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Databases
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
The Children's Literature
Comprehensive Database (CLCD) provides access to records for over 1,200,000
children's books (from baby board books to nonfiction and novels for young adults), more than 300,000 reviews, and information on prizes and awards
that the books have won.
ERIC
This database contains more than 850,000 annotated references to non-journal material
issued in the monthly RIE and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current
Index to Journals in Education.
Illinois School Reform Resource Locator
Provides access to and information about school reform initiatives in the
state of Illinois, including local initiatives, as well as national school
reform efforts at the kindergarten through grade 12 levels. Each site has
been reviewed and annotated by a member of the Illinois Cooperative
Collection Management Program.
Professional Development Collection
The
Professional Development Collection provides a highly specialized collection
of electronic information for professional educators. It includes abstract and
index coverage for over 595 professional development titles and searchable
full text for 516 journals covering the most current topics in the field of
education.
Electronic Style Guide
APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources
With more than 40 example references, this comprehensive yet succinct electronic guide offers up-to-date information on formatting electronic references in APA style. The APA Style Guide to Electronic References outlines for students and writers the key elements to include in references to electronic sources, with numerous examples.
Among the new examples are dissertations and theses; bibliographies; curriculum and course material; reference materials, including Wiki; gray literature, such as conference hearings, presentation slides, and policy briefs; general interest media and alternative presses such as audio podcasts; and online communities, such as Weblog posts and video Weblog posts.
Useful Websites
Community Resources On-Line
The "Iowa 2-1-1 Information and Referral Database" allows you to select a state (Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Wisconsin), county, even city to search for particular social service agencies and organizations.
Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle is published online every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. The Chronicle's Web site features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; articles published since September 1989; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more.
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