2 nd floor, Salem State University Frederick E. Berry Library
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Directions to Education Resource Area Collections and Library Makerspace when you are facing the elevator on the 2nd floor.
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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.
Contact information
Jason Soohoo: 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: Reference Services and Childhood Education and Care Research and Instruction librarian. She is available for library instruction sessions in the Childhood Education and Care department and for research assistance. Schedule an appointment here.
rryder@salemstate.edu | 978.542.6767
This guide is created and maintained by Rukmal Ryder