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Education Resources
ZSR Library Catalog
To locate books in the library use the Online Catalog. Select Basic Search to search for title, author, or subject heading. For example, use these subject headings:
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Education, Elementary
- Education, Secondary
- Effective teaching
- Group work in education
- Language Arts
- Learning, Psychology of
- Social Sciences
Other subject headings may apply. Use Library of Congress Subject Headings (5 vols.) to find the correct subject heading. If you cannot find exactly what you need, ask at the Reference Desk.
Back to topNetLibrary
NetLibrary is a collection of electronic books. The entire WFU e-book collection is available through the ZSR online catalog. By searching the catalog, you can find all the books available on your topic, whether they are in paper or electronic format. Records for e-books contain the term [computer file] in the title. For more information, see Help : NetLibrary.
Back to topHandbooks and Encyclopedias
Certain reference books may also be useful. The following are found in the Reference Department:
- The Encyclopedia of Education Ref LB15 E5 2003 (8 vols.)
- Encyclopedia of Educational Research Ref L901 E57 1992 (4 vols.)
- Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia Ref LB17 P485 1996
- Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts Ref LB1576 H234 2003
- Education State Rankings Ref LA217.2 E38 2002
- Defending Public Schools Ref LC89 D46 2004 (4 vols.)
- Electronic Encyclopedias
Other Useful Sources
- Requirements for Certification Ref LB1771 W8
Electronic Databases
To find scholarly articles in journals and magazines, go to Find a Database screen and use the "Subject Lists" for "Education."
ERIC is available from EBSCOhost. "ERIC provides citation and abstract information from over 750 educational journals and related documents from the Educational Resource Information Center and educational symposium report literature dating back to 1967."
Important: To determine whether the item is a journal article or an ERIC document, check the ERIC# field, i.e., (EJ609537). EJ means the reference is a journal article. Check the Find a Journal page to see if the library subscribes to the journal. ED number (ED261241) indicates that the reference is an ERIC document. ERIC documents are located in the Microtext Department. Library has ERIC documents from 1988 to the present. Nearly 100,000 ERIC documents published from 1993 to the present are accessible electronically. Use ERIC via EBSCOhost to locate these documents.
Other Electronic Databases
- Sociological Abstracts
- PsycINFO
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- MLA International Bibliography
- Medline
- Biological Abstracts
- ScienceDirect
- Web of Science
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LexisNexis Academic
Good for locating newspaper and journal articles. Includes business, legal, and medical journals and news. Covers federal laws, regulations, and all court decisions.
Electronic Journals
From the journal page you can search for journals to which Wake Forest University subscribes. The list includes Journal of Research in Science Teaching and more that will be useful for your research.
Back to topLocating Print Journals in the Library
To identify which journals the library receives and where they are located, check the Find a Journal page. Current issues are shelved in the Periodicals Room, i.e. Section G. Older issues are assigned a call number and are shelved in the stacks. Note: If the library catalog states that an item is in Off-Site Shelving, ask for it at the Circulation Desk.
REMEMBER: If we do not have the particular book or journal article you're looking for, we may be able to get it from another library through our interlibrary loan network. Go to ILL to request an item. This service is available only to Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff.
Back to topInternet Resources
- Library's home page
- ERIC Database
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Scholarly Internet Resources
- North Carolina Standard Course of Study
- U.S. Department of Education