Research Guide to ECE

Reference Books

Reference books include material such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks and provide a useful starting point for doing research. Try the following examples:

American writers for children since 1960: Poets, illustrators and non-fiction authors	REF PS 490 A457 1987
Canadian children's books: a critical guide to authors and illustrators	REF PS 8081 S863 2000
Encyclopedia of early childhood education	REF LB 1139.25 E538 1992
The Facts on file dictionary of education	REF LB 15 S433 1988
Twentieth century children's writers	REF PN 451 T85 1995

Library Catalogue

Search in the library catalogue for books and audio visual material.

Subject Headings

The following are examples of headings that may be used in the library catalogue:

Child care Child development Child rearing Children's literature Day care centers - Canada Discipline of children

Early childhood education Education, preschool Infants - care Infants - development Motor ability in children Play

Classification

GV 1199 - 1570 LB 1101 - 1547 LB 1140 HQ 760 - 1064 HV 851 - 861 PZ

Games Child study; Handicrafts Preschool education Child study Day care centers Children's literature

Article Databases

In order to find articles in journals, magazines and newspapers, one must first search in a periodical index. See the following indexes for articles on topics in Early Childhood Education.

Academic Search Complete ERIC