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Places to Find IECE Books & Resources

• Gateway Reference Materials
• Library Catalog - Select Gateway CTC under "Limit search to a single library:"


• Gateway Electronic Books
• NetLibrary


• Gateway Partner Libraries
  Tip: Try using a Keyword search.
  Example Keywords: preschool, kindergarten, curricula, teaching, child study, early childhood education
• NKU Steely Library Catalog

Library Research Databases

• Academic OneFile (Through Gale InfoTrac)
• Academic Search Premier(Through EBSCOhost)
• Career and Technical Education(Through ProQuest)
• ERIC: Educational Resource Information Center(Through EBSCOhost)
• MasterFILE Premier(Through EBSCOhost)
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences(Through EBSCOhost)
• TOPICsearch(Through EBSCOhost)

Recommended Web Sites
General Information Sources

• Children's House in Cyberspace - Early Childhood Floor
  The Early Childhood Floor focuses on international early childhood
  care and accesses three major resources; The World Bank's ABC for ECD,
  UNESCO Early Childhood, and the Consultative Group on Early Childhood
  Care and Development.
  
• World Bank: Early Child Development Home Page
  Lists international sites, US resources, country-specific sites, online journals,
  etc. The links to the ERIC Clearinghouse on Early Childhood Education, UNESCO and
  UNICEF sources, listservs, sites on developmentally appropriate practices, journals,
  organizations, etc. are excellent and the summaries provided are clear and informative.
  
• Educator's Reference Desk
  Offers over 2000 lesson plans, over 3000 links, and a question archive.
  
• KidsHealth
  Created by pediatric medical experts. KidsHealth lists sources for children, for parents
  and for professionals on children's health.
  
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  NAEYC links to resources for parents and resources for early childhood professionals.
  
• National Center for Early Development & Learning
  NCEDL focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight."
  
• National Network for Child Care
  NNCC offers articles on many topics relating to child care, including child development.
  
• Society for Research in Child Development
  Information about the society and its publications in the web. Publications include their
  Newsletter and monographs, Child Development, and Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography.
  
• Tufts University Child and Family Webguide
  A directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing
  child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations; they cover all ages, from early child development through adolescence.
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
  Provides access to child development and child care information for parents and professionals. "Parenting A-Z" and "Professional Topics A-Z" offer hundreds of links to specific topics.
  
  

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