1. Library Resources for Introduction to Curriculum Development Higher Diploma (ECE)

2. 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

3. Curriculum studies of Early Childhood Education Resources available in different formats Reference Works  Encyclopedia  Dictionary Books

4. Curriculum studies of Early Childhood Education Journals Media Resources  Video  DVD/VCD  Kits

5. Library Catalogue

6. CollectionSearch Option Search Term Quick Search

7. 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…)

8. 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

9. Quick Search Example: Search for Reference Works on Early Childhood Education Keywords  Early childhood education  Encyclopedia  Dictionary  Handbook  Manual…

10. Example Keywords = early childhood education encyclopedia Multiple words are searched as a phrase

11. Note the Location and Status of the material

12. 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)

13. 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

14. Advanced Search Multiple search terms Limit by specific collection, material type, language Combination of searches

15. Advanced Search Search specific items with combinations and limiting criteria

16. 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 …)

17. Advanced Search Combination of searches Limiting Criteria

18. 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)

19. 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

20. 2. Formulate search query  English AND (stor**) AND (child* OR kid* OR nursery OR preschool) AND (study and teaching)

21. Advanced Search Example 1 3. Modify the Search if needed  Limit to Media Resources Collection

22. 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

23. 2. Formulate search query  (game* or play*) AND curricul* AND (child* or kid* or preschool)

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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)

27. Exercise 3. Executive the search

28. 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

29. Exercise 5. Search results

30. Teaching Kits Collection Browse the Teaching Kits Collection Library Homepage > Services & Collections > Media Resources Collection

31.  Teaching kits grouped by Subjects & Class No.

32. Click on the subject to view the items

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