 Previewing Collection Items
The purpose of Ashland University Library's education, IRC, and juvenile collections is to support the College of Education curriculum. Books and materials added to these collections are subject to professional review before purchase. Students are encouraged to preview, read, and evaluate collection items intended for the classroom and course use.
IRC and library education collections are continuously updated with useful resources. To keep up with the latest purchases, the IRC News & Collection Blog highlights new items for these collections.
Interested in what's new? Preview the latest blog entries here! The six most recent IRC blog posts are featured on this page; clicking on a specific header will take users to the blog and all books posted lead directly to the catalog.
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Ashland University Library Catalog
Ashland University Library Catalog
Locate holdings for Ashland University Library, including the Instructional Resource Center and Ashland Theological Seminary Library. In a hurry? Explore the catalog from here!
OhioLINK Catalog
Search for holdings in participating OhioLINK colleges, Universities, and several Ohio public libraries.
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Understanding Call Numbers
Ashland University Library uses the Library of Congress classification system. Call numbers follow LC classification which consists of 21 main classes, organized alphabetically (A to Z without I,O,W,X and Y), by discipline. When viewing a call number, the first letter defines main class with a second letter further deliniating a specific sub-division. In many cases, cutter numbers detail and clarify subjects. Lastly, call numbers are completed with author name and publication year.
| Sample Title: No, David! Author: David Shannon Call Number: PZ7.S52865 No 1998 |
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Juv identifies the book as part of the juvenile collection.
PZ classifies the book as children's literature with the number 7 further defining it as general fiction.
.S52865 denotes the author's last name (Shannon)
No are the first letters of the book's title.
1998 is the year published.
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Interested in learning more? As noted above, additional information regarding the juvenile collection is available on the IRC collection page.
Library Catalog Tips
Here are a few "quick tips" to locate items in the library catalog. The first group illustrates results achieved when searching by word. The second group is a search via LC Subject Headings. Extended Display is shown with several links to includes call number and location. If you wish to view more items per page, select the Display Headings option to see 12 selections per page. If the search retrieves more than twelve titles, Next Page allows for navigation between pages. Click on one of the following links for a head start, or formulate your own search.
Search by "KEYWORD"
Searching by keyword utilizes record title, subject, and content notes. It is possible to limit word searches by material type (book, audiovisual), location (AU circulating), and date.
Example results: Caldecott Books | Educational Technology | Praxis | School Principal
Search by "LC SUBJECT"
Searching by LC Subject, or subject heading, indicates library of congress subject heading assigned. For broader topics, there may be several related subject headings listed as well. When looking at a particular record, it is also possible to find like texts by "clicking" on subject links displayed in each record.
Example results: Children's Literature | Classroom Environment | Education Research
Finding your book
Finding your selection is a simple matter of knowing which floor of the library houses that particular LC classification. The library web site has a floor by floor directory to help with locating books. Additionally, directories are located outside the elevators on each floor and are posted within in both elevators. Need help? Additional help is available on the main floor at the reference desk, circulation desk, reserve desk or the IRC (2nd floor).
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Database Resources: Education
Academic Search Complete
Part of the EbscoHOST collection of databases. Indexes and abstracts in scholarly and academic journals and publications.
Digital Media Center
Provides access to images, sounds, video, numeric data, and types of media information for the community and the world.
Dissertation Abstracts
Provides citations to more than one million dissertations and masters theses.
Education Full Text
Covers 423 core international periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Topics include a range of contemporary education issues. Coverage begins in June 1983 with monthly updates. Originally known as Education Abstracts, this database currently includes many full text resources and has been renamed Education Full Text.
Education Research Complete
A full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties. Indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals and full text from more than 750 journals is included.
Electronic Journal Center
Provides full-text articles from more than 4000 online research journal covering many subject areas.
ERIC (Database)
Includes indexes education related research from 1966 to the present that appear in ERIC documents and in more than 775 periodicals. Ashland University Library is an ERIC Resource Collection Library. ERIC documents (microfiche) are available from 1976 forward and are located on the library main floor.
ERIC (Government Portal)
Education Resources Information Center, "ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)."
JSTOR (Journal Storage Project)
The JSTOR project provides complete electronic backfiles of core journals in a variety of subjects. Full text begins at the first issue of each jouran and usually ends within five years of the current edition; recently published issues are not available in JSTOR. Education is one discipline included within the JSTOR collection.
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Contains general news and reference news and reference information. Updated daily.
Literary Reference Center
Comprehensive literary reference database providing a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. A completely full-text database, it combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, as well as major literary encyclopedias and reference works.
Literature Reference Center
Provides information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more. This database draws information from such resources as Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and 20th Century Literature.
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Provides users with a comprehensivev guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice to experienced professionals, the series contains information essential for a complete evavluation of test products within psychology, education, business, and leadership.
