Children's Literature Research Guide
Encyclopedias,
Dictionaries, etc. | Find Books |
Find Articles |
Other Resources |
Web Sites |
Literary Awards and
Prizes | Citing Sources
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.
Children
and books. General Collection PN1009.A1 S879 1986; Juvenile
028.5 AR19C 1986
Children's
literature : an illustrated history. General Collection PR990
.C495 1995
International companion encyclopedia of children's literature.
Reference PN1008.5 .I57 1996
Reference
sources for children's and young adult literature.
Juvenile Reference 028.5 R653RE
Research and
professional resources in children's literature. General
Collection PN 1009 A1 R47 1995
Who's who in
children's books. Reference PN1009.A1 F575
The world
through children's books. General Collection PN1009.A1 W67 2002
Worlds
within : children's fantasy from the Middle Ages to today.
General Collection PR830 F3 E43 1988
Find Books
Juvenile Collection
and Curriculum Library
The Library has a large collection of more than 11,000 children's books. Members of the Truman community (faculty, staff, students, administration) may check them out for 30 days, guest borrowers may check them out for 14 days. This JUVENILE COLLECTION is located on the second floor in the Curriculum Library. All of the books are listed in the Library Catalog by author, by title, by keyword and children's subject heading.
The Juvenile Collection has all of the Newbery and Caldecott winners, the Mark Twain Awards, and many others.
The Curriculum Library also contains a collection of textbooks used in the public schools, as well as educational models and games. These are all listed in the Truman's Library Catalog.
Books ABOUT Children's Literature
To find books, videos or other materials located in Pickler Memorial Library, search the Library Catalog. It is usually a good idea to start with a keyword search so you can combine search terms that relate to your research project. For example:
children and reading
children and fantasy
picture books and children
Check the Subject Headings listed in the records you retrieve to find other useful terms and phrases to search. Below are some subject heading examples for children's literature. Each link performs the subject search in Truman's Library Catalog.
| Children -- Books and reading. | |
| Children's literature -- History and criticism. | |
| Children's literature -- Bibliography. | Illustrated children's books |
If Pickler Memorial Library doesn't have what you want, try your search in MOBIUS to find books in other libraries in Missouri. You can order books online, and they will be delivered usually within 3-4 working days. This service is available to current Truman students, faculty, and staff.
Find Videos/Sound Recordings
The Media Library, on the second floor, contains a wide collection of videos/DVD's as well as sound recordings, both in CD and audiocassette format. These are all listed in Truman's Library Catalog. Below are some links to lists of videos and sound recordings relating to children's literature. For a more complete search of all videos, click here. For a more complete search of all music sound recordings, click here. For a more complete search of all spoken audio recordings, click here.
Children's films
Children's songs
Children's stories
Find Articles
Databases in this section are restricted to use on the Truman network unless otherwise indicated.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), 1966+
On the Web through
FirstSearch
On the Web through the
official
ERIC site, free to the public.
ERIC is a comprehensive
database containing abstracts of journal articles, reports,
curriculum guides, conference proceedings, etc. It covers all areas
of education at all age and grade levels. ERIC Documents
1993+ are available online through
www.eric.ed.gov. Documents before 1993 are on microfiche.
The library's microfiche subscription ended with ED455358.
The ERIC database, as well as lesson plans, web sites and other
useful information, is available on the Web through the Educator's Reference Desk,
also free to the public. (ERIC documents are not available at
this site.) Journal
Coverage: Click
here to show journal list.
Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
A multi-disciplinary database offerings full text
for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals covering virtually every area of academic
study.
MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCO). 1975+. Provides full text for over 500 general interest and current events publications, as well as a variety of full text pamphlets, full text reference books, biographies, image collections and primary source documents.
Primary Search (EBSCO). 1990+. Full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research.
Humanities Abstracts. 1984+In print under various titles 1907-1996. Reference AI 3 S6
Contains citations from more than 465 periodicals in archaeology and classical studies, area studies, communication, folklore, history, language, literature, performing and visual arts, philosophy, religion and theology. Coverage: Click here to show journal list.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective. Indexing of over 1200 periodicals, some going back as far as 1907. Also has coverage of many important scientific journals up to the 1950s.
MLA Bibliography. 1926+. A bibliography of scholarship in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Contains over 1.8 million citations from more than 4400 journals and series and 1000 book publishers. About 75% are language and literature journal articles.
