic PsycInfo file for 1887-1966.
- Online tutorial
- Availability: all on-campus computers with web access; from off-campus, Ohio University students, faculty, and staff have access through a login process.
Library catalogs generally include references for materials like books, journals, and videos owned by a particular library or group of libraries. They do not include articles within journals, and most (including Ohio University's catalog) don't include ERIC documents. To access those materials, use Indexes and Abstracts.
ALICE: Ohio University Libraries' Online Catalog
(Web version)
ALICE is the name of the online library catalog for all campuses of Ohio University - Athens, Chillicothe, Eastern, Lancaster, Southern, and Zanesville. (See handout on "Using ALICE" for more information.)
OhioLINK Central Catalog
The OhioLINK Central Catalog represents the combined holdings of more than fifty libraries around the state. (See handout on "Online Borrowing from OhioLINK Libraries.")
WorldCat
For off-campus access, login through OhioLINK.
WorldCat is an international database for bibliographic information catalogued by many thousands of libraries. Consists of over 30 million bibliographic records. This is a good database for identifying materials not held in Ohio libraries. You can't borrow directly through this database. If you find materials here that are not available through OhioLINK, use Ohio University's Interlibrary Loan service.
(including encyclopedias, statistics, directories, etc.)
Below is a selected list of reference books in Alden Library, with call numbers and brief description. They can be found in the Reference Department on the 4th floor.
Careers in Child Care
Ref. HQ 778.5 E24 2001
Includes employment in child-care occupations (including nannies), teaching, sports and recreation, health and welfare, arts and entertainment; covers current employment picture and method of assessing career aptitudes.
Dauntless Women in Childhood Education, 1856-1931.
LA 2311 S6
Profiles in Early Childhood Education, 1931-1960.
LA 2301 A27 1992
Companion volumes from the Association for Childhood Education International which provides biographical profiles of individuals important to the history and growth of early children education.
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education
Ref. LB 1139.25 E53 1992
A reference work about young children in the US for parents, educators, school administrators and policy makers.
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Ref. HQ 772 G27 1997
Targeted to parents as well as professionals; entries cover wide range of topics; includes survey articles on key theories and issues in child development; has comprehensive bibliography and good subject index.
Growing Up in America
Ref HQ 767.8 G76x 2001
A profile, primarily statistical, of the lives of America's children and youth. The early chapters present demographic data relating to populations, family life and child care, while later chapters focus on more specific issues: economics, health, teen pregnancy, crime, recreation, and youth attitudes.
Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children
Ref. LB 1119 H25 1993
For researchers, practitioners and policy makers looking for information on current research knowledge.
International handbook of early childhood education
Ref LB1139.23 .I68 1992
Pioneers of Early Childhood Education: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide.
Ref LB 1139.23 P45 1998
A collection of very brief biographical articles about the "educators who built the field" of early childhood education, with lists of both primary and secondary writings.
Resources for Early Childhood: a Handbook
Ref. HQ 767.9 N8 1994
Selective cross-section of the literature covering areas such as parenting issues, growth and development of the young child, arts and young children.
Below is a selected list of journals in Alden Library, with call numbers. Except as noted, the recent issues are in the Information Delivery Center (2nd floor of Alden Library). Older volumes are in the General Stacks, Reserve Room (3rd floor), or Microforms Collection (1st floor). Follow the links to ALICE for exact holdings and locations.
These are the call numbers used by the Ohio University Libraries for books and other materials relating to the listed topics. In Alden Library, all these call numbers can be found on the 6th floor, except the RJ range for pediatrics, which are in the Health Sciences Library, 3rd floor.
| Child Development: |
LB 1001-LB1139
(Education) |
HQ 77- HQ 777
(Sociology) |
RJ 131-RJ 137
(Pediatrics) |
| Child Psychology: |
BF 721-BF 723 |
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| Child Rearing: |
HQ 768-HQ 780 |
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| Day Care Centers: |
HV 851-HV 861 |
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| Early Childhood Education: |
LB 1139.2-LB 1139.4 |
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Web Sites
Meta-Sites for Early Childhood Education
These sites are gateways to a variety of Web sites that address issues and offer services and products of interest to students and professionals in the field of Early Childhood Education.
Early Childhood Education On Line Web Site
"Exists to promote and facilitate information management and exchange, and to serve as a resource and benefit for all children, their families, and all people who help them grow and learn." Maintained by a College of Education faculty member at the University of Maine, this site is a non-commercial presentation of Web sites links related to ECE arranged by categories such as Curriculum and Environments, Diversity, Observation and Assessment. A bare-bones approach, but fairly comprehensive.
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Web Guide
"The Early Childhood Education Web Guide seeks to provide childcare professionals with the most up-to-date Internet resources." Organizes links to Web sites in six categories: Child Development, Anti-Bias Resources, Discipline and Guidance, Health and Safety, Learning Environment, Professionalism, and Program Management. Also provides a search engine for all the ECE sites listed. A very good site to start from.
Education World: Early Childhood Center
"Created to celebrate and support the creativity and dedication of those who participate in the education of young children. Teachers, parents, aides, and administrators are encouraged to explore these resource and share your ideas for working with young children." Covers a broad range of topics from teaching ideas to children development to assessment/intervention. Includes articles, reviews, and many links to relevant sites. Heavy with advertising, but there's lots of value here.
Association and Organization Sites
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Located at the University of Illinois/Urbana, this ERIC clearinghouse contributes to the ERIC database "in the areas of child development, the education and care of children from birth through early adolescence, the teaching of young children, and parenting and family life." The Clearinghouse provides information services to parents and educators, publishes books, ERIC digests, resource lists, a research journal, and a newsletter. The web site provides access to the EECE Clearinghouse services and publications.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC is "the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade." Their Web site provides descriptions of their mission, philosophy, publications and programs.
National Association of Child Care Professionals
This association's "goal is to improve, enhance and strengthen the credibility of the people who lead the child care industry by providing membership services and benefits." The site describes their publications, programs, and has a Yellow Pages of child care professionals for the U.S.
National Childcare Information Center
"A national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services." Provides links to articles and publications, primarily from US government agencies, on a variety of child care topics. Full-text issues of their journal Child Care are here. FAQs include information helpful to starting and operating a a child care facility and information about funding opportunities. Their list of "Internet Links" is extensive; while not categorized, the links are included in a search feature.
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
The Center's primary mission is "to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care services. " The Web site contains the full-text of the performance standards guidelines published in 1992 and presents the child care licensure regulations for all 50 states and Washington D. C. Also has links to other child health and safety sites.
Sites for Teacher Resources
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
"The Gateway to Educational Materials is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. Teachers, parents, administrators can search or browse The Gateway and find thousands of high quality educational materials, including lesson plans, activities, and projects."
Preschool Education: Discover the Fun in Learning
This site is designed for teachers and provides activities, lesson plans, teaching tips, classroom printables, and coloring pages, and lots of other practical resources. One of the best of this type of site. |
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