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There are many reference sources available to help you in your research. If you are having trouble accessing or locating information, please contact the Campus Library.

REFERENCE SOURCES

ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCES: 

Remember the online resources are UW Restricted.
Please contact the Library if you are having trouble accessing the electronic resources.

Britannica Online - UW Restricted
Britannica Online is a suite of reference tools containing over 124,000 entries from four encyclopedias. Britannica Online includes biographies, and atlas, a dictionary and video content.

Gale Virtual Reference Library- UW Restricted
The GVRL consists of 64 individual reference sources across a wide range of academic topics. You may use keywords to search across the entire collection or use the subject list to find the individual titles you wish to browse. Entries are available in .PDF and HTML formats and have persistent links for you to include in your works cited document.

Oxford World Encyclopedia - UW Restricted
Over 13,000 entries providing information on a range of subjects, including world affairs, science and technology, the arts, modern and ancient history, religion, sports, and popular culture. Part of the Oxford Reference Online suite which gives access to subject dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Oxford Reference Online - UW Restricted
Oxford Reference Online is a suite of subject reference , language reference, and dictionaries covering a wide range of subjects. Books and sources may be searched by title, by subject or by the entire collection. This is a very detailed, popular and accessible resource.

PRINT REFERENCE SOURCES: 

Encyclopedia of Education
Bothell/CCC Reference:   LB15 .E47 2003

Education and Sociology : An Encyclopedia
Bothell/CCC Reference:   LC189.95 .E38 2002 

Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia
Bothell/CCC Reference:   LA225 .H54 2002 

Testing and Standards: A Brief Encyclopedia
Bothell/CCC Reference:  
LB3051 .W4966 2002

Encyclopedia of American education
Bothell/CCC Reference:   LB17 .U54 2001

Encyclopedia of multicultural education
Bothell/CCC Reference:   LC1099.3 .M58 1999



TOPIC BOOKS

The Campus Library has many Topic Books that can help you focus your ideas for your research paper, narrow your topic or find opposing points of view on a topic. They are also a wonderful source for more information on your topic with their excellent articles and bibliographies. Here is a short list of Topic Books on education and children. Topic Books are located on the first floor across from the Reference Stack. Please ask for assistance if you can't find what you need.

Education Issues from K - 12
Bothell/CCC Topics:   LC89 .E264 2004
       

Historically Black Colleges and Universities:  A Reference Handbook
Bothell/CCC Topics:   LC2781 .J26 2003
 

Juvenile Crime:  Opposing Viewpoints     
Bothell/CCC Topics:   HV9069 .J78 2002
 

Multicultural and Diversity Education:  A Reference Handbok
Bothell/CCC Topics:   LC1099.3 .A66 2002

School Shootings
Bothell/CCC Topics:   LB3013.3 .S36 2002 
 

Sex Education
Bothell/CCC Topics:   HQ56 .S376 1999
  

Student Rights:  A Reference Handbook
Bothell/CCC Topics:   KF4150 .H56 2001  



Venta Silins
Education Librarian
Campus Library
425-352-5241
vsilins@uwb.edu