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History of the Education and Social Science LibrarySince its founding in 1901 as the Pedagogical Library, the Education and Social Science Library (ESSL) has had a number of different names and locations. For a brief history of the ESSL, please visit the History of the ESSL page. Collections once claiming a home in ESSL include Linguistics, Philosophy, Speech & Hearing Science, and the United Nations documents. Read the history to see which collections are currently located here, and when they were incorporated. Posted 4/7/08 Data Services at the LibraryNeed help finding statistical or spatial data? Dawn-Owens Nicholson (Data Archivist, ATLAS) and librarians with a wide range of expertise will be available during Data Services Office Hours to help you locate relevant data sets in opinion polls, election studies, social surveys, census, education, and health data and prepare them for analysis in SPSS, SAS, STATA and ArcGIS. Location: Government
Documents Library (200D Main Library) Posted 2/4/08 Resources for Educators in IllinoisTeachers and other educators in Illinois now have access to Resources for Educators in Illinois a webguide to the various resources available to them from the UIUC library. Information about obtaining a courtesy borrowing card to check out materials from the Library, free databases, and lesson plans on the Web are just some of the resources linked from this site. Posted 1/9/08 New Donor Recognition Newsletter!As a way to acknowledge the many generous monetary and in-kind donations to the Education and Social Science Library (ESSL), we have initiated an occasional Web newsletter, The Benefactor. Twice a year we will list recent donations to ESSL. If we've overlooked your contribution, or if you prefer not to be recognized, please contact us at educlib@uiuc.edu. Posted 1/4/08 AnthropologyPlus, FRANCIS and ChicanoDatabase moveAnthropologyPlus, ChicanoDatabase and FRANCIS have switched from Eureka/RLG to OCLC FirstSearch as of September 30, 2007. If you have questions about searching these databases through OCLC FirstSearch, please contact us. Produced by the highly regarded Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, FRANCIS provides access to social sciences and humanities literature from around the world, with especially good coverage of U.S. and Western European publications. Posted 10/1/07 Extended hours for IM Reference Services: Add us to your Buddy List today!Beginning Monday, June 11, we are extending our Instant Messaging reference service through the Education and Social Science Library to include evening hours. In addition to our regular IM service offered 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, we are now adding 6-8pm Monday through Thursday for Summer 2007 Term 2. If this trial of evening hours is useful, we will extend it throughout the academic year. To contact us, send a message from your IM software (AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, or Google Talk) to our Screen Name/Buddy Name: askessl. See our Ask-A-Librarian webpage for more information. Posted 6/8/07 ** Update: IM service has been extended to 7-10pm Monday through Thursday during the fall and spring semesters. Keep your question coming to our Ask-A-Librarian services! ** Posted 10/1/07 Folklore Resource Site!A new Web page devoted to folklore resources at the UIUC campus and beyond has just been developed. Find out how to search for folklore material, find "hidden collections" on the campus, and links to regional and national Web sites devoted to folklore. Unsure of what folklore means? Look for explanations on this site. Also linked from this site is an oral history project that captures the excitement of the 1960s Campus Folksong Club. Online audio interviews with former club members and participants are linked from this site, and include mention of campus and community individuals. The content for this Web site and the oral history project was developed by Tracie Wilson, CLIR postdoctoral fellow in folklore. Posted 8/2/07 PsycINFO and ERIC database changesFor a variety of reasons, the UIUC Library is switching access to the PsycINFO and ERIC databases from one vendor (OVID) to another (CSA/Cambridge Scientific). Try out the CSA feature of searching across multiple databases by changing your search on the drop-down menu on the search page to the social sciences. If you have questions about searching these databases through this vendor, please contact us using one of the methods described on our Ask-A-Librarian page. To set up an alert system to let you know when new materials in your area of interest are added to the database, please see the directions at Alerts in CSA (Cambridge) Databases. If you previously had a saved search set up in OVID, we anticipate getting directions about how to transfer those to CSA and will keep you informed. Access to these databases via OVID will end June 30, 2007. CSA access is available now. Posted 6/13/07 New Trial Version of PsycINFO & PsycARTICLES AvailableThe library is pleased to announce a trial to PsycINFO w/ PsycArticles via the CSA Illumina interface. Accessible via the library's Online Research Resources, this trial will end on April 30th. As UIUC has (for several years now) had access to these databases via OVID, the library is very interested in our users' reactions to this new interface, the limiters and alert features. To assist the library in determining whether to obtain full subscriptions to these resources, please send your feedback to Allison Sutton, Psychology and Social Work Librarian. Posted 4/4/07 New Trial Database: PsychiatryOnlineThe trial of PsychiatryOnline has been extended until May 6, 2007. This powerful web-based portal features DSM-IV-TR (R)-the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world-and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an unsurpassed collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. You will also have access to textbooks, self-assessment tools and clinical & research news from Psychiatric News. In addition, unlimited downloads to your PDA are available. Find out more at http://www.psychiatryonline.com or link from the Library's ORR. To assist the library in determining whether to obtain full subscriptions to these resources, please send your feedback to Allison Sutton, Psychology and Social Work Librarian. Posted 3/11/07 Miss and Mr. Manners: Mid 20th Century Guides to Teenage Etiquette and HygieneCheck out the March 2007 exhibit in the Marshall Gallery of the Main Library building. This exhibit highlights items from the Library's collection of young adult books and provides a glimpse of the do's and don'ts of mid-twentieth century etiquette for teens. From learning correct table manners, to good grooming, to proper date behavior, these guides were written to lead teen-agers to courteous, thoughtful manners that would stand them in good stead for the rest of their lives. And, some guides even suggested how to attract the opposite sex - and how and when to say no! If you think today's social rules are too restrictive, then lay down that pickle fork, pull on your white gloves, be sure to bend gracefully when retrieving that dropped handkerchief, and look over these guides to the appropriate behavior for teens from the 1930s to the 1960s. Developed by Laurie Chipps with support from Nancy O’Brien. Posted 3/3/07 Happy 50th Birthday to The Cat in the Hat!!!On March 1, 1957, Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat was first published in the United States. Since that time it has become a beloved classic, selling millions of copies in many languages world wide. The Cat in the Hat was written in response to publications such as "Why Do Students Bog Down on the First R?" by John Hersey and "Why Johnny Can’t Read and What You Can Do About It" by Rudolph Flesch which blamed childre's poor literacy skills on dull and uninspiring books such as Dick and Jane. Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss), who was already well known for his illustrations, took up the challenge to create a book that would capture the imagination as well as introduce basic vocabulary. He succeeded, using only 236 words. The Cat in the Hat was an instant success, drawing acclaim from critics and readers alike. Today the book is still a favorite with children and adults, and the mischievous Cat can be found in several other Seuss books, and most recently as the star of the Cat in the Hat movie. Posted 2/28/07 Campus access to online, daily edition to The Chronicle of Higher Education!The Library is pleased to announce campus-wide access to the online edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. All campus computers should be able to access all of The Chronicle's Web pages without the requirement of a Chronicle user name or password. Posted 1/22/07 Focus Group Participants Needed!The University Library is seeking participants for a focus group sessions to be held on Thursday, October 19 from noon until 1:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 25 from 11:30 until 1:00. A free lunch and a thumb drive will be provided for qualifying participants. We are working to improve access to the wide variety of materials and services available to our users through our website, and we need your help. For more information, or to indicate you willingness to participate, please call 244-3092 or email szylowic@uiuc.edu. Posted 10/14/06. Looking for full-text assessment instruments?Our new guide, Full-text Assessment Instruments in Print Resources, provides locations for books housed in the Education and Social Science Library that contain assessment measures and scales in their entirety. Posted 6/2/06. Puzzles at the ESSL!Take a break from the summer heat and try your hand at helping us assemble jigsaw puzzles. A puzzle will be located towards the back of the library on a table in the bound periodicals section. Sit down and stay awhile. Selections will change throughout the summer! Posted 6/2/06. Online Catalog Downtime in JuneUIUC Online Catalog and I-Share Catalog will be down for approximately two weeks for system upgrades. Downtime will start June 6th for I-Share catalog and June 14th for UIUC Online Catalog. During downtime, users will be unable to place requests for materials from other I-Share libraries, "My Account" information will not be current, and charges and renewals will have to be done in person at a Library service desk. For more information see Online Catalog Downtime in June. Posted 5/30/06. Online Purchase Request Form Now AvailableTips for finding books are listed at the updated Find Books web page. For books that are not in the UIUC Library and are in subject areas related to the Education and Social Science Library, fill out the electronic version of our purchase request form. For other subject areas, a general purchase suggestion form is available at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/administration/collections/collections/suggestpurchase_form.htm. Posted 4/3/06. New IM Reference Services: Add us to your Buddy List today!Beginning Monday, April 3 you can now Instant Message the Education and Social Science Library with your reference questions. Reference staff will be available for your IM questions between 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. To contact us, send a message from your IM software (AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, or Google Talk) to our Screen Name (Buddy Name) askessl. See our Ask-A-Librarian webpage for more information. Posted 3/31/06. SocINDEX with Full Text: New Database!SocINDEX with Full Text is a new database that provides access to full-text articles in thousands of journals (1895-present) in sociology and related disciplines such as anthropology, criminology, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, and urban studies. All papers presented at meetings of the American Sociological Association (2003-present) are also included in pdf. Please send feedback or questions to JoAnn Jacoby, Sociology and Anthropology Librarian. Posted 3/2/2006. New Ask-A-Librarian Web site and Individual Research ConsultationsESSL has updated the look and content of its Ask-A-Librarian page. Our Individual Research Consultation service now has a new online form for user convenience. Previously, library users filled out a paper request form to schedule one-on-one time with librarians. Now the form is electronic and easily found on the revamped Web page. Paper copies are still available in ESSL. Posted 12/15/2005. Sit back and relax as you study in the Education & Social Science Library
ESSL is now furnished with eight comfortable lounge chairs, two footstools and four small tables to create two inviting areas for study or quiet conversation. The new furniture is located at the back of our main room, in the bound journals area. Please stop by and try out the newest furnishings in ESSL! Posted 11/17/2005. New Storage Retrieval ProcedureBeginning in January 2006, books located in "Education Storage" will be retrieved every hour on the half-hour. Just check the status of the item in the catalog as being "on shelf" and fill out a red retrieval card (ask for one at the reference desk or pick one up in the S-Collection room). Your item(s) will be retrieved within one hour. Posted 11/03/2005. Refworks: An online citation management toolRefworks is a citation management tool that UIUC students, faculty and staff can now use free of charge. Refworks can directly export bibliographic records from databases, change the citation styles as needed and import the citation directly into a Word document. It is a great tool for writing papers. For more information go to Refworks Help. Posted 9/10/05. Social Work Research at a Distance: New websiteSocial Work Research at a Distance is a new website developed for UIUC Social Work students enrolled in the off-campus/satellite program. It brings together valuable information and resources to make it easier to use the library effectively from a distance, specifically tailored to the needs of social work students. Please send feedback or questions to Allison Sutton, Social Work and Psychology Librarian. Posted 8/17/05. Wilson Education Retrospective: New database availableWilson Education Retrospective, a database that complements Wilson Education Full Text by providing citations to nearly one million articles from 1929-1983 and covering some 500 periodicals, is now available. It is accessed through the same interface as Education Full Text--just check the "Education Index Retro" box in the Database Selection Area. (You can search Education Full Text simultaneously by checking its box as well.) Please send feedback or questions to Nancy O'Brien, Education Librarian. Posted 5/27/05. PsycBOOKS and PsycEXTRA: Try these new APA resourcesThe library has arranged trial subscriptions for two new online resources from the American Psychological Association: PsycBOOKS and PsycEXTRA. PsycBOOKS is a full-text database of books and chapters. An entire new world of content--more than 10,000 individual chapters of both authored and edited scholarly and scientific titles published by APA.The initial release in August 2004 features approximately 600 books: more than 500 APA books with copyright dates from 1950–2003, including 100 out-of-print books; 75 classic books in psychology; and the exclusive electronic release of more than 1,500 entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology. More information on PsycBOOKS. PsycEXTRA, a companion to the PsycINFO database, provides coverage of material written for professionals and disseminated outside of peer-reviewed journals. Documents