This is a selective guide to information resources related to Early Childhood Administration available in the Gerald B. James Library at Rockingham Community College, or accessible to library users through Internet connections. For further assistance in identifying, locating, or borrowing materials, please consult a librarian.
Search for James Library materials with WebCat, the library's online catalog, accessible from the Gerald B. James Library web page. Look for call numbers, and pay attention to subject headings.
TIP: Select "Keyword Search," type in your search term(s), and click on "Search Everything" as starting point. Try search words and stems such as:
Material related to your research can also be found under specific subject headings:
Examples:
You may also browse the collection by selecting the "Call No. Browse" tab on the right side of the screen, and using the following Dewey Call Numbers:
You may expand your search to another NC Community College library by using the CCLINC shared catalog (CCLINC includes the library catalogs of 44 community college libraries across North Carolina). Select the down arrow by "library" on the right side of the screen (Rockingham is the default), and select another library catalog. Select "All" to search all CCLINC member catalogs. When you find a title of interest, use the Interlibrary Loan function built into WebCat to select items for delivery to James Library. Select "Place Hold" on the left side of the screen, enter your library barcode in the user ID field, ignore the other fields, and select "Place Hold". Delivery usually takes at least a week. This service is FREE for RCC students, faculty, and staff.
If you already have citations for materials not available in the James Library or CCLINC collections, you may use the stand-alone InterLibrary Loan form to request those items. Materials usually arrive at the James Library within one week by U.S. Mail, courier, or FAX. Although an effort is made to locate materials at no charge, if the loaning library charges a fee, it will be passed on to the patron.
The library subscribes to several periodicals dealing with Early Childhood topics You can check the subject listing of periodicals page for specific titles and holdings information. Magazines, Research Journals, and newspapers are for library use only.
Note - All databases require a password for use off-campus. A password list is emailed to RCC student email accounts at the beginning of each term; you may also pick up a paper copy of the password sheet in the library. In NCLive, select the Browse tab at the top of the screen, then Vendor to find the following databases:
Gale - Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society is recommended for research related to Education classes.
NetLibrary - Provides easy access to the full text of more than 22,000 reference, scholarly, and professional books. For use off-campus, you will need to create a separate user name and password (click on "Create a Free Account" in the top right corner once you open the NetLibrary link).
[Library Use Only] : New York Times (January 1995 - June 2005), search the full-text of the New York Times; available on all library PCs.
Go to Recommended Links at the library's web page for web pages grouped under the Children and Education "tags" on the right side of the screen.
Librarian's Index To The Internet - "A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 14,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness." Web pages are reviewed for currency on a regular basis.
Time Management - The University of Minnesota's Assignment Calculator will help you set up a schedule for completing research assignments on time. Try it!
Plagiarism - Go to the bottom of this page for some basic information on plagiarism and some self-paced exercises.
Be sure of the credibility of web-based sources by using the library's online evaluation form.
You'll need to properly cite your sources - print and online sources. Check the James Library Citation Styles page for citation examples using MLA and APA style. Multiple copies of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are also available on reserve in the library.
Call (336-342-4261, ext. 2271) or email the Public Services Librarian.
Gerald B. James Library, RCC, P.O.
Box 38, Wentworth, NC
Phone 336-342-4261 ext. 2247 • FAX 336-342-1203