Staff Services
- In-depth research
on educational topics
- Delivery of ERIC documents
and journal articles
- Interlibrary loan service
for materials not available within our school
system
- Instruction in the use of our materials
and equipment including online databases
Databases
Some of these datatabases are only available
to Howard County Public School System Employees. Contact
the Professional
Librarian for login information.
Product |
Coverage |
| Ebsco Professional Development Collection |
435 abstracts, 350 full text journals |
| EDPUBS |
Official distribution entity for U.S. Dept
of Education |
| Educator's Reference Desk |
Resources and services to education community
(Sponsored by Information Institute of Syracuse) |
| ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) |
Largest education database in the world.
Includes journals, reports, curriculum, teaching
guides, conference papers and books. Fulltext
PDF Docs from 1993. Links
to all ERIC Clearinghouses, Adjunct Clearinghouses,
Affiliate Clearinghouses and Support Components |
| Infotrac OneFile |
6,000 academic journals, 3,000 FT |
| Infotrac Professional Development Collection |
300 FT education journals |
| Wilson Education Abstracts Full Text |
427 abstracts, 141 full text:abs- from 1983,
FT from 1994 |
Professional Education Links
- ASCD
- International Association dedicated to Professional
Education in Supervision and Curriculum Development
- AskERIC
- Full
ERIC Database (1989-) Updated monthly.
Journal and Document Abstracts. Includes
ERIC Digests
- Foundation Center
- Publishes Foundation Guides and serves as a Clearinghouse
on Foundation and Corporate giving - Provides training
in fundraising and grant writing
- MSDE
- Maryland State Department of Education
- NCATE
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- NCES
- National Center for Education Statistics Web Site
- NLE
- National Library of Education - The Federal Government's
Main Resource Center for Education Information. Includes
ERIC, a National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
and U.S. Network for Educational Information.
- NEA
- The National Education Association promotes the
interests of the Teaching Profession and the cause
of Education
- Sites for Teachers
- A list of the
best teacher resources and educational
sites on the Internet