Education: EDUC 333

Publications written by people in the field for people in the field are often called trade publications. These are generally not peer-review journals.

Search MUSCAT Plus

MUSCAT Plus is Musselman Lilbrary's online catalog. In addition to the keywords you identify, consider searching the phrase "Juvenile fiction" or "LT1000" to children's books in our collection.

Most of the children's books will be found on the 3rd level in the LT1000 section.

Award Winners in Musselman Library

• Coretta Scott King Book Awards
  • "Given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood." ~ Description from the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table, American Library Association
• Pura Belpré Award
  • "This award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth." ~ Description from the Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award
  • "The Batchelder Award is awarded to a United States publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originating in a country other than the United States and in a language other than English and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States during the preceding year." ~ Description from the Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association

The Adams County Library is just a few blocks away from campus, located at 140 Baltimore Street. Gettysburg College students can sign up for a library card in person. Please bring your College ID card, and know your campus box + home address. 

Other tools of interest include:

If you would like a refresher on using Advanced Search Strategies in the library databases, complete the following tutorial (or stop by the Research Help Desk where the librarians and Peer Research Mentors are more than HAPPY to help you!).

Tutorial: Advanced Search Strategies for (Almost) Any Database

How can I perform more efficient keyword searches in library databases? How can I use Boolean operators, phrase searching, and truncation to get better search results?

Length: less than 5 minutes