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Education Collection
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455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street
New York, NY 10016
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About the Collection
The Education Collection is the only collection
in The New York Public Library providing information to students,
teachers and educators doing research in education from pre-school
to the post graduate level. Areas represented include the history, philosophy, psychology, sociology and statistics of
education.
Current directories of colleges and universities, distance
learning and vocational programs are available including financial aid information.
The Test Collection includes GED, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, NYSTCE (ATS-LAST), SAT, TOEFL and
other test preparation guides. We have recently added study
material for fourth and eighth grade standardized tests. Applications for a some of these tests
are available, but the majority are now on-line.
Other areas covered include:
- Citizenship preparation materials for immigrants to successfully pass
the U.S. Citizenship test.
- The Lifelong Learning section contains a selection of books
for adults who would like to improve their basic reading and writing
skills.
- The School Pamphlet File has flyers and pamphlets from
a variety of school programs in New York and the rest of the country.
- The Continuing Education File has materials for adults who wish
to further their learning and improve their skills.
- The Education Vertical File has materials on school choice, reading scores, government documents, college
applications, and college handbooks and admission guides.
Pathfinders
Electronic Resources
We provide online access to the following education related databases.
Please visit the E-Resources site to
search these databases:
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Proquest Dissertations and Theses
Includes citations for dissertations from 1861 to those accepted as recently as last semester. Abstracts from 1980 - present.
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Education Full Text
A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996.
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ERIC (EBSCO)
U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resource Information Center database. Citations and abstracts from educational and education-related journals.
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ERIC Document Reproduction Service
From the U.S. Department of Education, ready access to documents in the education field.
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Professional Development Collection EBSCO
Provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 450 full-text journals, designed for professional educators.
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