Other Resources
Bibliographies
| Biographical Sources
| Book Reviews |
Children's Literature Journals
| Indexes to
Materials in Collections |
Videos/Sound Recordings |
Bibliographies and Book Lists
A to zoo:
subject access to children's picture books. Juvenile Reference
011.62 L628A 1998
Best
books for children: preschool through grade 6. Juvenile
Reference 011.62 B4638 1994
Best books
for young adult readers. Juvenile Reference 028.162 C245 BE
Children's
catalog. Juvenile Reference 028.5 C437
Children's
literature awards and winners. Reference PN1009.A1 C545 1994
Elementary
school library collection. Reference Z1037. E4
Magazines
for kids and teens. Juvenile Reference 011.34 M27
Newbery and
Caldecott awards: a guide to the medal and honor books. Juvenile
Reference 028.1 N4243 2004
Newbery and Caldecott books in Pickler Memorial Library
Subject
guide to Children's Books in Print. Juvenile Reference
028.52 C43692
Biographical Sources
Children's Authors and Illustrators: An Index to Biographical
dictionaries. Reference Z1037 A1 C463 1995
Contemporary
Authors. Reference PN453 .C614
Something
About the Author. Reference PN451 .S6
Twentieth
Century Children's Writers. Reference PN 1009 A1 T9 1995
Book Reviews
Book
Review Digest 1983+
Also In print at Reference Table A Z1219 C95 1905+
About 75 general English language periodicals are indexed in this source; very
few specialized titles are included. The arrangement in the print volumes is by author with
subject and title index.
Book Review Index.
In print at Reference Table A Z1219
B59 1965+
This index is arranged by author and title with abbreviated citations to the
reviews. About 450 publications are included.
Children's
Book Review Index.
In print at
Reference Z1037 A1 C575
Children's
Literature Review
In print at
Reference PN 1009 A1 C5139
Children's Literature Journals
ALAN review
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Children's
Literature
Children's Literature in Education
Horn Book Magazine
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Journal of Reading
Language Arts
Lion and the Unicorn
Reading Teacher
School Library Journal
Science and Children
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Wilson Library Bulletin
Young Children
Indexes to Materials in Collections
Index to
children's plays in collections. Reference PN 1627. K7 1977
Index to
children's plays in collections, 1975-1986. Reference PN
1627.T73 1986
Index to
children's songs. General Collection ML128.S3 P 48
Index to
Fairy Tales. Reference PN 6071 F 15 E37
Index to
Poetry for Children and Young People. Reference PN 1023
B72
Master index
to summaries of children's books. Reference PN1009.A1 P477
1985
Plays for
Children and Young Adults. General Collection PN 1627 K37 1991
Storyteller's
sourcebook: a subject, title and motif index to folkore collections
for children. Reference GR 74.6 M3 1982
Subject
Index to Poetry for Children and young People. Reference PN
1023. A5
Find Videos/Sound Recordings
The Media Library, on the second floor, contains a wide collection of videos/DVD's as well as sound recordings, both in CD and audiocassette format. These are all listed in Truman's Library Catalog. Below are some links to lists of videos and sound recordings relating to children's literature. For a more complete search of all videos, click here. For a more complete search of all music sound recordings, click here. For a more complete search of all spoken audio recordings, click here.
Children's films
Children's songs
Children's stories
Web Sites:
Associations | Children's Literature Sites | Literary Awards and Prizes
American Library Association
Association for Library Service to Children
Children's Book Council
Children's Literature
Association
Horn Book
International Reading Association
Missouri State Teachers
Association (MSTA)
National Association for Gifted
Children
National Association for the
Education of Young Children
National Council of Teachers of
English
Society of Children's Book
Writers and Illustrators
Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
CCBC: Cooperative
Children's Book Center
Carol Hurst's
Children's Literature Site
Children's Literature
Children's Literature
Web Guide (no longer updated after 2000)
Fairrosa Cyber Library
DeGrummond Children's
Literature Collection at USM
ISLMC
Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources
International Children's Digital
Library
Kay E.
Vandergriff's Special Interest Page
Literature for Children
Merrycoz.org: works for children &
adults, 1800-1872
Once
Upon a Time
Association for Library Service to Children Awards
Coretta Scott King Award
Gateway Readers' Award
(Missouri Association of School Librarians)
Golden Kite Award
Hans Christian Andersen
Award
John Newbery
Medal
Mark Twain Award
(Missouri Association of School Librarians)
NCTE Poetry
Award
Newbery and Caldecott Books in
Pickler Memorial Library
Pura Belpre Award
Randolph
Caldecott Medal
Show Me Readers Award
(Missouri Association of School Librarians)
Citing Sources
Selected guides to
help you cite sources correctly in APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA
styles.
For further assistance, visit or call the Reference Desk
(660-785-4051) or contact the Reference librarian for Language and
Literature.
Daisy Rearick, Reference Librarian for Education
(660) 785-4048
drearick@truman.edu
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