Using OCLC to Create a Core List of Educational Titles by �ohn D'Amlcantonlo and �anet Campbell INTRODUCTION The authors have prepared below a bibliography of core holdings for libraries that include materials for teacher educat­ ion. All the materials listed are held by over 100 libraries nationwide. Several of the titles are, in fact, held by over 400 libraries. When the authors originally began to consider devel­ oping a core collection of educational materials they were motivated by a desire to target books that would benefit students in the Graduate School of Education (GSE). With the onslaught of reduced book budgets and diminishing staff in libraries and universities, it has become even more imperative to identify methods of helping students that are less labor intensive. Librar­ ians at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) have developed bibliographies of appropriate subject holdings for years, so updating an existing bibliography of educational mate­ rials seemed logical. ! Many of the students in the Graduate School of Education are already teaching school, either as a substitute, or using an emergency credential until they are fully certified. Many of the students are also interested in obtaining a second credential even though they may currently be workingjn a public school district as a counselor or other important student personnel position. With this in mind the authors wanted to develop a bibliography that would be truly useful and accurate - one that students would be able to rely on for finding "core" information. The authors used an already existing in-house bibliography that listed approximately 135 titles of monographs, records, juvenile books and curriculum guides and updated it using specific criteria for the bibliography. The purpose of preparing this selected bibliography, which includes Library of Congress call numbers, was to make it easier for students to locate materials in the CSULB library. · Selection Criteria In order to be included in the bibliography each title had to be copyrighted no earlier than 1980. More importantly, the materials selected must be useful in disciplines that are taught in the Teacher Education and Single Subject Departments. Using the official University Bulletin made identifying appropriate subject areas or disciplines relatively easy. A sample of subjects taught include reading, language arts, social studies and science among many others. Criteria for the bibliography also main­ tained that the materials on the bibliography must be owned by the University Library. Additional criteria would be included later. -12 Identifying Subject Headings The first step in identifying items for the bibliography was to determine wliich Library of Congress Subject Headings would be appropriate for our students. Topics of frequent interest to future elementary teachers include areas such as lesson planning, early childhood education and educational games among others. Those preparing for secondary credentials take courses in tradi­ tional subjects like English, social studies, science and foreign languages. The authors used these disciplines to determine appropriate subject headings. The books in the bibliography are listed according to locally selected categories, then subdivided by appropriate subject heading. For example, a typical category might be "storytelling." Within each category the list is divided into the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings that would be applicable for that category. For instance, the category Reading/Literature is divided into seven LCSH groups: children - books and reading; children's literature; individualized reading instruction; reading (primary); reading (elementary); reading (secondary education); storytelling. Titles meeting the criteria listed above were then selected for each subject heading. This resulted in up to ten titles for each heading. In order to determine if these titles were indeed "core" titles for a teaching education collection, the authors than compared each title to OCLC records. Each title was searched on OCLC to see if other libraries in the U.S. held these in their collections. Of the 139 titles searched only 20 had less than one hundred libraries holding the title. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to which titles had such low holdings. The twenty were scattered throughout the selected categories. (We were disappointed that the video version of"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day" was held by fewer than 100 libraries.) The copyright dates varied as did the themes of the books. All the books selected, however, are broad in their scope rather than being too specialized. No more than three titles were selected for each subject heading. Since so many of the 139 titles were held by so many libraries the authors decided to set their final criterion requiring that at least one hundred libraries must hold the title to make the "core" list. The titles which follow "made the list." CORE LIST FOR TEACHER EDUCATION LB1140.5 A7J46 RJ505 A7R8 2984 N350 H47 1985 LB1591 L36 1983 N350 W26 N350 L465 1980 N350 R47 1988 Juv TI160 B768 1983 Selected Bibliography ARTS AND CRAFTS Art -Study and Teaching (Primary) Jenkins, Peggy Davison. Art for the fun of it : a guide for teaching young children. