Curriculum Collection
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Curriculum Collection Policy
About The Collection
The Curriculum Collection, located on the Main Level of the DiMenna-Nyselius
Library, contains a selection of K-12 instructional materials. This
collection is an essential resource for those studying and working
in education. Materials are available in a variety of formats, including
books, multimedia, computer software, periodicals and educational
kits. Our collection is constantly updated and includes award-winning
titles including Caldecott, Newbury, Coretta Scott King, and Nutmeg books.
All materials located in the Curriculum Collection may be searched
or browsed via the Library Catalog.
In addition to Fairfield University's Curriculum Collection, educators may be interested in visiting Connecticut's State Education Resource Center (SERC) Library, which is open to the public and provides access to comprehensive, diversified, and up-to-date collections of educational resources.
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Types of Materials
Books and Educational Kits:
The Library collects books and hands-on educational resources, or
"kits," which can be found in the Curriculum Collection
Room or behind the Circulation desk. To find kits using the Library
Catalog, use the Power Search, and
specify "kit" under the type drop-down
box. Books and kits in the collection have been divided into five categories:
- Curric. Ref. (Reference Materials) For reference only. Cannot be checked out.
- Curric. Secondary Education resources for grades 6-12.
- Curric. ELEM ED (Elementary Education): Education resources
for grades K-5.
- Curric. ESL/BB (Mulicultural Education/ESL): Resources
for teaching ESL and/or in a multi-cultural environmet.
- Curric. SPEC ED (Special Education): Resources for
gifted students or students with special needs.
See "Finding Materials," below,
for information on locating each type of book or kit on the shelf.
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Periodicals: Due to
space limitations, educational periodicals are not shelved in the
Curriculum Collection Room, but are located on the Library's Lower
Level on the serials shelves, in the microforms room, or in the
newspaper room. Additionally, many educational periodicals are available
online, through the library's numerous database
subscriptions. Signage in the Curriculum Collection guides visitors
to these resources. To locate specific periodicals in the DiMenna-Nyselius Library, search by title in the Journal Locator.
Below is a selection of periodicals for children and young adults available through the Library*:
* A vast number of periodicals published on the topics of education, psychology, and teaching are also available in hard copy and online through the library's numerous database subscriptions.
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Below is a selection of online indexes & databases for use by students in the K-12 curriculum:
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CD-Roms/Interactive Multimedia: Due
to space limitations in the Curriculum Collection Room, computer
software, CD-ROMs and other educational mulitmedia can be found
behind the Circulation Desk. To find these using the Library
Catalog, enter the phrase "interactive
multimedia" as a keyword search.
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Videos and Music: Due to
space limitations in the Curriculum Collection Room, educational
video recordings (DVDs or VHS tapes) and music CDs are shelved in
the Library's Media Department on the Lower Level. For tips on locating
these materials using the library catalog, refer to the Locating Media Guide 
or view this quick video on Finding Videos/DVDs
Using the Library Catalog  .
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Finding Materials
The Curriculum Collection contains a variety of materials in a
rather small space. To help you navigate the collection, we have provided
signage in the room as well as a color-coded shelving system.
Color-Coded Shelving System: Look
for these colors on shelf markers and item call numbers.
- Material type "Reference Book": no color
- Items geared to Secondary Education (marked as Curric.) : no color
- ELEM ED (Elementary Education): blue
- ESL/BB (English as a Second Language/Multicultural Education): green
- SPEC ED (Special Education): yellow
EXAMPLES:
- An item listed in the Library Catalog by this call number,
PE1628.5 .A444 2003, with material type "Reference book," would not be marked with colored tape, but instead would have a spine label marked Curric. Ref., followed by the call number.
- An item listed in the Library Catalog by this call number, GB1002.25 .W28 2004, would not be marked with colored tape, but instead would have a spine label marked Curric. only, followed by the call number.
- An item listed in the Library Catalog by this call number, HV1598
.A38 2002 ELEM ED, would be marked with clear blue tape.
- An item listed in the Library Catalog by this call number, PZ7
.O785 CU 2005 ESL/BB, would be marked with clear green tape.
- An item listed in the Library Catalog by this call number, LC3969.T42
SPEC ED, would be marked with clear
yellow tape.
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Borrowing Materials
For information on borrowing materials, see Circulation Policies and Media/Reserves
Borrowing Privileges and Loan Periods.
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