The Chronicle of Higher Education

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August/September 2016 Database of the Month

The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.

Online, The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. The Chronicle’s website features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; an archive of previously published content; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more.

If you are on campus, simply go to Chronicle.com for access. If you are off campus, access The Chronicle by using links available on the library website, or by going to Chronicle.com and creating an account using your @fau.edu email address.

Oxford Bibliographies

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 Oxford Bibliographies offers exclusive, authoritative research guides. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this resource guides researchers to the best available scholarship in a variety of subject areas.

FAU subscribed Bibliographies include:

ICPSR – Inter-University Consortium For Political And Social Science

March 2013 Database of the Month

Inter-University Consortium For Political And Social Science (ICPSR) acquires, preserves, enhances, and distributes original social science research data for research and instruction.

ICPSR data span many disciplines including sociology, political science, criminology, history, education, demography, gerontology, international relations, public health, economics, and psychology.
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Back to School

Week of August 20, 2012 (Part 1)

In the News: BACK TO SCHOOL

It’s back-to-school time at FAU. A big welcome back to our returning students, and a hearty welcome to incoming Freshmen and transfer students.

 

The Art of Fielding: A Novel
By Chad Harbach. Little, Brown and Co., 2011
Call Number: PS3608 .A72513 .A87 2011

Best Practices in Student & Faculty Assessment: 2012 Edition
Primary Research Group, 2011
Call Number: LB2822.75 .B46 2011

Breaking Away
By Kristin Lattany. Ballantine Books, 2003
Call Number: Available online via Black Women Writers: African, African American, and Diaspora Continue reading

CQ Researcher Plus Archive – April Database of the Month

CQ Researcher plus Archive provides in-depth coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy, dating back to 1923. Find reports on historical events such as passage of the Social Security Act of 1935, as well as reports that give background on issues of current debate such as abortion, health insurance, and responses to global terrorism.  Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by an experienced journalist and includes an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.

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Back to School

August 22, 2011

Back to School!

In the News: It’s Back-to-School time at Florida Atlantic University. We welcome new freshmen and transfer students as well as those returning for their second, third, and even last (!) year. Of course, we can’t forget to welcome new faculty, too. Take a look at some of the books the library has on college life. Some of them are electronic, but many more are in the “old school” paper format. Settle down with one when time permits and enjoy the rest of the year.

Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty
Edited by Michael Solem, Kenneth Foote, and Janice Monk. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009
Call Number: LB2332.72 .A87 2008

Between Speaking and Silence: A Study of Quiet Students
By Mary M. Reda. State University of New York Press, 2009
Call Number: LB1033.5 .R43 2009

Black Greek-Letter Organizations 2.0: New Directions in the Study of African American Fraternities and Sororities
Edited by Matthew W. Hughey and Gregory S. Parks. University Press of Mississippi, 2011
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

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Teachers and Merit Pay

April 11, 2011

Teachers and Merit Pay

In the News: Florida has adopted a new law that changes the way teachers will be evaluated and paid. It ties teachers’ pay to their overall effectiveness and relies heavily on student test scores as a way of judging teacher quality.

Conflicting Missions?: Teachers Union and Educational Reform
Edited by Tom Loveless. Brookings Institution Press, 20000
Call Number: LB2844.53 .U62 C66 2000

Curriculum Alignment: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
By David A. Squires. Corwin Press, 2009
Call Number: LB2806.15 .S732 2009

The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education
By Diane Ravitch. Basic Books, 2010
Call Number: LA217.2 .R38 2010

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Florida Electronic Library – April Database of the Month

The Florida Electronic Library (FEL) is Florida’s virtual library, providing access to research resources to all Florida citizens. FEL offers information for all age groups, including homework help for students and resources for teachers. Available resources include magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books, providing information on topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. Public users coming from a Florida location will  automatically be recognized without having to go through a log-in routine. All of the FEL resources are also listed on Libraries’ Indexes and Databases pages.

The Florida Electronic Library Plan is the result of a strategic planning process conducted with a planning team of representatives of Florida libraries and guided by the Florida Library Network Council and the Division of Library and Information Services. This program is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.

New Features Added to Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Education researchers, try out the new features added to ERIC’s redesigned Web site  www.eric.ed.gov (released in August):

  • RSS feeds
  • Journals’ list update and downloadable file
  • Thesaurus ‘Summer 2008’ update
  • Tutorial additions

ERIC provides unlimited access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials, with hundreds of new records added twice weekly. More>>

FAU subscription databases that include ERIC Indexing:
ERIC and EDUCATION FULL TEXT  at Wilson (on campus access)
ERIC at First Search (on campus access)
ERIC at CSA (on campus access)

Click here for on-campus access to these resources