Reference Works
The reference section is located on the 1st floor of the library.
Books are shelved using the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Handbooks
Call numbers beginning with Ref are in the reference section and unavailable for checkout. Ebooks can be found by searching the catalog.
General Education
Title/Description |
Call # |
The Education Week Guide to K-12 Terminology |
LB15.E335 2009 |
Encyclopedia of African American Education (ebook) |
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Encyclopedia of Distance Education (ebook) |
LC5211.E516 2005 |
Encyclopedia of Education |
Ref LB15.E47 2003 |
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education (ebook) |
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Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education (ebook) |
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Handbook of Distance Education (ebook) |
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Key Concepts in the Philosophy of Education (ebook) |
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Learning Theories A to Z |
LB15.L4695 2002 |
Native American Education: A Reference Handbook |
E97.H138 2002 |
World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide |
LB15.W87 2002 |
Adult Organizational Learning and Leadership (AOLL)
Title/Description |
Call # |
Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning (ebook) |
LC5211.E52 2004 |
Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education |
LC5215.H245 2000 |
International Encyclopedia of Adult Education |
LC5211.I56 2005 |
Counseling & Special Education
Title/Description |
Call # |
The A to Z of Learning Disabilities |
LC4704.5.T86 2006 |
Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (ebook) |
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Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities |
LC4704.5.T86 2002 |
Encyclopedia of School Psychology |
LB1027.55.E523 2005 |
Gifted Children and Gifted Education: A Handbook for Teachers and Parents |
LC3993.9.D383 2006 |
Curriculum & Instruction
Title/Description |
Call # |
Elementary Education: A Reference Handbook |
LB1555.H297 2005 |
Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration (ebook) |
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International Handbook of Curriculum Research |
LB2806.15.I595 2003 |
Testing and Standards: A Brief Encyclopedia |
LB3051.W4966 2002 |
Educational Leadership
Title/Description |
Call # |
Encyclopedia of Education Law (ebook) |
KF4117.E53 2008 |
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration (ebook) |
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Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia |
LA225.H54 2002 |
Books
Books are located on the 3rd (H-Z) and 4th (A-G) floors organized by the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Search for books (including the e-book collection) using the library catalog.
Call Number Areas to Browse
Description |
Call # Areas |
Education (General) |
L |
History of Education |
LA |
Theory and Practice of Education |
LB |
Special Aspects of Education (Like Adult Education, Counseling, Special Education) |
LC |
Individual Institutions - United States |
LD |
Individual Institutions - America (Not U.S.) |
LE |
Individual Institutions - Europe |
LF |
Individual Institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands |
LG |
College and School Magazines and Newspapers |
LH |
Student Fraternities and Sororities - United States |
LJ |
Textbooks |
LT |
Articles
Articles are generally more specific; use more specific keywords to create a narrower search.
Journals may contain both popular and scholarly sources (magazine, journal, and newspaper articles)
Search Article Databases For UI Students & Faculty
- ERIC (from Ebsco)
The Education Resource Information Center from the U.S. Department of Education is the most comprehensive index to education literature. While the information can be accessed from the Department of Education’s website, the subscription version provided by EBSCO offers enhanced search and limiting options. ERIC includes peer reviewed journals, practitioner journals, lesson plans, unpublished working papers, dissertations, and more. - Education Index Retrospective
Education Index Retrospective searches over 500 education-related periodicals from the time period 1929-1983. - Human Resources Abstracts
Human Resources Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, organizational behavior, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 64,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Human Resources, Personnel Psychology, and Work & Occupations. - Mental Measurements Yearbook
Produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. - Physical Education Index
Citations and abstracts to literature in the fields of physical education curricula, sports medicine, and dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. - Professional Development Collection
Professional Development Collection is a good place to search for full text articles in the field of education. Designed for professional educators, it provides a highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. In addition to full text, citations and abstracts are provided for nearly 600 journals. - Proquest Career and Technical Education
Includes over 545 titles, with more than 460 available in full text. Both students and instructors can access the database to research virtually any technical topic. - Proquest Education Journals
Access to over 760 top educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text. ProQuest Education Journals covers not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics. - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
The Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection provides access to nearly 550 full text publications, including more than 500 peer-reviewed journals. - Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
For K-12 Students and Lesson Planning- EBSCO Animals
Offers in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. - MAS Ultra - School Edition
Designed specifically for high school students, this database provides full text for over 500 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating back as far as 1975 for key magazines. Also provides nearly 550 full text pamphlets, 150 full text reference books, nearly 100,000 biographies, 76,000 primary source documents, and an image collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags. Access funded by the State of Idaho through LiLi (Libraries Linking Idaho). - Middle Search Plus
Contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines. Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets. Additionally, Middle Search Plus contains Essential Documents in American History, and other important information resources such as an Image Collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags, 96,600 biographies, and 76,000 primary source documents. - Primary Search
Primary Search provides full text for more than 50 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). This database also provides the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin, and an Image Collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags.