Higher Education

The following resources have been compiled by the librarians for the Master's program in Higher Education.

Reference Books - Specific to Higher Education

• Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac. 2006. [Recently received; in processing]
  This is an annual compilation of higher education data arranged by state; it appears as a special issue of the Chronicle.
• Higher education in the United States: an encyclopedia. 2002. Ref 378.73 En19
  A source useful for overviews of higher education issues, topics, and history.
• Religious higher education in the United States: a source book. 1996. 378.016 R2TH
  
• The handbook of student affairs administration. 2nd ed. 2000. Ref 378.194 B27h 2000
  
• International encyclopedia of higher education. 1977. Ref 378 In8
  Though somewhat dated this ten volume encyclopedia provides topical essays, entries on organizations and associations, fields of study, and comparative higher education among others.

Reference Books - Related materials

While these resources do not focus upon higher education they potentially contain articles with implications for higher education issues and research.

• Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development. 2006. Ref 200.83 En19D
  
• Encyclopedia of education and human development. 2005. 3 volumes. Ref 370.3 En19F
  
• International encyclopedia of adult education. 2005. Ref 374 In82A
  
• Encyclopedia of education. 2003. 8 volumes. Ref 370 En19
  
• World education encyclopedia: a survey of educational systems worldwide. 2002. 3 volumes. Ref 370.3 W89
  
• Encyclopedia of American education. 2001. 3 volumes. 370.973 Un31
  
• Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2000. 8 volumes. Ref 150.3 En19k
  
• Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 1992. Ref 370.3 En19e 1992
  
• Mental Measurements Yearbook. 1938-. Ref 371.26 B93
  This is the principal resource for surveys, evaluations, and bibliography regarding psychological and educational tests.

Non-Reference books of potential value

• Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. 2nd ed. 2006. Main Collection 346.730482 C86c
  
• Historical Dictionary of American Education. [e-book] 1999.
  
• Encyclopedia of multicultural education. [e-book] 1999.
  

Finding Books:

• Online Catalog
  • Find books, as well as a variety of other materials in the TU Libraries.
  • Use the Advanced search option to specify material format, campus, language, and date range.
• WorldCat
  • Listed under Essential Tools.
  • Find books, among other things, to request via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
• Google Books
  • Searchable from the right hand Google Quick Search box on the Library home page. Be sure to choose the button next to Books before hitting Enter.
  • Searching Google Books can benefit your research strategy through Google's unique search algorithm. By searching for phrases and keywords in the full text, it can help discover relevant resources that otherwise would not be easy to find. Whether or not the resources is freely available to read online, you can always Interlibrary Loan the material using the form on the Library's home page. Finding the resource is the crucial first step. Google is extremely useful in this part of the process. Locating the item is next, and we're happy to help in any way that we can.
• American Council on Education Library catalog
  • The American Council on Education Library collects intensively on higher education topics. There catalog will lead you to many books, electronic resources, and nonprint materials. Note the capability of limiting your search by publication date.

Finding Articles:

• ERIC
  Covers all aspects of education. Links to the online full-text of most ERIC documents from 1993 to the present are now available. Offers citations and abstracts to journal articles and resources related to the field of education. Indexes curriculum materials, teaching guides, lesson plans, program descriptions, research reports, conference proceedings, plus articles from over 600 educational and education-related journals from 1966 to present.
• Professional Development Collection
  Covers all areas of education. Includes abstracts and indexing for 345 professional development titles. Full-text for over 430 journals covering the most current topics in the field of education.
• JSTOR
  JSTOR (Journal STORage) presents the searchable full text of the complete back files for over 100 important scholarly journals. Coverage generally includes the first volume through issues published prior to the most recent 3-5 years (current issues are not available in JSTOR). Includes journals for the following disciplines: African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics. Also search JSTOR via Google Scholar by including "+JSTOR" in the search.
• PsycInfo
  Includes citations, most with abstracts, for more than 1,300 journals published in 50 countries and 28 languages. Full text to more than 50 periodicals.
• Education Index (for older resources, especially pre-1990)
  A print index, available in the Reference section at Ref 016.37 Ed83. Coverage includes 1975-2003.
• Higher Education Abstracts http://highereducationabstracts.org/ (At Ball State)
  This outstanding resource for the study of Higher Education is available a short distance away at Ball State University in Muncie. Its notable for the breadth of resources in higher education that it indexes.

