Library Visit

Last Friday we visited the SPC library to learn more about researching our field - education.

The librarian was very helpful and very knowledgeable, and was able to give us a great tutorial on how to use the library website to our advantage.

Some of the most useful things I learned were:

1. How to access Ebooks.  It is so easy to Google random articles for a research project, but being able to use books that are available online and are written by actual teachers and published by academic institutions is so much more credible and valuable.  I will deifnitely be using this source for furture research, especially since it is available from home computers simply by logging in.

2. There are books available to Elementary Education teachers.  It might be a small section, but knowing that there are books that can be used for lesson plans, reference and activities for younger children in a college library is an extremely important thing to know.  It is also nice to know that the library is expanding what they have for education students.

3. PRAXIS study material is available.  This was very exciting for me, especially since I am takin the PRAXIS in November.  Buying books can be so expensive, and it's very useful to know that the library provides these study tools.  Can't wait to start looking at them.

Our visit to the library proved to be very productive......... I can't wait to start taking advantage of all the resources available to me.