Library Guides: SED-323 Parents & Families/Special Needs: Selected Special Education Resources

Sample Books & Ebooks - Education, Special Needs

Catalog This link opens in a new window
ORU's online listing of books, ebooks, audiobooks, reference materials, faculty reserves, special collections, subscription journal titles, etc. to which ORU users have access. Entries contain bibliographic information about each entry on the Sierra system.
Search tips(Also, other tabs offer information regarding how to: navigate the catalog, renew books, perform other searches)

Search a variety of relevant subjects and keywords to find books and ebooks.
Examples:

exceptional children
early childhood AND special education
special needs children
opens new windowSubject: children with disabilities

Ebook Databases

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Authoritative ebooks in a wide range of subject areas.
TIP: The Bookshelf feature allows you to store ebooks, create notes, highlight text, add Web links, and more. To access or create your personalized bookshelf, click the Bookshelf link in Ebook Central and sign in using your ORU Single Sign-On (SSO). To delete ebook titles, highlights and notes in your bookshelf, use the delete trash icon at the right in your folder.
View Ebook Central how-to videos
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary collection of eBooks including titles in the Christian Librarians collections.

CQ Researcher Sample Issue: opens new window"Special Education: do students with disabilities get the help they need?

Journal Finder + This link opens in a new window
A finding tool for journals and other publications by title (i.e. journal titles, not article titles), by subject, by publisher, or by ISSN/ISBN.
Basic Searching (Also: tips for Advanced Search; Discipline Limited Searching; Browsing features)
Overview tutorial on how to use Journal Finder + (Publication Finder)

Use to find journals, magazines, trade publications and more.
Sample journal titles by subject: