Fitzgerald Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library--e-book collection, includes access to Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership & Administration and Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology.

When you click on a subscription database from off campus you will be asked to supply your user name and password. Enter the same user name and password that you use for your other St. Mary's accounts--e-mail, WebTools, Blackboard, etc. If you have access problems call Academic Computing at (507) 457-7800 or the Reference Desk at (507) 457-1562.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database--an independent reviewing source for children's literature designed to help teachers and librarians make appropriate literary choices for students. Reviewers include teachers, librarians, writers, and editors. Also included are interviews with children's book authors and illustrators, themed reviews, curriculum ideas, book awards, and links to related materials.

EBSCO's Academic Search Premier--designed specifically for academic institutions, contains scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text articles and citations from nearly 8,000 journals. Includes over a thousand journals in education.
EBSCO citation examples--click "Help" and then on "Citation Styles." Includes APA and MLA.

Education--provides full text access to Sage publications in the area of education. Some 40 journal titles. (1965-current)

ERIC--provides a centralized web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million research documents and journal article citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text, non-journal documents (issued 1993-present), previously available through fee-based services only, are available for free. If full text of documents is not online you may use the Fitzgerald Library collection of ERIC documents on microfiche (range ED322286 to ED483046). Citations and abstracts only are provided for journal articles; full text can be obtained through interlibrary loan if the journals are not in our collection.
Use the ERIC Thesaurus to find the most effective keywords to use in your search.

Mental Measurements Yearbook --provides a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present.

ProQuest Databases--search ProQuest databases singly or in combination (education, psychology, religion, newspapers etc.) Select from the list and hit the "Continue" button to access.

ProQuest citation examples--click on "Search Tips" and then on "Site Map" and then scroll to "Marked List" and choose "Print your Bibliography." Includes APA and MLA.

Professional Collection--located in Gale's InfoTrac, provides access to over 300 full text journals for educators. To become familiar with what K-12 students are using in MN, look at the Junior, Kids, and Student Editions as well as at the Junior Reference Collection and the Discovering Collection.
InfoTrac citation examples--click on "Help" and then "Help Index." Scroll to "What do I Need" and then to "How do I cite an article." Includes both MLA and APA

Tests in Print--produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).

For Literacy Program students--search databases for book reviews, literary criticism, author biographies, and more

Journal Finder--provides an A-Z list of all journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Fitzgerald collection, both online and in print. If the journal you are looking for does not appear in our Journal Finder, you may order the article needed from that journal through our interlibrary loan service.

Digest of Educational Statistics-- compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

School Health-- sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and MEDLINEplus, deals with health issues faced by children in schools.

Cooperative Children's Book Center-- is a unique and vital gathering place for books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children's and young adult literature. The CCBC is an non circulating examination, study, and research library for Wisconsin school and public librarians, teachers, early childhood care providers, university students, and others interested in children's and young adult literature.

Cyberschoolbus--from the United Nations Statistics Division, a valuable resource for primary and secondary teachers developing curricula on such global concerns as peace, poverty, human rights, and world hunger.

Education Resource Organizations Directory--"use the Education Resource Organizations Directory to find organizations that provide information and assistance on many education-related topics, such as multicultural education, at risk persons, standards, teaching methods, and much more. You can also utilize the advanced search option to find organizations that provide curriculum guide services."

Educators' Reference Desk--parts of the Ask ERIC website have moved here. This site includes 2000+ lesson plans, valuable links to education information and organizations, and question archives from Ask ERIC.

Literacy Web--from University of Connecticut, voted in Choice as Outstanding Academic Title 2003. Links to resources and research, all age groups.

Mathematics Education Resources--from the Syracuse University Mathematics Library, a collection of the most valuable resources on the Internet for mathematics teachers as well as for mathematics education students

Math Forum--from Drexel University, a comprehensive resource for math education assistance. Contains hands-on web learning tools, lesson plans, and activities for preK to college courses.

PBS Teacher Source--free professional development resource helps teachers quickly and easily find 4,000 + lesson plans and teaching techniques for grades K-12. Choice Outstanding Academic title 2003

UNESCO Education--provides information about educational systems world-wide. Includes coverage of issues such as literacy, early childhood education, teacher education, HIV-AIDS education, etc. from an international perspective.


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