Early Childhood Education Research Guide

Introduction to Research/Research Help

• Research 101: An interactuve, online tutorial covering research basics
• Ask a Reference Librarian
• Other Research Tips
• Citing Your Sources
• Library Handout
• Library Tutorials
• Library Toolbar
• eFolio  and eFolio Overview

Reference Resources

Print Reference Resources

• Children's Literature
• Family
• Education

Electronic Reference Resources

• Encyclopedia of Education [MacMillan Reference, 2003]

Periodicals/Databases/Indexes (finding articles and citations)

Selected Print Periodicals

• Child Development
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Selected Databases/Indexes

• Academic Search Premier
• Educator's Reference Complete
• ERIC
• JSTOR
• Professional Collection
• Professional Development Collection
• ProQuest Education Journals
• Sage Journals Online 
• 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.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

• ILL Request Forms: Use these to request journal articles which are unavailable through Concordia's online or print collection.
• ILL Policies

Finding Books

Catalogs

• CLICnet: The shared catalog of Cooperating Libraries in Consortium

eBook Collections

• NetLibrary

Supplementary Web Resources

• Google Scholar
• Internet Scout Report
• Lesson Plans
• Preschool and Early Childhood
• ECE Websites