Abstracts on educational topics. Maintained by the Education Resources Information Center of the U.S. Department of Education. Full text non-journal documents issued 1993+ are available free.
Interface to Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, plus ability to perform cross database searches (outside of ISI products) and login to your Web of Science account for cited reference alerts and customization.
periodical that contains new lessons and emerging strategies for evaluating programs and policies, particularly those focused on children, families, and communities.
Group of science-technology centers and science museums, as well as nature centers, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, space theaters, natural history and children’s museums. Browse the online Resource Center for information on designing effective science exhibits and other topics.
Devoted to saving and preserving America’s historic buildings and neighborhoods. Includes links to current lists of America’s most endangered and distinctive historic sites.
Search millions of records, with links to 138,000 images, video and sound files from dozens of Smithsonian libraries, archives, museums, and specialized research units.
A professional organization focusing on the visitor experience in museums, zoos, nature centers, visitor centers, historic sites, parks and other informal learning settings.
Database of over 100,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. Free but registration required.
Developed in partnership with Professor J. Lynne Teather at the Museum Studies Program, University of Toronto. Search research material on new media, museums, visitor studies, etc. Museum Journal is indexed for the years 1890-1982, among other titles.
Compiled by the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, CoOL is a full text library of conservation information, covering with information on the conservation of library, archives, and museum materials.
Over 25,000 journals, journal articles, books, and reports published are referenced from 1900 to the present. Includes holdings from many international sources such as the UNESCO-ICOM Museum Information Centre, the Library of the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), and the Library of the Direction des Musées de France (DMF).
