ECED117 : Early Childhood Education BUILDING BLOCKS Library Research Skills & Resources Michelle Ward, September 2008 Okanagan College Kelowna, Library

 searching Library Catalogue Library Catalogue

searching Library Catalogue Keyword Relevance search

Library Website  Find Articles Go to Library Website Click Find Articles Select Social Sciences Online SourcesSocial Sciences Online Sources Databases  Academic Search Premier  ERIC  CBCA (Canadian Business & Current Affairs) Complete  SocINDEX  PsycINFO or PsycARTICLES ! try out all those keywords, try different combinations full-text[PDF] Where can I get this article … ? ! watch for full-text[PDF] and Where can I get this article … ?

Find Articles Search in Article Databases for Social Sciences

 Web Sites Professional bodies and advocacy BC Ministry of Children and Family Development Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC) Canadian Child Care Federation Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development includes an “Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development” Child and Family Canada Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada Invest in Kids U.S. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Health Canadian Pediatric Society U.S. National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families

Web Sites Research Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) – University of Toronto full-text publications highlight Canadian and international childcare policy & research Child Care & Early Education Research Connections searchable database of resources related to childcare & early education Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) between BC’s 6 major universities, downloadable reports & publications Early Childhood Research & Practice - an internet journal Children’s Activities & Books Canadian Toy-Testing Council Lantern Tree - lyrics to nursery rhymes & children’s songs Canadian Children’s Literature Service - Library & Archives Canada Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Website Children’s Literature Web Guide

Acknowledge & Cite ! keep Records of your Sources … References Books & chapters in books, videos Authors, book & chapter Titles, Publishers/Producers, Place & Date of Publication/Production … Articles Article authors, titles; Journal/newspaper/magazine Titles Volume, Issue & Page numbers … When sourced in online journals or library databases or websites add: Library Database / Online Journal / Webpage names & urls Retrieval dates

 Styles for Writing APA Style

 APA Style Book Schiller, P. & Willis, C. (2008). Inclusive literacy lessons for early childhood. (2 nd ed.) Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House. Chapter in a Book Roberts, H. (2008). Listening to children: And hearing them. In P. Christensen & A. James (eds.), Research with children: Perspectives and practices. (pp ). New York: Routledge..

APA Style Journal Article Wong, M. N. C. (2008). How preschool children learn in Hong Kong and Canada: a Cross-cultural study. Early Years: Journal of International Research and Development, 28(2): When Article is retrieved from a Library Database Add : name of Library database accessed Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. Web site Policy developments- Canadian: Early childhood education and care in the 2008 federal election: Updates (2008, September 10). Retrieved from Childcare Resource and Research Unit Web site:

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