Education Resources

This guide includes current print and electronic education resources for general research. Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific education topics. Guides for selected education courses are available from the Subject & Course Guides page. Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citation
Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Keyword Subject Author Title
    Limit to: Print Books  E-books  Audio/Visual 

Print Reference Books

• Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref LC 189.95 .E38 2002
  
  
• Encyclopedia of American Education
  Leesburg and South Lake Campuses
  Ref LB17 .U54 1996
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Education
  Leesburg and South Lake Campuses
  Ref LB 15 .E47 2003
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults
  South Lake Campus - UCF Collection
  Ref LC 4007 .E53 2000
  
  
• The International Encyclopedia of Education
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref LB15 .I569

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

• The following titles and many more are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
  • Besieged School Boards and the Future of Education Politics
  • Encyclopedia of Distance Learning
  • Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the education titles include:
  • American School Reform
  • The Educator's Desk Reference
  • Improved Test Scores, Attitudes, and Behaviors in America's Schools
  • Multiculturalism and Learning Style
  
  
• The Virtual Reference Library includes the following titles:
  • Encyclopedia of Education
  • Web-Based Learning: A Practical Guide
  • World Education Encyclopedia

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide an electronic index for articles in many subject areas. LSCC provides access to a large number of databases covering a wide range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below:

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
  
  
• Education Databases will provide articles about specific education topics and will help you with more in-depth research.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• American Association of Community Colleges
• American Federation of Teachers
• The League for Innovation in the Community College
• National Education Association
• National PTA
• Reinventing Schools
• United States Distance Learning Association

Government Sites

• Florida Department of Education
• Florida State Board of Education Administrative Rules
• United States Department of Education

Resources

• Annenberg Institute for School Reform Links
• Center for Teaching Excellence
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Education Policy Analysis Archives
• Education Week on the Web
• Education World
• Educator's Reference Desk
• Florida Distance Learning Consortium
• The GLOBE Program: Environmental Science and Education
• The Globewide Nework Academy
• World Lecture Hall

Web Directories

• Distance Education Sites
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• Teacher's Guide to the Internet
• U.S. Higher Education

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.