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Library Early Child Education Guide

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This guide is intended to connect you to our library resources and reliable websites to assist you in your research. Click on the tabs above for information on how to find books, articles, streaming videos, citation assistance, and more. Contact your librarian with any questions.

Did you know we have….?

  • Children’s books on reserve at each campus and children’s books at SPC that can be checked out. If you are at a different campus you can request a book and have it sent to the library at your campus. It may take a week.
  • TYC (Teaching Young Children) digitally through Flipster. There is also a link under the Articles, Videos, Magazines tab.
  • Many books on early child education. Click on the Books tab for more information.

New Books

Check out some of our newer titles. Click on the cover to view the book in the catalog.

cover of library book The New Childhood Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World
cover of library book Raising and Educating a Deaf Child a Comprehensive Guide to the Choices, Controversies, and Decisions Faced by Parents and Educators
cover of library book High-Quality Early Childhood Programs the What, Why, and How
cover of library book Gender Typing of Children's Toys How Early Play Experiences Impact Development
cover of library book Cambridge Handbook of Play Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives
cover of library book Baby & Toddler Basics Expert Answers to Parents' Top 150 Questions

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Early Childhood Education Infant Toddler (AAS)

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Elementary Education (AAEE)

Elementary Education (AAEE)

Books

Library Catalog

Find books, DVDs, government documents, and more from any of the 5 CAC Libraries and all of the Pinal County Public Libraries.

If the book you want is at a different campus or one of the public libraries, hit the request button and enter your login information. Your barcode is found on your ID (not your 880 number) and your password is the last 4 numbers of your phone number.

Your student or staff ID is your library card. Twenty items can be checked out at one time, books for 3 weeks and DVDs for 10 days.

Use the call number to find items on the shelf.

  • H – Social Sciences
    • HQ – The Family. Marriage. Women
      • HQ755.7-759.92 Parents. Parenthood
      • HQ767.8-792.2 Children. Child development
  • L – Education
    • LB – Theory and practice of education
      • LB1101-1139 Child study
      • LB1139.2-1139.5 Early childhood education
      • LB1140-1140.5 Preschool education. Nursery schools
    • LC – Special aspects of education
      • LC3950-4806.5 Exceptional children and youth. Special education

WorldCat

Lists materials from libraries worldwide and can be checked out through InterLibrary Loan. Come and speak to a library staff member to request books.

eBooks*

ABC-CLIO eBooks

Under Legacy view, search eBooks by keyword(s) under Quick Search. Click on Subject Category to find Literacy and Information Science and Education under Current Events and Issues.

eBook Collection (EBSCO)

A growing collection of books covering a wide range of topics. Search by keyword(s), or find the subjects Children’s & Young Adult Fiction, Children’s & Young Adult Nonfiction, and Education under Browse by Category.

Gale eBooks

Complete, full-text eBooks covering most topics including subject-specific encyclopedias. Search by keyword(s), or select Education under Collections.

*Articles, eBooks, and streaming videos accessed through our databases are available only to CAC students, faculty, and staff. For this reason, authorized users who are off-campus must log in through Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, select CAC Library Page under Your Institution or Student Library Resources under Organizations, then select Databases: Articles, eBooks, and Streaming Videos.

Instructional Videos

Here are some instructional videos on using your library account online and access the library’s eBooks. You can view more of our instructional videos on our YouTube page.

Journal Articles*

Academic OneFile

Enter your keyword(s) into the search box at the top of the homepage. You can also click on Subject Guide Search and enter childhood as a search term. Click on the link for Subdivisions to find articles on specific topics within the overall subject or click on Related Subjects to find broader, narrower, and related terms.

OmniFile

Access journal articles by entering your keyword(s) into the Search box.  OmniFile also lets you search by subject. Click the Advanced Search link and select SU Subject from the drop-down Select a Field (optional) menu to the right of the search box.

*Articles, eBooks, and streaming videos accessed through our databases are available only to CAC students, faculty, and staff. For this reason, authorized users who are off-campus must log in through Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, select CAC Library Page under Your Institution or Student Library Resources under Organizations, then select Databases: Articles, eBooks, and Streaming Videos.

