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Mission
The Professional Library supports the Howard County Public School System's goal of ensuring excellence in teaching and learning by serving the professional information needs of the HCPSS staff.
Location
ARL Information Center - Room B-41
10920 Route 108
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Hours
During School Sessions Only
Monday-Friday
7:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Staff Services
· In-depth research on educational topics
· Delivery of ERIC documents and journal articles
· Interlibrary loan service for materials not available within our school system
· Instruction in the use of our materials and equipment including online databases
Databases include:
AP Multimedia Archive
Books in Print
EBSCO Professional Development Collection
ERIC Document Reproduction Service
Infotrac OneFile
Proquest Career and Technology
Wilson Education Abstracts Full Text
Professional Education Links
ASCD http://www.ascd.org
International Association dedicated to Professional Education in Supervision and Curriculum Development
AskERIC http://www.askeric.org
Full ERIC Database (1989-) Updated monthly
Journal and
Document Abstracts. Includes ERIC Digests
EDPUBS http://ed.gov/about/pubs.jsp
Official distribution
entity for the U.S. Department of Education publications
ERIC Sites
http://www.eric.ed.gov
Links to all ERIC Clearinghouses, Adjunct Clearinghouses, Affiliate Clearinghouses and Support Components
Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org
Publishes
Foundation Guides and serves as a Clearinghouse on Foundation and Corporate
giving - Provides training in fundraising and grant writing
MSDE http://www.msde.state.md.us
Maryland State
Department of Education
NCATE http://www.ncate.org
National
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCES http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/index.html
National
Center for Education Statistics Web Site
National Library of Education - The Federal Government's Main Resource Center for Education Information. Includes ERIC, a National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities and U.S. Network for Educational Information.
The National
Education Association promotes the interests of the Teaching Profession and the
cause of Education
Sites for Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com
A list of the
best teacher resources and educational sites on the Internet
Who to Contact
Sandra Gaffigan
Media Specialist
ARL Information Center
10920 Route 108
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Phone: 410-313-6998
Fax: 410-313-7000
Email: sgaffigan@mail.howard.k12.md.us
Voice mail: 410-313-6987x323