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :Prentice­ Hall, c1980. Rubin, Judith Aron. Child art therapy : understanding and helping children grow through art. 2nd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1984. Art-Study and Teaching (Elementary) Herberholz, Donald W. Developing artistic and perceptual awareness: art practice in the elementary classroom. 5th ed. Dubuque, Iowa : W .C. Brown, c1985. Lanier, Vincent. The visual arts and the elementary child. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1983. Wachowiak, Frank. Emphasis art : a qualitative art program for elementary and middle schools. 4thed. Phila­ delphia : Harper & Row, c1985. Art-Study and Teaching (Secondary) Linderman, Earl W. Teaching secondary school art : discovering art objectives, art skills, art history, art ideas. 2nd ed. Dubuque, Iowa : W.C. Brown, c1980. Research readings for discipline-based art education: a journey beyond creating I Stephen Mark Dobbs, editor ; Hermine Feinstein and Ronald N. MacGregor, assistant editors. Reston, Va. :National Art Education Association, 1988. Handicraft-Juvenile Literature Brown, Osa. TheMetropolitanMuseum of Art activity book. 1st ed. New York: The Museum: Random House, c1983. Juv TI160 G82 1981 LB117 E38 1988 LB1139 L3G46 1989 LB1140.2 M67 1988 LB1029 06D38 1983 LB1140.2 L358 1987 LB1523 S66 1985 LB1067 F678 1981 LB1140.2 G73 Greene, Peggy R. Things to make. New York : Random House, 1981. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Early Childhood Education Egan, Kieran. Primary understanding : Education in early childhood. New York; London: Routledge, 1988 Gibson, Linda. Literacy learning in the early years : through children's eyes. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, c1989. Morrison, George S. Early childhood education today. 4th ed. Columbus : Merrill Pub. Co., c1988. Education, Primary Day, Barbara. Early childhood education : creative learning activities. 2nd ed. New York : Macmillan, c1983. Lay-Dopyera, Margaret. Becoming a teacher of young children. 3rd ed. New York : Random House, 1987. Spodek, Bernard. Teachingintheearlyyears. 3rd ed. Englewood Oiffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1985. Nursery Schools Forte, Imogene. Kids' stuff : kindergarten and nursery school. Rev. ed. Nashville: Incentive Publications, c1981. Griffin, Elinor Fitch. Island of childhood: education in the special world of nursery schools. New York: Teachers College Press, 1982. 13- LB1029 G3C7 1985 LB1029 S53H44 1983 HQ782 J63 1987 LB1137 P553 1988 LB1137 S335 1987 LB1139 L3L3245 1986 LB1139 L3W44 1986 LB1576 M43 1986 - 14 GAMES Educational Games Cratty, Bryant J. Active learning: games to enhance academic abilities. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall c1985. Heitzmann, William Ray. Educational games and simulations. Rev. ed. Washington, D.C.: National Education Asso­ ciation, c1983. Play Johnson, James E. Play and early childlwod development. Glenview, Ill. :Scott, Foresman, 1987. Play as a medium for learning and develop­ ment : a handbook of theory and practice I edited by Doris Bergen. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, c1988. School play : a source book/ [edited by] James H. Block, Nancy R. King. New York: Garland 1987. LANGUAGE ARTS Children-Language Language development in the school years I edited by Kevin Durkin. Cambridge, Mass. : Brookline Books ; Lon­ don : Croom Helm, c1986. Wells, C. Gordon. The meaning makers : children learning lang­ uage and using language to learn. 1st ed. Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, c1986. Creative Writing (Elementary Education) Mealy, Virginia. From reader to writer : creative writing in the middle grades using picture books. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1986. LB1576 S36 1988 PE1405 U6C7 1989 LB1631 P66 LB1631 S684 1982 Shelnutt, Eve. The magic pencil : teaching children creative writing : a workbook for parents and teachers. [Atlanta, Ga.] :Peachtree Publishers, [ c1988]. Creative Writing (Secondary Education) Creative writing in America: theory and pedagogy I edited by Joseph M. Moxley. Urbana, Ill.: National Council of Teachers of English, c1989. Powell, David. What can I write about? : 7000 topics for high school students. Urbana, Ill. :National Coun­ cil of Teachers of English, c1981. Stanford, Gene. A guidebook for teaching creative writing. 