contains the Library's Pre-K to Grade 12 resources -- and
professional resources for those who work with children in
educational settings.
provides
an environment for learner-centered, inquiring educators to
independently or collaboratively examine, create,
review, and/or adapt instructional resources in print,
realia, audiovisual, multimedia, and Web formats.
Virtually all of the teaching resources in the CMC are cataloged
and are shelved by their Call Numbers. To find an item,
first do a "Quick Search for Books, Videos, Etc."
Books, videos, and
other resources that focus on classroom practices in
teaching and learning; diversity, multiculturalism, and
inclusion; educational management strategies; and professional
development are generally found in the CMC. Books
that focus on more theoretical, political, and administrative
issues in education are generally located in the Circulating
Stacks.
Children's
and adolescents' literature
is also in the CMC. These items
can be identified in a
"Quick Search for
Books, Videos, Etc." and will have the location CMC
(Child).
(See
Finding Teaching Resources for an example of
how to find materials.)
If you cannot find children's literature on a particular topic
(like "sibling rivalry"), check A
to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books, the
Best Books series, the Wilson Core Collections
(Children's Catalog, Middle and Junior High School Catalog,
Senior High School Catalog), or Books Kids Will Sit
Still For in CMC Reference. Children's
Literature online is accessible via the TumbleBook
Library.
Generally, it is quickest and easiest to use a Research Database to
locate periodical articles, and, especially, to find journal
articles and ERIC documents. The "best" research databases for
teacher education are suggested in the table below; for a more
complete listing see
Education Research Databases.
If you prefer to browse, current issues of a number of children's
and teacher's periodicals are available in the CMC, while current
issues of scholarly journals in education are in Current Periodicals
on Level 2. Back issues of children's, teachers magazines, and
scholarly journals are in micro on Level 2.
For online
articles,
always check the
OLinks Find a Copy option-- even if you are in a
database that shows HTML and/or PDF Full Text links. The
millions of journal articles in the OhioLINK EJC are accessible only via
OLinks
(Find It!).
Type of
Literature Needed
Databases to
Search
Professional online
full text articles covering any education topic
(For
online articles, always check
(Find It!)
Virtually all of the teaching resources in the CMC are cataloged
and are shelved by their Call Numbers. To find an item,
first do a "Quick Search for Books, Videos, Etc."
(Find It!). 
