Simpson Library: EDUC 420D: Books

Ebook Databases

ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
This database contains a large multidisciplinary collection of ebooks as well as a collection focusing on science and technology.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
This database contains ebooks on all subjects published from 1915 to the present that can be read as PDF files or downloaded to your desktop or mobile device. In order to download an ebook from EBSCO, you need to log in to your EBSCO account.
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
This database contains ebooks on academic works across the disciplines of humanties, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law published from 1990 to the present.
O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
To login, choose "Not Listed" from the "Select your institution" drop down menu, then enter your UMW email address. Guest users should ask at the reference desk to be logged in to this resource.
Formerly Safari Tech Books, this collection contains more than 35,000 book titles and over 30,000 hours of video. Additional content includes learning paths, case studies, interactive tutorials, and audio books.

To see which books Simpson Library owns on these topics, copy and paste the LC subject heading (in quotes) into a Quest search!

For U.S. School Law:

"Educational law and legislation -- United States"

For Teachers' rights in the US:

"Teachers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States"

For History of U.S. Curriculum Development:

"Education -- United States -- Curricula -- History"
or
"Curriculum planning -- United States -- History"

If you find an item that belongs to another library, you may request to borrow it through Interlibrary loan (ILL).

To find items owned by other libraries, visit WorldCat.org.

To place an interlibrary loan request, log in to your free Simpson Library ILL Account using your UMW username and password.