2nd ed. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1982. English Language--Composition and Exercises LB1576 H43 1985 LB1576 P29 1986 PE1066 T6 1986 Hillerich, Robert L. Teaching children to write, K-8 : a complete guide to developing writing skills. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, c1985. Peacock, Colin. Teaching writing. London ; Dover, N.H. : Croom Helm, 1986. To compose : teaching writing in the high school / edited by Thomas Newkirk. Port­ smouth, N.H.: Heinemann, c1986. English Language-Study and Teaching (Elementary) LB1576 B94 1984 LB1576 D467 1984 LB1576 S798 1980 Burrows, Alvina Treut. They all want to write : written English in the elementary school. 4th ed. Hamden, Conn. : Library Professional Publications, an imprint of the Shoe String Press, inc., 1984. DiStefano, Philip. Elementary language arts. New York: Wiley, c1984. Stewig, John W. Read to write : using children's literature as a springboard for teaching writing. 2d ed. New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, c1980. English Language-Study and Teaching (Secondary) LB1631 E788 LB1631 132 1983 LB1050.5 W488 1982 LB1137 H78 LB1140.5 l.3M68 LB1576 A616 1988 LB1576 H334 1986 LB1576 T375 1989 LB1631 134 1984 PR37 R43 1987 Evans, Tricia. Teaching English London : Croom Helm, c1982. Idea exchange for English teachers. Urbana� Ill,: National Council of Teachers of English, c1983. Wilkins, Gloria. Strategies for success : an effective guide for teachers of secondary-level slow learners. New York: Teachers College Press, 1982. Language Arts (Primary) Humphrey, James Harry. Help your child learn the 3R's through active play. Springfield, Ill. : Thomas, c1980. Moxley, Roy. Writing and reading in early childhood : a functional approach. Englewood Oiffs, N.J. : Educational Technology Publications, 1982. Language Arts (Elementary) Anderson, Paul S. Language skills in elementary education. 4th ed. New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, c1988. Hennings, Dorothy Grant. Communication in action : teaching the lan­ guage arts. 3rd ed. Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c1986. Teachers and research : language learning in the classroom I Gay Su Pinnell, Myna L. Matlin, editors. Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c1989. Language Arts (Secondary) Ideas plus : a collection of practical teaching ideas. Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, c1984 Readers, texts, teachers I edited by Bill Corcoran and Emrys Evans. Upper Montclair, N.J.: Boynton/Cook, c1987. LB1028.35 D53 1985 LB1027 H396 1984 LESSON PLANNING Lesson Planning Dick, Walter. The systematic design of instruction. 2nd ed. Glenview, Ill. : Scott, Foresman, c1985. Henak, Richard M. Lesson planning for meaningful variety in teaching. 2nded. Washington, D.C. :National Education Association, c1984. MATHEMATICS Mathematics-Study and Teaching (Primary) QA135.5 F627 1984 QA135.5 J47 1984 Forseth, Sonia Dalek.i. Creative math/art activities for the primary grades. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice­ Hall, 1984. Jensen, Rosalie. Teaching mathematics to young children : a basic guide. Englewood Oiffs, N.J. : Prentice­ Hall, c1984. Mathematics-Study and Teaching (Elementary) QA135.5 E35 1989 QA1 N3 1989 Elementary mathematical methods I Diane Thiessen ... [et a!.]. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan, c1989. New directions for elementary school mathematics I Paul R. Trafton, yearbook editor; Albert P. Shulte, general yearbook editor. Reston, Va.: National Council ofTeach­ ers of Mathematics, c1989. Mathematics-Study and Teaching (Secondary) QAll F37 1988 QAll 1.378 1985 QA12 R43 1988 Farrell, Margaret A. Secondary mathematics instruction : an inte­ grated approach Providence, R.I. : Janson Publications, c1988. Larcom be, Anthony. Mathematical /earning difficulties in the secondary school : pupil needs and teacher roles. Milton Keynes [Buck.ingharnshire) ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1985. Readings for enrichment in secondary school mathematics I edited by Max A. Sobel. Reston, VA : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, c1988. 15- QA241 B787 1984 QA95 G325 1988 QA95 M34 1984 Record 9867 M1627 F648 1984 Juv M1997 G6 1987 MT1 W28 1989 M1993 W776 Mathematical Recreations Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney. Numberplay. New York: Rawson Associates, 1984. Gardner, Martin. Time travel and other mathematical bewilderments. New York: W.H. Freeman, c1988. Mandl, Matthew. Unusual mathematical puzzles, tricks, and oddities. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice­ Hall, c1984. MUSIC Children's Songs carfra,Pat. Songs for sleepyheads and out-of-beds! [sound recording]. Scarborough, Ontario : Manufac­ tured and distributed by A & M Records of canada, 1984. Folk songs North America sings : a source book for all teachers I by Richard Johnston. Toronto : E.C. Kerby, c1984. Go in and out the window : an illustrated songbook for young people/ music arranged and edited by Dan Fox ; commentary by Oaude Marks. