Selected Reference Sources

Bank, Barbara J., ed. Gender and education: An encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 370.8203 G325a (Level A)

Guthrie, James W., ed. Encyclopedia of education, 2nd ed.. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 370.3 E56o v.1-8 (Level A)

Levinson, David L., ed. Education and sociology: An encyclopedia. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2002.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 306.43 E56o (Level A)

The handbook of private schools. Boston, MA: Sargent, 2008.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 371.02 J236o (Level A)

Marlow-Ferguson, Rebecca, ed. World education encyclopedia: A survey of educational systems worldwide, 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 2002.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 370.3 W927e v.1-3 (Level A)

McBrien, J. Lynn and Ronald S. Brandt. The language of learning: A guide to education terms. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1997.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 370.3 M119L (Level A)

Unger, Harlow, ed.  Encyclopedia of American education, 3rd ed. New York: Facts on File, 2007.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 370.97303 U58e v.1-3 (Level A)

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Local Schools and School Districts

Pennyslvania's School Districts and Intermediate Units
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPR_Education_PA_Intermediate_unit

RURAL EDUCATION

Blue Mountain School District
http://www.bmsd.org/

Jim Thorpe Area School District
http://www.jtasd.org/

Northern Lehigh School District
http://www.nlsd.k12.pa.us/

SUBURBAN EDUCATION

East Penn School District
http://www.eastpenn.k12.pa.us/

Northwestern Lehigh School District
http://www.nwlehighsd.org/

Parkland School District
http://www.parklandsd.org/

Southern Lehigh School District
http://www.slsd.org/

Saucon Valley School District
http://www.sauconvalley.k12.pa.us/

URBAN EDUCATION

Allentown School District
http://www.allentownsd.org/

Bethlehem School District
http://www.beth.k12.pa.us/

CHARTER SCHOOLS

Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School
http://www.lvacademy.org/

Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts
http://www.lvpa.org/

Seven Generations Charter School
http://www.sevengenerationsschool.org/

Roberto Clemente Charter School
http://www.myrccs.com/

PRIVATE EDUCATION

Lehigh County: Parish and School Information (Allentown Diocese)
http://www.allentowndiocese.org/parish/lehigh.php3?county_id=3

Moravian Academy
http://www.moravianacademy.org/

Northampton County: Parish and School Information (Allentown Diocese)
http://www.allentowndiocese.org/parish/northampton.php3?county_id=4

Swain School
http://www.swain.org/

HOME AND CYBER EDUCATION

Home Education and Private Tutoring (Pennsylvania Department of Education)
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/home_education/site/default.asp

Home Education Organizations Serving Pennsylvania Families (Pennsylvania Department of Education)
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/home_education/cwp/view.asp?a=150&Q=46560

Home Schooling in Pennsylvania (Homeschool Central)
http://www.homeschoolcentral.com/support/pennsylvania_homeschool.htm

Home Schooling in Pennsylvania Resources (Google Directory)
http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/K_through_12/Home_Schooling/Regional/North_America/United_States/Pennsylvania/

National Network of Digital Schools
http://nndsonline.org/

Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
http://www.pacyber.org/

Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School
http://www.pavcsk12.org/

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Statistical Sources & Government Information

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Trexler Library Catalog
Muhlenberg College receives about 30% of all materials published by the Federal Government. These items cover a wide range of subject areas--from legal materials and the records of Congress to health and education information and in-depth research conducted by the Smithsonian. All of the government documents that we receive have records in the Trexler Library Catalog.

Google U.S. Government Search
http://www.google.com/unclesam
Google's search tool for state and federal webpages

Pennsylvania State Website
http://www.pa.gov/

State and Local Governments (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html

STATISTICAL DATABASES

LexisNexis Statistical Universe
To access this database from the Library Homepage, use the Databases A-Z link (in the Quick Links box).
Statistical information (e.g. income, poverty, and education) produced by U.S. federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations.

WEBSITES FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)
http://nces.ed.gov/

Digest of Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/

NAEP -- National Assessment of Educational Progress -- the Nation's Report Card
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

NCES Public School District Search
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/

NCES Private School Search
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/

NHES -- National Household Education Surveys Program
http://nces.ed.gov/nhes/

School District Demographics System
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/

State Education Data Profiles
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/stateprofiles/

Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/

Finances
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12_finances/site/default.asp
See, in particular, Financial Summaries on left sidebar.

Pennsylvania State, District, and School Report Cards
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pas/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=95497

PreK - 12 Schools Statistics
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12statistics/

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data
http://www.census.gov/govs/school/

WEBSITES FOR DEMOGRAPHIC, INCOME, AND POVERTY STATISTICS

FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/

Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore

Cost of Living (University of Michigan)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/statistics+cost-of-living/927/search/

Neighborhood Profiles and City Information (Yahoo Real Estate)
http://realestate.yahoo.com/neighborhoods

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

American FactFinder (Census)
http://factfinder.census.gov/
Use to find basic demographics for a city, zip code, county, state, etc.

Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density

By State
http://tinyurl.com/426n2x

By County
http://tinyurl.com/48x5vl

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Finding Articles: Databases and Indexes

To access these and other article databases from the Library Homepage, use the Databases A-Z link (in the Quick Links box).

Check the Subject Guides (linked from the Library Homepage) for other recommended databases for this and other subject areas.

SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES

Subject-Specific Databases

ERIC
Premier database in the field of education with more than 1.3 million records for journal articles, books, technical reports and more.

Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Interdisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Premier
Full text access to scholarly and non-scholarly publications in a wide variety of disciplines and subject areas.

LexisNexis Academic
Full text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, broadcast transcripts, business publications, legal materials, and more.

OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
A database with some full text articles covering various academic subjects including general sciences, humanities, social sciences, and business

Sage Journals Online
Full-text access to over 500 journals published by Sage, providing wide coverage of scholarly publications in all disciplines, but particularly the social sciences.

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GETTING THE ARTICLES

1. When searching for articles in library databases, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.


2. If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
   • Most databases have a Get It! link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
   • Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title or by ISSN . Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.
3. If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
   • Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.
   • Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage  --  Interlibrary Loan (in the Quick Links box)  --  Articles request form). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions.

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Citing Your Sources

For help using APA Style, consult the following resources:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2010.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 P976m 2010 (at Reference Desk)

Concise Rules of APA Style, 6th ed.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 C744r 2010 (at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using APA style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf

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Last updated: 3 October 2009