include newsletters, magazines, newspapers, technical and annual reports, government reports, consumer brochures, and more. PsycEXTRA is different from PsycINFO in its coverage, and also in its format, because it includes abstracts and citations plus full text for a major portion of the records. There is no coverage overlap with PsycINFO. More information on PsycEXTRA. To access PsycBOOKS and PsycEXTRA, go to http://trial.epnet.com and log in using UserID: s4122831 and password: password. The trial lasts through April 14. To assist the library in determining whether to obtain full subscriptions to these resources, please send your feedback to Allison Sutton, Psychology and Social Work Librarian. Posted 3/18/05. Current Awareness TutorialNeed to be kept up to date on a particular topic or research area? Learn how to save your searches and set up email auto-alerts in several popular social science databases using the OVID interface (including ERIC and PsycINFO) and the Cambridge interface (including Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts). View the tutorial. Posted 3/16/05. AnthroSource now availableAnthroSource, the new online portal to American Anthropological Association publications is now available to the UIUC community. This database provides a full text archive 11 major AAA journals from volume 1 to the present, and will be adding additional AAA publications. Please send questions or feedback on AnthroSource to JoAnn Jacoby, Anthropology Librarian. Posted 2/18/05; Updated 8/17/05. S-Collection pages revised and redesignedWe have redesigned and updated the pages for the School Collection of Children's and Young Adult Literature. New resources include a Databases guide, with helpful tips for conducting online research in children's literature. Posted 2/4/05. Site redesign: New year, new lookWe've redesigned and reorganized our gateway page and added several new sub-pages (including this one!) in order to improve access to library resources and services and keep you better informed about library goings-on. Do you have any questions or comments about the new site? Is there anything from the old site that you can't find? Please let us know--your feedback is invaluable to us. Posted 1/5/05. PsycARTICLES: Full text articles in PsycINFOThe library now has access to PsycARTICLES, which offers full text articles from major American Psychological Association journals (full list of titles available), with coverage beginning in 1985 for most titles. PsycARTICLES is integrated into the PsycINFO database. If the full text of an article is available, you will see a full text link under the article record in your search results. Please note that PsycARTICLES are only a subset of the entire PsycINFO database, and that a thorough literature search should take non-PsycARTICLES sources into account. If you have any questions about this new resource, please contact Allison Sutton, Psychology Librarian. Posted 1/5/05. Children's Literature: New databaseThe Children's Literature Comprehensive Database is "an acquisition, research, and reference service that offers... more than 200,000 reviews of children's books--all full text searchable from 33 review sources." To access the database, click the "Registered Users" link from the opening page (linked to above). If you have any questions about using this new resource, please contact Nancy O'Brien, Education Librarian. Posted 1/5/05. Ask-A-Librarian Chat ReferenceHave a question, but can't make it in to the library? You can now chat with a reference librarian online using Ask-A-Librarian. For more information on this service (including hours) and other options for getting help remotely, see our Ask-A-Librarian page. Posted 1/2/05. Take Us To School!: Resources for student teachersDo you need help finding lesson plans? Assistance with conducting research in education? Instructions for accessing library databases from off-campus? Take a look at Take Us To School!, a site compiling useful resources and research tips for student teachers. Posted 12/28/04. Wireless Internet access now available at the ESSLIf you have a wireless notebook, you can now use the UIUCnet service to access the Internet at the Education and Social Science Library. Getting online is quick and easy--simply open the browser on your wireless-enabled device, go to any website, and enter your NetID and password when prompted by the UIUCnet QuickConnect dialogue. For more information, see the CITES wireless page. Posted 12/1/04. Changes in ERIC full text availabilityBeginning in fall 2004, over 100,000 full text documents are now available directly through the ERIC database. With a few exceptions, all ERIC documents added to the database since 1993 can now be downloaded as PDFs. (ERIC documents include curriculum guides, instructional materials, research reports, opinion papers, conference proceedings, project and program descriptions, bibliographies, and test and measurement instruments.) When a PDF is available, you will see an "ERIC full text" link in the document record. Please note that the full text availability does not include journal articles. Posted 12/1/04. New books at the ESSLKeep up to date with new acquisitions at the library. Posted 10/6/04. |
