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Electronic Resources

  Academic Search Premier ABOUT     ERIC Digests
Short reports (1,000-1,500 words) designed to provide an overview of information on a given topic and references to items providing more detailed information. Coverage is from 1990 - 2003.
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  PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Good for public policy issues.
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Web Resources

ED.gov
The official U.S. Department of Education site.

Maine Department of Education

Educator's Reference Desk
The key to one-stop, any-stop access to lesson plans, instructional units, and other education resources on the Internet.

Education Statistics at a Glance
From the National Center for Education Statistics includes the most online versions of The Condition of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, and more.

Global Education Digest
An annual series of global education statistics from UNESCO.

Child Care & Early Education:a comprehensive resource for researchers and policymakers
Clearinghouse for such statistics and policy issues.

Developing Educational Standards
Probably the most comprehensive directory about national, state, and local educational standards on the web.

Maine Math and Science Alliance
The premier K-12 science and mathematics education organization in Maine

BEN (BioSciEdNet): A Digital Library of the Biological Sciences for Biology Teaching

Blue Web'n:
A library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the Web

Teachers Network
This web site is a K-12 teacher's link, literally, to other teachers and the educational resources they recommend.

School Psychology Resources Online
Collection of useful links sponsored by the Office of Psychological Services of the Baltimore Public Schools.

Subject Guides at Bowdoin and Colby Colleges.

Reference Works

Encyclopedia of Education
Reference LB15.E47 2003, 8 vols.

Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia
Reference LC 189.95.E38 2002

Education Statistics of the United States
Reference LA201.E38 2003

Critical Thinking and Learning:an encyclopedia for parents and teachers
LB1590.3 .C735 2004

Education and Sociology: an encyclopedia
Reference LC189.95.E38 2002

Handbook of Research on Teaching
Reference LB1028.H315 2001

Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
Reference LC3707.E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education
Reference LC1099.3.M58 1999

Encyclopedia of African American Education
Reference LC2717.E53 1996

Historical dictionary of women's education in the United States
LC1752.H57 1998

Library contact:

For more information, contact:

Laura Juraska
Associate Librarian for Reference Services
207-786-8324
e-mail: ljuraska AT bates.edu

The George and Helen Ladd Library • Bates College
48 Campus Avenue • Lewiston, Maine 04240
(207) 786-6263


Page author: Laura Juraska
Date: 9/30/08


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