Library Resources for Teachers

Library Resources for Teachers collegiate and graduate level. Provides full-text results for Databases (Testing & Careers) nearly half of the journal titles found in ERIC. Databases (General) LearningExpress Library – LearningExpress Library is a Educator's Reference Desk – From the Information Institute comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and Academic OneFile (TEL) – The premier source for peer- Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have must pass. (Not available off-campus) and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, education information, and 200+ question archive responses. theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles Testing and Educational Reference Center – This resource available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, from Thomsen-Gale offers the latest college and graduate researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. ERIC – ERIC is the most widely used index of educational entrance exams, as well as college and vocational school literature in the world. Administered by the U.S. National information, financial aid sources and requirements. Users can Library of Education and produced under the auspices of 16 prepare for specialized tests using online practice exams for subject-specific clearinghouses, the database provides citations college, graduate school, the military or trade school. Includes Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) – This multi- and abstracts for more than one million journal articles and test preparation for: ACT, American Foreign Service Officer, disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 other documents. AP, ASVAB, Civil Service, CLEP, Clerical, DSST, EMT, journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed Firefighter, GED, GMAT, GRE, Law Enforcement, LSAT, titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well MCAT, Military Flight Aptitude, NCLEX-PN, Officer over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are Candidate, Postal, SAT, State Trooper, and TOEFL. (Updated provided for more than 1,000 titles. Primary Search – Primary Search provides full text for nearly regularly) 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far InfoTrac Onefile (TEL) – Provides comprehensive access to back as 1990. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost. Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection – an extensive collection of journals, newspapers, magazines, The Vocations, Careers, and Technical Education Collection is and newswires. The database includes all the full text articles just a subset of magazines and journals available through available in Expanded Academic Index, Computer Database, Academic OneFile, but for those just seeking sources related to Health Reference Center, LegalTrac, and General Business Professional Collection – Articles from more than 300 full- careers and vocations, this smaller collection may be easier to File, as well as additional full text articles not included in those text periodicals covering a variety of topics for search because it will provide more focused results. databases. teachers/educators, including: health and fitness, school law, drug and alcohol abuse, learning disabilities, sports, arts and humanities, social sciences, and psychology. Media Services Department Databases (Periodicals & Reference)

ProQuest Education Journals – Find comprehensive education periodical coverage including primary, secondary, The many services available in Media Services are laminating, Educators 200 – The Educators 200 Collection is just a subset and university-level topics. binding, and color printing. Customers have free access to a of magazines and journals available through Academic large variety of die cuts for projects, signs, and bulletin boards. OneFile, but for those just seeking sources related to The department has bulletin board paper, construction paper, education, this smaller collection may be easier to search borders, poster boards, foamies, special paper, puppets, because it will provide more focused results. This set covers Teacher Reference Center - This index of over 260 titles instructional aides, and other materials to assist with the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, instruction and study. Another valuable resource that we have breakthroughs as well as background information on child periodicals, and books is now also offered free via the is a fax machine. This service is free of charge. The times that health and development. Included in this set are 250 journals. EBSCOhost platform. This database provides coverage on key we do our laminating are 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Patrons are education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, welcome to drop their materials off and pick them up at their Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, convenience. Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Educator's Reference Complete – Contains more than 1,100 Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & periodicals and 200 reports from the U.S. Department of Librarians. (Not available off-campus) Education. It is resource for any educator, from school Media Services has specialized computers that are new, full- teachers and administrators to those studying in the field at the featured, state-of-the-art machines featuring hardware and software which will allow students to create many different types of multimedia content. These computers are available during normal Library operating hours.

Other materials and instructional aides that Media Services offers education students are kits, games, and juvenile literature on tape.

Books & Tennessee Textbook Depository

Paul Meek Library has a large collection of Juvenile and Juvenile Easy books. It also houses a good collection of Juvenile Big Books. These collections are housed in the far back on the 2nd floor.

The Library is a Tennessee Textbook Depository. These are K-12 textbooks that are up for adoption or have been adopted by the Tennessee Department of Education. The textbooks that are up for adoption are library use only. Those that have been adopted can be checked out for three weeks.