Other Databases

• CollegeSource
  An extensive database featuring thousands of college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format for 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools. Multiple search options including criteria (tuition, enrollment, affiliation, major) and geographic search. Offers links to college home pages, financial aid resources, and career information sites.
• Dissertation Abstracts
  Index to virtually every American dissertation accepted at accredited institutions since 1861. Selectively indexes masters theses, Canadian dissertations, British and other European dissertations.

Statistical Sources

• The National Report Card on Higher Education
  
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
  The principal source for statistical data on indiviual U. S. colleges and universities.
• National Center for Educational Statistics
  
• Statistical Abstract of the United States. Annual. Ref 317.3 S79st
  Available in easy-to-use print and searchable online version. Contains most statistical data about United States population, government, economics, etc. Excellent source.

Periodicals

• Taylor Periodical Title List
  Search by journal title keyword for online full-text journals, and to see what we have in print in the library. Click here for a Education journal subject search. The list is organized by EBSCO aggregator and thus, sometimes, searching by title keyword "Higher education" will yield more relevant journals. It's a great place to start, however.
• Higher Education Journals
  Periodicals pertaining to Higher Education available online in full-text through the Zondervan Library (compiled by Dan Bowell).
• Journals in Higher Education (Boston University)
  
• Directory of Open Access Journals -- Education
  
• Open Access Journals in the Field of Education
  

Research Tools

• RefWorks
  A citation management program that allows you to collect and organize citations, create bibliographies and works cited pages, and format papers and bibliographies to a specific citation style.
• CREDO Reference (formerly xreferplus)
  A conglomeration of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias that allows you to search for definitions and encyclopedia articles, as well as develop ideas for expanding or refining a research strategy.

Citation Help

• Concise rules of APA style. 2005.
  Ref 808.06615 C748 (also in Main collection, same call number)
• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 2001.
  Ref 808.042 Am35 2001 (also in Main Collection)
• MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 2003. Ref 808.027 G35M
  The standard source for citation style in literature and writing, published by the Modern Language Association.
• WorldCat.org
  "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more. WorldCat.org now provides citations to several standard journals in higher education. "Cite this item" will generate citations to periodical articles as well.
• Foxit Reader for .pdf files
  A vastly growing selection of full-text periodical articles are available through resources such as JSTOR, Academic Search Premier, Professional Development Collection, and Google Scholar. Foxit Reader is a free, fast, unencumbered reader for .pdf files. You can download from the above link.

Professional Organizations

• Association of Christians in student development
• National higher education association links
• Association for the study of higher education online resources
• Major associations in higher education (University of Southern California)

Aggregating Web Tools

• Infomine
  
• Intute
  Its mission: "to advance education and research by promoting the best of the Web in one easily accessible place, providing access to quality resources through a process of evaluation and collaboration." Searches will reveal many UK and European sources but also a considerable number from North America. Here for example, is a search for "higher education" resources.

Select Web Sites Related to Higher Education

• ASHE - Association for the Study of Higher Education
  
• The NEA 2007 Almanac of Higher Education
  
• The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
  
• Educause
  "A nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology."
• Inside Higher Education
  A daily source for news about developments and issues in higher education.
• International Higher Education Clearinghouse (Boston University)
  
• Merlot Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Teaching Online
  
• A National Dialogue: The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education
  
• Religious Engagements of American Undergraduates (Reports, Papers, Bibliography)
  
• National Study of Youth and Religion Reports
  
• College and University Rankings (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
  
• See also the Library's Education research guide for more web resources.

Resource pages from libraries with major collections in higher education

• Boston College
  Note especially the BC "Educational Research" page.
• Harvard School of Education web sites for higher education
  

Employment in Higher Education

• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Academic360
  Provides links to HR departments of most U.S. colleges and universities as well as links to job lists of many professional associations by function and discipline.

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Compiled by Dan Bowell, University Librarian
Page constructed by Lana Gottschalk, Reference Librarian