Harper College Library – Child Development Resources

Reference Desk: 847-925-6769
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Library Catalog

Use the library catalog to find books and DVDs on your topic.

Go to:

  1. Click on “Library Catalog”
  2. Type: Montessori
  3. Select “Browse Subject”
*Also try “Any Word” searching
EXAMPLES:
child development—Subject search
preschool—Subject search
+mainstream? education /
/ Don’t forget: we are connected to 70 academic libraries in ILLINOIS. Use your Harper Card to request books from other schools via the catalog. Look for this phrase: Repeat search in All I-Share Libraries.
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Scholarly Journal & Magazine Articles

From the Library homepage: click on “Full-Text Articles, Databases”. Organize these databases by subject. Use the following databases to locate academic journals and magazines articles on child development and education.

  • Academic Search Complete- Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 6,100 full-text periodicals, including more than 5,100 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,100 journals and more than 10,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers unmatched full text coverage ofinformation in many areas of academic study including: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology, and many other fields.
  • ERIC- The Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. The database contains more than 1,282,000 records and links to more than 314,000 full-text documents from ERIC.
  • Primary Search- Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines.
  • Professional Development Collection- Professional Development Collection, designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. This is the most comprehensive and most valuable collection of full text education journals in the world. In addition to full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 700 journals. Examples of titles offered in Professional Development Collection include: Booklist, Curriculum Administrator, Education, Education Digest, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Phi Delta Kappan, Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and many others.
  • Teacher Reference Center- Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
  • WilsonSelectPlus- Indexes 2,393 publications in a range of subjects including education. Includes a number of full-text sources.
  • PsychINFO- PsycINFO, database, American Psychological Association's (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains over 2.5 million citations and summaries dating as far back as the early 1800s. Ninety-eight percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,200 periodicals in more than 27 languages. PsycINFO is indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.

Academic Search Complete and other EbscoHost databases

Advanced Search

  1. Type “bilingualeducation”
  2. To focus your search, select “SUSubject Terms”
  3. Select full-text & Harper College
  4. Press the SEARCH button
Narrow results (see left margin) to academic journals, newspapers etc.
Simultaneously search ERIC, Teacher Reference Center and other EbscoHost databases
Other Examples:
Reggio Emilia – SU Subject Terms
Gifted children AND education
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Wilson Select Plus
  • Autism (or special education)
  • “No child left behind”
  • Limit to full-text.
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Reference Desk – 847-925- 6769
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