ECED5512 Professionalism and Advocacy in Early Childhood

State Resources

Find your state and federal legislators and contact information

Oklahoma Legislature > Find your legislator

Keep up with current Oklahoma early childhood issues 

Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA)> Policy and Legislation

Current Oklahoma legislation related to related to children and education

Oklahoma State Department of Education > Legislation and Banners

Oklahoma Legislature > Status of Measures > Subject > Education OR Children > Follow A Specific Bill

Oklahoma Legislature > Status of Measures > Personal Bill Tracking > Full Text of Specific Bills (You must have the bill number)

Oklahoma Legislature > Text of Measures > Floor Version (printed bill) > select your bill number

Federal Government Resources

USA.Gov (all things government related)

Thomas (legislative information) Follow Current Legislative Activities

Thomas > Current Activity

What your representative is doing

Thomas > Browse Bills By Sponsor > Select a Representative > H number

What your senator is doing

Thomas> Browse Bills By Sponsor > Select a Senator > S number

U.S. Department of Education (Education Agency Policy and Regulations)

ECED5232 Affirming Diversity – Dr. Wetsel

Hello Students,

I hope you found today’s session useful.  I enjoyed working with you and Dr. Wetsel. Good luck with your research.

The website I mentioned for trying to find the cheapest prices for textbooks is http://isbn.nu/.

Find Articles

The following are some recommeded databases for your search. You are not limited to these databases.  If you need to try a different area just select Find Articles (Databases) > Choose a Topic. The databases mentioned in class can be found by going to Find Articles (Databases) > Choose a Topic > Family & Child Development.  Remember to select the advanced search and the peer reviewed or refereed option when possible.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) - education articles, documents, lesson plans, technical reports, reviews
Professional Developement Collection - Education articles and phamplets
PsychInfo – psychology articles, citations for books, book chapters, dissertations and technical reports
SocIndex - sociology articles

Is My article from a Peer Reviewed or Refereed Journal?

Find Articles (Databases) > Ulrichs Periodicals Directory
Use Ulrich’s to check publication type.  Be sure to type in the JOURNAL name not the article title.

Find Websites

Limit your searches to domains such as .gov, .edu or .org using site:
Example “african americans” site: edu

Use librarian reviewed websites such as Librarians Internet Index or Internet Public Library

Find Books

UCO Library Catalog – Search for materials located in our library

WorldCat – Search for materials from libraries all over the World

RSS

Here’s a short video about RSS that we briefly discussed in class.

 

Citation Creators:

KnightCite
Son of Citation Machine
Microsoft Word 2007 – Create your bibliography using the References tab.

WARNING!!! These are not 100% accurate. Always compare results with the APA manual. A copy is available at reference desk for in library use. The circulation department also has a limited number of copies available for in library use and checkout.

Writing Tips and Citation Information:

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue

ECED5512 Professionalism & Advocacy in Early Childhood – Wetsel

Hello students,

I enjoyed our session last night. I have added the information about how to find the full text of state legislative bills.

State Resources

Find your state and federal legislators and contact information

Oklahoma Legislature > Find your legislator

Keep up with current Oklahoma early childhood issues

Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA)> Policy and Legislation

Current Oklahoma legislation related to related to children and education

Oklahoma State Department of Education > Legislation

Oklahoma Legislature > Status of Measures > Subject > EducationFollow A Specific Bill

Oklahoma Legislature > Status of Measures > Personal Bill TrackingFull Text of Specific Bills (You must have the bill number)

Oklahoma Legislature > Text of Measures > Floor Version (printed bill) > select your bill number


Federal Government ResourcesUSA.Gov (all things government related)Thomas (legislative information) Follow Current Legislative Activities

Thomas > Current Activity What your representative is doing
Thomas > Browse Bills By Sponsor > Select a Representative > H number
What your senator is doing
Thomas> Browse Bills By Sponsor > Select a Senator > S number

U.S. Department of Education (Education Agency Policy and Regulations)
Learn more about using UCO Library Resources

UCO Chambers Library Tutorial This free online tutorial covers information sources, searching strategies, how to find books, how to find articles and citations and plagariasm. If you are interested in learning more, you can use this tutorial at your own pace.

APA Style

APA Handout This is copy of the handout given in class.The OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Lab) This website offers more examples of writing and citing in APA style.

KnightCite This website will help you format your reference page. Be sure to select APA style on the left side. May not be 100% accurate. Always check your APA manual. Son of Citation Machine This is another website to help you format your reference page. Again, be sure to select APA style on the left side. May not be 100% accurate. Always check your APA manual.If you need further assistance please visit us at the Reference Desk or contact us through our Ask Us! link on the library homepage.

ECED 5232 Affirming Diversity – Dr. Wetsel ( Tuesday, July 3)

Hello Students,

 

I have posted the exhaustive class presentation followed by some additional tidbits of information that may be useful in your pursuits. Enjoy the holiday.

 

 

 

Internet Searching:

Limit your searches to domains such as .gov, .edu or .org using site:
Example “chinese americans” site: edu

Check other links to a particular website using link:

Example link:library.ucok.edu/

 

Use librarian reviewed websites such as Librarians Internet Index or Internet Public Library

Library Handouts:

The Basics

APA Style

Citation Creators:

KnightCite

Son of Citation Machine

WARNING!!! These are not 100% accurate. Always compare results with the APA manual. A copy is available at reference desk for in library use. The circulation department also has a limited number of copies available for in library use and checkout.

Writing Tips and Citation Information:

 

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue

Please remember, if you need help or have a question for another class, please feel free to chat with us (chat box is on our MySpace profile), call us (405-974-2878), email us, or stop by the reference desk. We’re here to help!

Thank you,

Tonya Holt

Reference & Instruction Librarian