Concordia University

Library liaisons for Education:

Martha Burkart
Curriculum/Serials Coordinator, Cataloger, Reference Assistant
Departmental Liaison to Education, Psychology, and Sociology
Email: mburkart@csp.edu
Phone: 651-603-6309

Jennifer Borkenhagen
Circulation, ILL, Reference Librarian
Email: borkenhagen@csp.edu
Phone: 651-641-8770

For additional assistance stop by the reference desk, send an email, or call.
Email: reference@csp.edu
Phone: 651-641-8812

Reference Desk Hours
Mon - Thur: 10am - 8pm
Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 12pm - 5pm
Sun: 4pm - 8pm

See hours page

Introduction to Research/Research Help

Research 101: An interactive, online tutorial covering research basics
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Other Research Aids
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Reference Resources

Print Reference Resources

The Handbook of School Psychology, R 370.15 H191R
The Complete Learning Disabilities Directory, R 371.9025 C7386 2003
The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities, R 371.903 T8477e 2002
Students with Disabilities and Special Education Law, R 371.91 St94 2005
Educationally Disabling Syndromes, Diseases and Disorders of Exceptional Children, R 371.916 N323e 2000

Electronic Reference Resources

Dyslexia: A Practitioner's Handbook [John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1998]
Dyslexia: A Teaching Handbook [Whurr Publishing, 1999]
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education [Greenwood Press, 1999]
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders [Gale, 2003]
Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological, and Educational Applications [Jossey Bass, 2001]

Periodicals/Databases/Indexes (finding articles and citations)

Selected Print Periodicals

Remedial and Special Education
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Selected Databases/Indexes

Academic Search Premier: Most areas of Academic study, including education
ERIC: "Consists primarily of bibliographic records describing journal and non-journal literature selected from 1966-2003. In the months and years ahead, the collection will expand to include the full-text articles along with other electronic resources such as audio and video materials. ERIC Digests can be accessed through this database as well.
ProQuest Education Journals: Full text of almost 400 education journals (coverage 1988-present)
Additional Education Databases

Journal Finder: Use this tool to search for journal titles by title or ISSN or browse for journals by title or subject area.

BearHunt: Use this tool to search multiple databases and CLICnet at one time.

Finding Books

Catalogs

CLICnet: The shared catalog of Cooperating Libraries in Consortium

Print Guides (* indicates items available at Concordia)

Best Books for Children, R 011.62 G412b7 2002 *
A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books, R 011.62 L628a6 2001 *
The Bookfinder: A Guide to Children's Literature About the Needs and Problems of Youth Aged 2-18, R 028.32 D825b *
Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High, Fourteenth Edition, R 028.52 N213b 2001 *
Subject Guide to Children's Books in Print, R 028.52 Su15 2005 *
The Best in Children's Books, 1973-1978, R 028.52 Su84b *
Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6, Bowker-Greenwood 8th edition (2003)
Using Children's Literature to Learn About Disabilities and Illness: For Parents and Professionals Working with Young Children, Educator's International Press (2003)

eBook Collections

NetLibrary: Collection of over 12,000 copyrighted and public domain eBooks available for patrons of Concordia University in collaboration with CLIC and MINITEX. These books are also cataloged in CLICnet.

Dewey Decimal System

DeweyBrowser OCLC's prototype, provides a visual interface for the Dewey Decimal System. Use this tool to find a Dewey number for a topic and then browse our library's shelves or catalog.

Supplementary Web Resources: Selected web resources by subject area

Concordia University College of Education

ED439 Research Guide, The Inclusive Classroom