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art; H. Holt, c1987. Music-Instruction and Study Walker, Darwin E. Teaching music : managing the successful music program. New York :Schirmer Books, A Division of Macmillan ; London : Collier Macrnillan, c1989. Singing Games Wilt, Michele. Music experiences for young children. West Nyack, N.Y. : The Center for Applied Re search in Education, 1982. GV443 ES GV1799 J69 1980 GV1799 S75 1988 GV443 G14 1989 GV443 G15 1987 GV443 K47 1989 PHYSICAL EDUCATION/DANCE Dancing-Children's Dances Elementary curriculum, theory and practice : educational gymnastics, educational games, educational dance I sponsored by the Council on Physical Education for Children, a Council of theNationalAssociationforSportandPhysi­ cal Education. Reston, Va. : American Alli­ ance for Health, Physical Education, Recrea tion, andDance, c1982. Joyce, Mary. First steps in teaching creative dance to children. 2d ed. Palo Alto, calif. : Mayfield Pub. Co., 1980. Stinson, Sue. Dance for young children : finding the magic in movement. Reston, Va. : American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, c1988. Physical Education for Children Gabbard, Carl. Game, dance, and gymnastic activities for children. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice­ Hall, c1989. Gabbard, Carl. Physical education for children : building the foundation. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice­ Hall, c1987. Kirchner, Glenn. Physical education for elementary school children. 7th ed. Dubuque, Iowa : W .C. Brown Publishers, c1989. PSYCHOLOGY/CREATIVITY/SELF-ESTEEM LB1062 A47 1989 LB1062 K44 1988 Creative Thinking (Education) Amabile, Teresa. Growing up creative : nurturing a lifetime of creativity. New York : Crown Publishers, 1989. Egan, Kieran. Imagination and education. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, c1988. Emotions in Children LB1050.53 Russell, David Harris. R87 Reading aids through the grades : a guide to BF723 Harris, Paul L. 1981 materials and 501 activities for E6H37 Children and emotion : the development of individualizing reading instruction. 4th ed. I 1989 psychological understanding. Oxford, UK ; by AnneMarieMueser. New York:Teachers New York,NY, USA: Basil Blackwell, 1989. College Press, 1981. HQ769 Isaacs, Susan. Reading (Primary) 178 "I think I can, I know I can!" : using self-talk 1989 to help raise confident, secure kids. 1st ed. LB1525.7 Fullerton, Claire Jessup. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. F84 Teaching reading comprehension : a ten step program. Saratoga, Calif. : R & E Publishers, BF723 Neuman, Susan B. c1984. E6N48 Exploring feelings : activities for young 1983 children. Atlanta, Ga. : Hurnanics Limited, LB1525 Schickedanz, Judith A. c1983. S34 More than the ABCs : the early stages of 1986 reading and writing. Washington, D.C. : National Association for the Education of READING/LITERATURE Young Children, 1986. Children-Books and Reading Reading (Elementary) PN1009 Wilson, George. LB1583.8 Bosma, Bette. A1W547 Books for children to read alone : a guide for B67 Fairy tales, fables, legends, and myths : using 1988 parents and librarians. New York: Bowker, 1987 folk literature in your classroom. New York : 1988. Teachers College Press, c1987. Z1037 Wilson, Mary E. LB1573 Devine, Thomas G. A1W645 Representing children's book characters. D44 Teaching reading in the elementary school : 1989 Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1989. 1989 from theory to practice. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1989. Children's Literature LB1573 Fields, Marjorie Vannoy. Juv Classics of children's literature I edited by F5 Let's begin reading right : a developmental PZ5 John W. Griffith, Charles H. Frey. New York: approach to beginning literacy. Columbus, C57 Macmillan, c1981. Ohio: Merrill Pub. Co., c1987. 1981 Reading (Secondary Education) PN1009 Probst, Robert E. A1P76 Adolescent literature : response and analysis. LB1632 Classroom strategies for secondary reading I 1984 Columbus : C.E. Merrill Pub. Co., c1984. C555 edited by W. John Harker. 2nd ed. Newark, 1985 Del. : International Reading Association, Individualized Reading Instruction c1985. LB1050.38 Carbo, Marie. LB1632 Karlin, Robert. C37 Teaching students to read through their K3 Teaching reading in high school : improving 1986 individual /earning styles. Englewood Cliffs, 1984 reading in the content areas. 4th ed. New N.J.: Prentice-Hall, c1986. York: Harper & Row, c1984. LB1050.38 Holdaway, Don. LB1632 Roe, Betty D. H64 Independence in reading : a handbook on R64 Secondary school reading instruction : the .1980 individualized procedures. 