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Resources such as research assistance, subject guides, and other useful services have been compiled by Library staff.
Education Resources
Education resources located in the library (2nd floor) include:
Professional books in education
Curriculum books in education
Children’s fiction and nonfiction books
Young adult fiction and nonfiction books
Educational and psychological test collection
Education print periodicals
29,000 books are housed as a unit in the second floor Education Resource Area. Each of these items has Educ. Res. preceding its Library of Congress Classification in the catalog.
For information on additional resources, including databases, please see Childhood Education and Care and Secondary and Higher Education LibGuides.
Education Resource Area is open anytime when the library is open.
Provides full-text access to more than 750 journals, 100 books, and conference papers on all aspects and levels of education since 1983 with monthly updates. Particularly useful for Education and Social Sciences. This database includes the database Education Abstracts.
A guide to a select list of library (and other) resources in print and electronic form in secondary and higher education
Education Resource Area Map
An important resource for many academic subjects including the social sciences, humanities, education and more. It includes full text and abstracts for thousands of academic journals.
Located in the Salem State University library (2nd floor). ERA provides resources and services to support education programs at Salem State University. The collection includes curriculum, lesson planning, assessment, educational research books, and kits.
Provides full-text access to articles published from ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) since 1966 with monthly updates. Particularly useful for Education and Social Sciences. ERIC EBSCO contains full-text ERIC documents (past 5 years) and Digests.
Contact information
Jason Soohoo is the Secondary and Higher Education, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Sports and Movement Science Research and Instruction Librarian. jsoohoo@salemstate.edu
978.542.6967 Please contact him to request instructional sessions and for research assistance for his subject specialist areas.
Rukmal Ryder is the Reference Services and Childhood Education and Care librarian. She is available for library instruction sessions in the Childhood Education and Care department and for research assistance. Schedule an appointment here.
978.542.6767
This guide is created and maintained by Rukmal Ryder
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