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Guide for Children's Literature
Brief Description: The
body of written works and accompanying illustrations produced in order to
entertain or instruct young people. (Britannica)
Abstracts and Indexes to Academic
or Scholarly Articles
Abstracts and Indexes are used to locate published journal articles,
conference proceedings and papers, reports, scholarly research and
patents.
Children's
Books in Print
Volume 1 includes Author and Illustrator indexes, with listings for more
than 164,000 contributors. Volume 2 contains the Title Index to more than
208,750 books available from United State publishers.
Children's
Literature Abstracts
Quarterly international guide to books and periodical articles about children's
literature. 1975-2000.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) is an acquisition, research, and reference service that offers more than 1,400,000 MARC records and more than 280,000 reviews of children's books--all full text searchable from 36 review sources. CU
Academic
Search Premier
Academic Search Premier is the world's largest scholarly, multi-discipline,
full text database designed specifically for academic institutions. This
resource contains full text for over 3,460 scholarly publications.
Varies, mostly late 1990's to the present. CU
MLA International Bibliography
MLA International Bibliography is produced by the Modern Language
Association. Index to articles in literature, languages, linguistics,
and folklore from several thousand journals and series published
worldwide. 1963-present. CU
Humanities
Full Text
This database provides references for periodical information
in the humanities subject area. February 1984-present. CU
Bibliographies
100
most popular children's authors: biographical sketches and bibliographies
100
most popular picture book authors and illustrators: biographical
sketches and bibliographies
A
to zoo: subject access to children's picture books
Everyone's
guide to children's literature
The Newbery and Caldecott awards : a guide to the medal and honor books
Dictionaries
Children's
literature
The
Children's Literature Dictionary: Definitions, Resources,
and Teaching Activities
The
Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Directories
Children's literature awards and winners: a directory of prizes, authors, and illustrators
International
Directory of Children's Literature
International
directory of children's literature specialists
Encyclopedias
The
Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
The
Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
International
Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Subject Headings and Search Strategies
Subject Headings
The following are some selected subjects to use when searching in Chinook for children's literature:
Childrens Literature
Children's poetry
Children's plays
Childrens Literature History And Criticism
Childrens Literature American History And Criticism
Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
Search Strategy
Add the term "Juvenile Fiction" after your topic keyword during a subject search to narrow results:
Example: Imagination Juvenile Fiction
Search Strategy
Limit the Location to "Juvenile" and enter a keyword term to search only for materials located in the Libraries' Juvenile Literature Collection.
Search Strategy
To find bilingual or translated children's materials, search for both languages (example: English AND Spanish) and limit the Location to Juvenile.
Web Resources
Caldecott, Newbery, and other awards for children's literature
Children's Notable Books Lists / American Library Association
Great Websites for
Children / American Library Association
ISMLC Children's
Literature and Languages Art Resources
Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library
Teenspace @ The Internet Public Library
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
Children's Book Council
Associations and Societies
Children's Literature Association
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
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