ECED 1010: Early Childhood Education (Jarrett) -- Fall 2007

ECED 1010: Early Childhood Education

Instructor: Linda Jarrett

Librarian: E. Scott

Online Resources -- Journal Articles and Web Sites

Journal or Magazine???

	Professional Journal Articles		Magazine Articles
	have an author		may have an author
	are written by experts in the field		may be written by someone with no expertise in the field
	have sources at the end (references)		do not have sources at the end (references)
	written for specialists		written for the general public
	peer-reviewed		written for the general public
	may report new research or review past research		provide general interest stories

Magazine and Journal Articles

To quickly locate articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers, visit some library databases, including:

EXAMPLES:

General OneFile will lead to some excellent articles on a variety of topics. You'll begin with the "Subject Guide Search," which will lead you to a list of "Subject Terms" along with "Subdivisions" for each term.

EXPLORE the Subdivisions to see what you can find!!!

Be sure to also check the Related subjects link to find other useful subjects.

Wilson OmniFile Full Text will be an excellent source of good articles for this assignment. The example at the right will show you how to get started . . .

And once you do a search, also note the suggested subjects:

MasterFILE Premiere will allow you to find articles on virtually any topic! MasterFILE Premiere provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more.

The samples at left will give you some ideas to get started . . .

The Education Resources Information Center, or ERIC, is sponsored by the United States Department of Education.

Eric is an excellent resource for research in early childhood education.

Ask your librarian or instructor for the user id and password to access these databases off campus--or view instructions online.

Need help citing sources from Databases?

Be sure to visit the APA Citation Examples for Electronic Databases!

Internet Resources

CAUTION! Always be EXTREMELY careful when searching the Internet for sources.

Remember that ANYONE can publish a web page . . . so always ask yourself if the person who published the web page you may be looking at actually KNOWS more about the topic than you do!

Below are some selected online resources for you to review. Check them out!

American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org
Chattanooga Area Association for the Education of Young Children www.chattaaeyc.org

Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov/

Early Childhood Research and Practice
ecrp.uiuc.edu/

National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org

National Black Child Development Institute www.nbcdi.org

National Child Care Information Center nccic.org

National Education Association
www.nea.org

National Head Start Association
www.nhsa.org

National Network for Child Care
http://www.nncc.org/

National School Age Care Association
www.nsaca.org

Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults

partnershipfca.com/

Southern Early Childhood Association
www.SouthernEarlyChildhood.org

Stand for Children
www.stand.org

Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.taeyc.org

Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders

	Still have questions? Visit the library or contact the Reference Desk at 697-4436.
Fall 2007