Gale Power Search

Search all available Gale databases and modules from just one place or select specific ones to search, such as Educator’s Reference Complete. Search by keyword(s).

Psychology Collection

Search by keyword(s) for information in all fields of psychology, such as child development.

Streaming Videos*

Films on Demand

Find full length streaming videos by entering a keyword in the Search box. Click on the triple bar symbol to find the subject Education under View All Subjects.

Magazines

TYC

NAEYC’s award-winning magazine that highlights current thinking on best practices in early childhood education, innovations in the field, research and its implications, and shares interesting ideas for and from preschool teachers.

Suggested Search Terms

early childhood education, early childhood educators, child care, child care workers, child caregivers, child development, physical development, cognitive development, infants and toddlers, child health, parenting, parent-child relations, parent-child communication, play therapy, art therapy for children, language acquisition, behavior disorders in children, discipline of children, child nutrition, child mental health, child rearing, child-centered education

Search for specific conditions such as asthma in children or autism in children

Instructional Videos

  • Selecting and Narrowing a Research Topic

  • Scholarly vs Popular Articles

  • Plagiarism

  • Database Overview

  • Academic OneFile (Gale)

  • OmniFile (EBSCO)

  • Films on Demand

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Websites

Arizona Early Childhood

The Arizona Early Childhood Professional Development Network is a resource to build Arizona’s early education workforce and promote the early childhood professional development system. It is a central, one-stop location that connects early childhood practitioners and others interested in the field with information and resources to advance their careers. You can apply for scholarships there too.

AZ’s Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education is a unit of the Arizona Department of Education that seeks to provide support to those with programs that assist children to become lifelong learners.

Caring for Our Children

Caring for Our Children, (CFOC) is a collection of national standards that represent the best practices, based on evidence, expertise, and experience, for quality health and safety policies and practices for today’s early care and education settings.

Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child

This website is specifically about research on child brain science, specifically with those children who have challenges.

NAEYC

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

Zero to Three

ZERO TO THREE works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development. This website has good information about infants and toddlers, especially about mental health and parenting.

Here are some helpful and reliable websites. Remember that anyone can put information online so it is always important to verify that what you find is accurate and unbiased.

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MLA 9th ed.

Books

Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. Title of Book. Edition if needed, Publisher, Publication Date.

Example:

Haenfler, Ross. Goths, Gamers, and Grrrls: Deviance and Youth Subculture. 3rd ed., Oxford UP, 2016.

Journal Articles from a Library Database

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Publication Date, Page Range (p. for 1 page, pp. for multiple). Title of Container, URL (without the https://).

Example:

McDermott, Jim. “My Inner Zombie: Living with ‘The Walking Dead.” America, vol. 213, no. 12, 26 Oct. 2015, p. 29. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA436232268&v=2.1&u=cazc_main&it=r&p=AONE&sw=
w&asid=259323757322497d07e6671fa5267b47.

Here are handouts with additional examples and further assistance can also be found on our Citation Guide.

MLA 9th ed. Handout (PDF)

APA 7th ed.

Books and eBooks

Author, A. A., Second, B. B., & Third, C. C. (Year of publication). Title of book: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. DOI or URL if available.

Example:

Wilson, F. (1998). The hand: How its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture. Pantheon.

Print and Electronic Journal Article

Author(s), A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year of Publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI or URL if available.

Example:

Craner, P. M. (1991). New tool for an ancient art: The computer and music. Computers and the Humanities, 25(3), 303-313.

Here are handouts with additional examples and further assistance can also be found on our Citation Guide.

APA 7th ed. Handout (PDF)

Purdue Owl

The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) is a very respected website that can provide guidance on many of the finer points of citing in MLA or APA.

RefWorks

RefWorks is an easy to use citation manager that can help you…

  • Access and manage research information online, from any browser.
  • Import references from CAC Library databases and websites.
  • Generate and format bibliographies in virtually any style (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) in seconds.

RefWorks is offered free to all CAC students and you can set up your account any time you are ready.  Simply follow the link below and create your account using your campus e-mail address.  After you create your account, RefWorks offers an easy tutorial when you get started.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact a Librarian or the Learning Center staff with any other questions you might have.

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