2nd ed. 1987 content areas. 3rd ed. Boston : Houghton Gosford, NSW ; New York : Ashton Mifflin, c1987. Scholastic ; Exeter, N.H. : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Heinemann Educational Books, 1980. 17- LB1042 l.54 1987 Z718.3 S55 1987 Z718.3 S65 1989 LB1067 H62 1985 LB1067 K63 1984 LB1140.3 P48 1986 LB1532 K554 1984 LB1532 P67 1985 Storytelling Livo, Norma J. Storytelling activities. Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1987. Sierra, Judy. The flannel board storytelling book. [Bronx, NY]: H.W. Wilson Co., 1987. Smith, Charles A. From wonder to wisdom : using stories to help children grow. New York : New American Library, c1989. SCIENCE Learning by Discovery Hodgkin, R. A. Playing and exploring : education through the discovery of order. London ; New York : Methuen, 1985. Kolb, David A. Experiential/earning: experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1984. Peterson, Rosemary. The Piaget handbook for teachers and parents: children in the age of discovery, preschool­ third grade. New York : Teachers College, Columbia University, c1986. Science-Study and Teaching (Primary) Knight, Michael E. The leaves are falling in rainbows : science activities for early childhood Atlanta, Ga. : Humanics Limited, c1984. Poppe, Carol A. Science learning centers for the primary grades. West Nyack,N.Y.: Center for Applied Research in Education, c1985. Science-Study and Teaching (Elementary) LB1585 F69 1986 - 18 Friedl, Alfred E. Teaching science to children : an integrated approach. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c1986. LB1585 S33 0181.3 S37 0181.3 S35 1986 Schmidt, Victor E. Teaching science with everyday things. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1982. Science-Study and Teaching (Secondary) Science and the early adolescent I compiled by Michael J. Padilla. Washington, DC: National Science Teachers Association, c1983. Science in schools I edited by Joan Brown . . . [et al.]. Milton Keynes, England ; Philadelphia, P A, USA: Open University Press, 1986. SOCIAL SCIENCES Social Sciences-Study and Teaching (Elementary) LB1584 E445 1986 LB1584 M43 1988 H62 P685 1984 Elementary school social studies : research as a guide to practice Nirginia A. Atwood, editor. Washington, D.C. : National Council for the Social Studies, c1986. Michaelis, John Udell. Social studies for children : a guide to basic instruction. 9th ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1988. Principles of social studies : the why, what, and how of social studies instruction I James L. Barth . . . [et al.]. 2nd ed. Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c1984. Social Sciences-Study and Teaching (Secondary) BF575 P9G3 LB1029 T6L433 1987 TT174 M38 1983 Gabelko, Nina Hersch. Reducing adolescent prejudices : a handbook. New York : Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 1981. TEACHING AIDS Educational Toys Lederman, Ellen F. Educational toys and games : a practical guide to selection and utilization. Springfield, Ill., U.S.A.: Charles C. Thomas, c1987. McConkey, Roy. Making toys for handicapped children : a guide for parents and teachers. Rev. American ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, c1983. LB1 140.35 T68S56 1986 LB1027 B72 1986 LB1043 T487 1988 U75 S3T88 1985 LB1 140.35 C74C48 1983 GV1201 V56 1984 LB1537 W3 1985 Sinker, Mary. Toys for growing : a guide to toys that develop skills. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, c1986. Project Method in Teaching Brandes, Donna. A guide to student-centered learning. Oxford, OX, England : Blackwell, 1986. Teaching-Aids and Devices Thomas, James L. Nonprint production for students, teachers, and media specialists: a step-by-step guide. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1988. Turner, Philip M. Helping teachers teach : a school library media specialist's role. Littleton, Col. : Libraries Unlimited, 1985. TEACHING IDEAS/ACTIVITIES Creative Activities and Seat Work Chenfeld, Mimi Brodsky. Creative activities for young children. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1983. Vinyard, Gayle. Super treasury of300+ activities, games, arts and crafts. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1984. Wankelman, Willard F. A handbookofartsandcrafts. 6thed. Dubuque, Iowa : W.C. Brown, c1985. John O'Amicantonio, Senior Assistant Librarian at California State University Long Beach, received his MSLS from The Catholic University of America in 1988 and his MSEd. from the State University of New York in 198 1 . He is currently a Social and Behavioural Sciences Librarian. Janet Campbell, Senior Assistant Librarian at California State University Long Beach has a MSLS from UCLA. She is currently Arts and Humanities Librarians for CSULB, where she also worked as a cataloger for over 20 years. 1e-