Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781563086267)

Focusing on English-language publications of the last decade, this guide identifies and describes key reference and information sources in the field of education today. In addition to general reference sources O'Brien covers major social science reference sources that have a direct or overlapping relationship to education. Nearly 500 entries are arranged by subject and type of work. Most are new to this work. For example, there are now a number of Internet sources with URL addresses and an increased number of journals, which reflects the increasing reliance on periodicals as information sources. The book has also been completely reorganized, with new chapters covering Educational Technology and Media; Multilingual and Multicultural Education; Adult Alternative, Continuing and Distance Education; Curriculum, Instruction, and Content areas; Educational Research, Measurement, and Testing; and so forth. Excluded are lists of education associations and organizations, general social science refe

Author: Nancy O'Brien
ISBN-10: 1563086263
ISBN-13: 9781563086267
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2000
Pages: 189
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.38w x 0.72d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2001 pg. 102
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2001 pg. 46