Almanacs
Information Please Almanac and Encyclopedia Website
Lists the previous year's award winning children's books and provides brief information about children's literature.
World Almanac and Book of Facts
Reference AY67 .N5 W7
Lists the previous year's award winning books of children's literature.
Atlases
Unavailable
Bibliographies
A to Zoo
Reference PN1009 .A1 .L715
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K - Grade 6
Circulation Z1037 .N346
Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6
Reference Z1037 .G48
Best of the Best For Children
Circulation Z1037 .A496
Black Books Galore: Guide to Great African American Children's Books About Girls NetLibrary Ebook
Black Books Galore: Guide to Great African American Children's Books About Boys NetLibrary Ebook
Coretta Scott King Award Books: Using Great Literature with Children and Young Adults NetLibrary Ebook
Children's Catalog
Reference Z1037 .C5443
Published every 4 years with yearly supplements in between.
Children's Books from Other Countries
Reference Z1037 .C5428
Elementary School Library Collection: A Guide to Books and Other Media, Phases 1-2-3
Reference PN1009 .A1 E44
Hit List for Children 2: Frequently Challenged Books
Reference Z1019 .B38
Numbers! Colors! Alphabet! A Concept Guide to Children's Picture Books
Circulation Z5818 .M3 A94
Recreating the Past: A Guide to American and World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults
Reference PN1009 .A1 A267
Some of my Best Friends are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Pre-school to High School
Circulation Z1039 .G.55 H35
Biography
Book Reviews
Book Review Index Online Plus Database
Books In Print with Reviews Database
Factiva Database
New York Times Book Review.
Dictionaries / Encyclopedias
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
Reference PE1630 .B74
Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Reference PN1008.5 .C37
Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales
Reference PN3437 .O94
Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
Circulation PN1009 .A1 094
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
Reference PN43 .O94
Young Reader's Companion
Circulation PN1008.5 .C373
Directories
Children's Book Awards International: A Directory of Awards and Winners From Inception through1990
Reference PN1009 .A1 S65
Handbooks
Critical Handbook of Children's Literature
Circulation PN1009 .A1 L84
Statistics
Unavailable
Style Manuals
APA's Web Guide to Electronic Reference Formats Website
Chicago Manual of Style
Reference PN147 .C44
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Reference PN147 .G444
Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Reference PN147 .T8
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Reference and Circulation PN147 .P83
Yearbooks
Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information
Reference Z731 .A47 2003
Lists the previous year's notable and award winning books of children's literature as well as the best selling children's books.
Books, videos, and
dvds can be found in the OSU-Tulsa Library Catalog by author, title, keyword, or subject
heading. Keyword searching allows you to AND terms together to produce a more
focused list of available books.
You
may want to check the Library
of Congress Subject Headings Reference
Z695 .Z8 L524
for a comprehensive list of terms to search in the Online Catalog.
Once
you have identified a book you want, note the location and entire call
number to identify where the book is located in the Library.
We also have
approximately 40,000 full-text electronic books. These can be found through
the Catalog or by going to the Library Website and clicking on Books
and Electronic Book Collections. To view NetLibrary Ebooks remotely, you must set up an account in the
Library.
Books
In Print with Reviews Database
- This is a database of books that are currently In-Print. Out-of-print
books are noted as well. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information
and to see what books have been published on a specific subject.
WorldCat Database Database - This is a database of books
cataloged by libraries worldwide. It is a good source to verify bibliographic
information, to see what books have been published on a specific subject
and to see what libraries own them.
Videos / DVDS
There are numerous Videos and DVDs based on children's literature: please search the catalog using: children's films and videorecording as keywords.
A sampling of a few include:
Best of Dr. Seuss (Video)
Media PZ7 .G276 Be 2003 |
Mother Goose Video Treasury (Video)
Media PZ8.3 .M85 Tr 1992 |
Bread Comes to Life (Video)
Media TX769 .B74 2003
This ALA best children's video showing bread
from wheat in the field to bread on the table. |
Where The Wild Things Are (Video)
Media PZ7 .S3465 Wh 2001 |
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Video)
Media PZ7 .S3465 Ha 2002 |
|
An index database provides a citation to the article, i.e. title of
article, author, journal title, volume and issue number, page number, and
date. You should check other databases for possible full-text coverage. You
may need to consult the Catalog or Journals by Title to determine if the journal is owned
by OSU-Tulsa Library in paper or microfiche.
Specialized websites are excellent
sources of information. Commercial, governmental, and nonprofit organizations,
i.e. universities, associations, societies, libraries, etc. maintain websites.
These websites provide an overview of the field, historical information, current
trends, statistics, publish a newsletter or journal, identify recommended
publications in the field, advertise workshops and conferences, provide information
on career opportunities, and supply contact names, etc. Specialized websites
are important in library research. The following websites have been evaluated
and are recommended for use.
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