Library Resources for Introduction to Curriculum Development Higher Diploma (ECE)
What you will learn today How to search the library materials for curriculum studies of early childhood education Using Library catalogue Quick Search Advanced Search
Curriculum studies of Early Childhood Education Resources available in different formats Reference Works Encyclopedia Dictionary Books
Curriculum studies of Early Childhood Education Journals Media Resources Video DVD/VCD Kits
Library Catalogue
CollectionSearch Option Search Term Quick Search
Collection All Collections Central Teaching Resources Collection Media Resources Collection Serial Collection Town Centre Collection Search Option Author Title Subject Keywords (Author, Title, Subject, Publisher, Content Notes…)
Keywords for Curriculum Studies of ECE Early childhood education preschool, elementary Kindergarten, nursery, infant, toddler Study and teaching Curricula, Curriculum planning Activity program Child development 學前教育,幼兒教育,早期教育, 學齡前 幼稚園, 幼兒園, 幼兒班, 兒童, 嬰幼兒 課程設計,教材,實習
Quick Search Example: Search for Reference Works on Early Childhood Education Keywords Early childhood education Encyclopedia Dictionary Handbook Manual…
Example Keywords = early childhood education encyclopedia Multiple words are searched as a phrase
Note the Location and Status of the material
Useful Subject Headings Use the Subject Headings to search for similar items Early childhood education Early childhood education -- Activity programs Early childhood education -- Curricula Early childhood education – Juvenile Software Child development Curriculum planning Education, Preschool -- Curricula Educational games Art / Science -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
Exercise 1. Search the materials of early childhood education Central Teaching Resources Collection Media Resources Collection 2. Search the materials for mathematics curriculum of early childhood education
Advanced Search Multiple search terms Limit by specific collection, material type, language Combination of searches
Advanced Search Search specific items with combinations and limiting criteria
Advanced Search Combination Search AND, OR, AND NOT Limiting Criteria Collection Location (Model Libraries, TCL…) Material Type (Book, DVD/VCD, Interactive Media, Kit…) Language (Chinese, English) Year Readership Level (Preschool, Primary, Juvenile …)
Advanced Search Combination of searches Limiting Criteria
Advanced Search Hints Multiple words are searched together as one phrase teaching English = (teaching English) Truncation Use * for 1-5 characters child* = child, children, childhood Use * for open-ended truncation story** = story, storytelling, storysharing… Use ? for any single character in specified position wom?n = woman, women Use shortcuts t:(music) and s:(juvenile) and a:(chan)
Find library media resources on teaching English language to children with storytelling 1. Identify Keywords English Stor** (story, stories, storytelling) Child* (child, children, childhood) Kid* (kid, kids) Preschool Nursery Study and learning Advanced Search Example 1
2. Formulate search query English AND (stor**) AND (child* OR kid* OR nursery OR preschool) AND (study and teaching)
Advanced Search Example 1 3. Modify the Search if needed Limit to Media Resources Collection
Find materials on children education curricula using plays 1. Identify Keywords Curricul* (curriculum, curricula) Play* (play, plays, playing) Game (game, games) Child* (child, children, childhood) Kid* (kid, kids) Preschool Advanced Search Example 2
2. Formulate search query (game* or play*) AND curricul* AND (child* or kid* or preschool)
Advanced Search Example 2 3. Modify the Search if needed e.g. Exclude materials on science and limit to Media Resources Collection (game* OR play*) AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR preschool) AND NOT science
Exercise Find library resources of music curriculum for children Modify the search to exclude songs and singing Modify the search for Media Resources only Further limit the search to DVD/VCD only
Exercise 1. Identify Keywords Curricul* (curriculum, curricula) Music Child* (child, children, childhood) Kid* (kid, kids) Preschool Nursery 2. Combine search terms music AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR preschool OR nursery)
Exercise 3. Executive the search
Exercise 4. Modify the search (exclude songs and singing) music AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR preschool OR nursery) AND NOT (song* OR sing*) Limit to Media Resources Collection
Exercise 5. Search results
Teaching Kits Collection Browse the Teaching Kits Collection Library Homepage > Services & Collections > Media Resources Collection
Teaching kits grouped by Subjects & Class No.
Click on the subject to view the items
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