Reference sources provide solid background information on a topic or provide a quick and easy access to sources with factual information. You will want to consult them when you either want to get a good background on a topic (e.g., an encyclopedia entry) or to find a quick fact or definition (e.g., dictionary or almanac). The reference sources listed here may be in print or online format.
Selected Education Resources
- Dictionary of Multicultural Education. [370.196 D554 1997]
- Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation. [371.9 V494d4 1997]
- A Digest of Supreme Court Decision Affecting Education. [Ref 379.1473 D5724 2001]
- Education Statistics of the United States. eBook
- Encyclopedia of American Education. 2nd ed. [370.973 U57e2 2001] 3 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. [Ref 371.97 E56 1998]
- Encyclopedia of Education. [Ref 370.3 E562G 2003] 8 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Educational Research. [370.3 E56 1992] 4 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Language and Education. [306.44 E56 1997] 8 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education. [Ref 510.7 E56 2001]
- Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education. [Ref 370.196 H2362 2004]
- The Hispanic American Almanac: a Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States. 3rd ed. [ 973.0468 H673 2003]
- International Handbook of Higher Education [Ref 378.03 I61F 2006] 2vols
- Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court. [Ref 342.73 L257] 6 vols.
- Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge. [Ref 305.4 R869 2000] 4 vols.
- Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America. [Ref 305.23 S797 1996]
- Statistical Record of Black America. 4th ed. [Ref 301.45196 S7974 1997]
- Statistical Record of Women Worldwide. 2nd ed. [Ref 305.4 S797W2 1995]
- Tests: a Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business. 4th ed. [Ref 016.151 T345S 1997]
- World Education Encyclopedia: a Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide. 2nd ed. [Ref 370.3 W9272 2002] 3 vols.
- The World's Women, 1995: trends and statistics. [305.4 W927 1995]