Tests in Print
A comprehensive bibliography to all know commercially available tests that are currently in print (English language), TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, acronyms, population, administration times, publication date(s) and author.
Database Resources: Grade Level Specific
EBSCO Animals
For elementary school students, this database provides thousands of easy-to-read entries about animals.
Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition Online
Access to Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
For High school students, this database provides full text from over 515 periodicals covering general reference and includes indexing, abstracts and full text of popular middle school current event magazines.
Middle Search Plus
For middle school students, this database provides full text from over 140 popular middle school magazines.
Primary Search
A resource for elementary school students, this database provides full text from 57 children's magazines appropriate for elementary schools and children's reading rooms.
* The above descriptions are provided by the Database Description pages available by selecting "about" from the information option presented on the library's Database Selection page.
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AU Reference: Education
The big book of special education resources | LC3965 .G538 2006
Concise encyclopedia of special education | LC4007 .E53 2002
Copyright law and the distance education classroom | KF4209.E38 L57 2005
Defending public schools | LC89.D46 2004
Education and sociology: an encyclopedia | LC189.95 .E38 2002
Education and technology: an encyclopedia | LB1028.3 .E17 2004
Education state rankings | LA217.2 .E382
Educators guide to free science materials | LB1043.2 .E24 2005-2006
Educators guide to free social studies materials | LB1043.2 .E315 2005-2006
Encyclopedia of distributed learning | LC5211 .E52 2004
Encyclopedia of education | LB15 .E47 2003
The encyclopedia of learning disabilities | LC4704.5 .T86 2002
The encyclopedia of school psychology | LB1027.55 .E523 2005
Encyclopedia of special education | LC4007 .E53 2000
Funding sources for K-12 education 2002 | LC243.A1 F85 2002
The Greenwood dictionary of education | LB15 .G68 2003
Handbook of research on multicultural education | LC1099.3 .H35 2004
Handbook of research on educational communications and technology | LB1028.3 .H355 2004
Learning theories, A to Z | LB15.L4695 2002
The Praeger handbook of education and psychology | LB1051 .P635 2007 (4 vols)
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Internet Resources: Education
NEA Standards
National Education Association
National Business Education Association
National Council for the Social Studies
National Council for Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Standards for Arts Education
ENC: Professional Resources
Ohio Department of Education: Curriculum Models and Standards
Ohio Department of Education
Academic Content Standards & Instruction
Academic Content Standards - Fine Arts
Academic Content Standards - English Language Arts
Academic Content Standards - Library
Academic Content Standards - Mathematics
Academic Content Standards - Science
Academic Content Standards - Social Studies
Academic Content Standards - Technology
Academic Content Standards - Foreign Language
Early Learning Content Standards
General Resources
Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology
Center for Media Literacy
Columbia Education Center
Developing Educational Standards
Digital Librarian: Education
ed-Helper.com
Educators Reference Desk
Education World: The Educator's Best Friend
eTech Ohio: Technology for Learning
Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
The Gateway.org
Institute of Education Sciences
LD Online: World's Leading Website on Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Lesson Plans Library: Discovery Education
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
National Center on Education Outcomes
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
New York Times Learning Network
PBS Teachersource
Reading Online: International Reading Association
School Psychology Resources Online
Smithsonian Education
Teacher Professional Development Institute
Theory into Practice
U.S. Department of Education
World Data on Education
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Citation Guides & Plagiarism
AU Reference
Chicago Manual of Style | Z253 .U69 2003
The Columbia Guide to Online Style | PN171.F56 W35 1998
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers | LB2369 .G53 2003
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association | BF76.7 .P83 2001
IRC Reference
Chicago manual of style | Z253.U69 1993
MLA handbook for writers of research papers | LB2369.G53 1999
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) | BF76.7 .P83 2001
Circulating Collection: AU Circulating
The little book of plagiarism | K1485.P67 2007
Guiding students from cheating and plagiarism to honesty and integrity | LB3609 .L27 2005
Preparing literature reviews: qualitative and quantitative approaches | Q180.55.E9 P36 2004
The plagiarism handbook | PN167. H37 2001
Student cheating and plagiarism in the Internet era | LB3609.L28 2000
Internet Resources: Citation Guides
Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
Citing Electronic Resources: The Learning Page
APA Style.org
Documenting Electronic Sources: The OWL at Purdue
ONLINE! Citation Styles
Modern Language Association Formatting: The OWL at Purdue
American Psychological Association Formatting: The OWL at Purdue
Research and Documentation Online
Writer's Handbook: Chicago Turabian Documentation - UW-Madison
Writer's Handbook: Create an APA Refernece List, UW-Madison
Internet Resources: Avoiding Plagiarism
Ashland University Academic Integrity Policy
Ashland University Student Handbook
Ashland University Writing Center
Avoiding PlagiarismL The OWL at Purdue
Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism
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