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Academic OneFile

Source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles on the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Integrated with Web of Science for access to cited references.

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Dissertations and Theses--Full Text (ProQuest)

This database includes the full text of dissertations in full-page-image format (TIFF images wrapped in PDF). It selectively covers masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Europe from 1861 to the present (with abstracts since 1980).

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Education Full Text

Comprehensive coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Full text of articles cover to cover, from hundreds of journals, make this a one-stop source for research. Coverage includes 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC’s CIJE.

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Emerald Fulltext

An English language publisher of academic and professional literature in the fields of management, library and information services, and a range of specialized engineering, applied science and technology journals.

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ERIC (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) provides extensive access to educational-related literature. The ERIC database corresponds to two printed journals: Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Both journals provide access to some 14,000 documents and over 20,000 journal articles per year.

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InfoTrac OneFile

One-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including history and containing many full-text articles, covering 1980-current.

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JSTOR

JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization that is creating a fully searchable electronic database that will contain the archives of major research journals covering a wide range of subjects.

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LearningExpress Library

Comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests.

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Library Literature & Information Science Full Text

Indexes English and foreign-language periodicals, selected state journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, books, and library school theses, plus over 300 books per year.

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Media Law Reporter

Weekly reporting service covering media law cases decided by federal and state courts at all levels; includes full-text cases.

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Professional Collection

Contains full-text periodicals for teachers and school administrators.

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What Do I Read Next?

Includes more than 88,500 recommended titles, more than 47,000 plot summaries, and awards information from more than 552 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title and more.

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WorldCat

Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide; contains more than 62 million records.

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Selected Web Sites

American Association of School Librarians

works to ensure that all members of the school library media field collaborate to: provide leadership in the total education program; participate as active partners in the teaching/learning process; connect learners with ideas and information; and prepare students for life-long learning, informed decision-making, a love of reading, and the use of information technologies.

http://www.ala.org/aasl/index.html

Educator's Reference Desk

a project of the Information Institute of Syracuse, this database has a Resource Collection, Lesson Plans, a Question Archive, and a link to ERIC.

http://www.eduref.org/

Internet School Library Media Center

visit sites of possible interest to librarians and teachers in this electronic library.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/index.html

National Information Center for Educational Media

hosts the NICEM AV Database, a subscription database that is the world's leading source of information for nonprint educational and training materials, including film, video, audio, CD-ROM, DVD, slides, filmstrips, kits; a discussion group, LM Net, open to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field; and a "Resource Links " page.

http://www.nicem.com/

Society of School Librarians International

promotes the selection and utilization of technology in education; encourages continued professional development opportunities for school librarians through its newsletters and conferences; provides opportunities for building-level professionals to develop leadership skills and contributes to the advancement of the profession; and recognizes excellence in children's publications through its annual book awards program.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/sslihome.htm

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ETSU Departmental Web Sites

College of Education

Whether you may want a career as a preschool through secondary classroom teacher, a counselor, a sports manager, a school principal, an administrator in your area, or work in the area of exercise science, the College of Education has a program for you.

http://coe.etsu.edu/

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

This site provides information about undergraduate and graduate programs of study, members of the faculty and staff, course descriptions, and access to faculty web pages.

http://coe.etsu.edu/department/cuai/

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Selected Bibliography

Children's book review index.

Detroit, Gale Research Company.

v. Annual v. 1- 1975-

SHERROD Reference Index Table 8 (No Loan) Z1037.A1 C475

Children's literature review.

Detroit, Gale Research. v. 1976-

SHERROD Reference Room (No Loan) PN1009.A1 C5139

Children's magazine guide.

Madison, Wis.: The Guide, 1981- .

SHERROD Reference Room (No Loan) AI3 .S84

Educational Media and Technology Yearbook.

Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.,

1985- v. Annual Vol. 11 (1985)-

ETSU C. C. SHERROD Reference Room (No Loan) LB1028.3 .E373

Foundations for effective school library media programs.

Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.

E-books from NetLibrary

http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=22232

100 library lifesavers: a survival guide for school library media specialists.

Bacon, Pamela S.

Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

E-books from NetLibrary

http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=32797

The school library media center.

Prostano, Emanuel T.

Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999. 5th ed.

E-books from NetLibrary

http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=18440