Business Librarian / Education Librarian / Ballenger Teachers Center (BTC) Coordinator
Research Databases
- EBSCO Databases for Children's Literature ResearchSearch Academic Search Ultimate, ERIC, Library Literature and Information Science, and MLA International Bibliography simultaneously.
- Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Literary Criticism for authors and their works | Full-Text Poems, Plays, and more | Includes Children's Literature Review | Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism | Contemporary Authors | Contemporary Literary Criticism | Dictionary of Literary Biography | Drama Criticism | Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 | Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism | Poetry Criticism | Shakespearean Criticism | Short Story Criticism | Something About the Author | Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly Journal Articles and Book Chapters | Broad Range of Disciplines in the Humanities, Social Sciences & Field Sciences
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowOnline scholarly journals and articles | Multi-disciplinary coverage | Includes literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, theater, cultural studies, education, philosophy, religion, political science, gender studies, social sciences, and more
Book-Finding Databases
- NoveList K-8 PLus This link opens in a new window
Subset of NoveList Plus, geared towards younger readers | Readers advisory tool | Book reviews | Teaching tools for classroom use
- NoveList Plus This link opens in a new windowReaders' Advisory tool | Database for discovery of popular reading titles by genre, theme, subject, author, award-winners, and more | Book Reviews | Includes Fiction and Nonfiction | Adult, YA, and Children's
- TeachingBooks This link opens in a new window
Resources about children's and young adult books and authors | Ebooks for students and educators | Build reading lists and lessons | Activities, book trailers, games, and author interviews | Sign up for a login with your EIU email
Review Journals
- Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books provides concise summaries and critical evaluations of current children's books. This invaluable resource assists readers with questions regarding the ever-evolving children's literature field. Reviews give an in-depth look at a selected book's content, reading level, strengths and weaknesses, and quality of the format, as well as suggestions for curricular use.
- The Horn BookThe Horn Book Magazine is one of the most distinguished resources in the field of children’s and young adult literature and the core of our company. Contains both children's literature reviews, and articles discussing current issues in the world of children's literature.
- School Library Journal (SLJ)School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality journalism and reviews for more than 60 years, SLJ produces award-winning features and news coverage on: literacy, best practices, technology, education policy and other issues of interest to the school library and greater educator community.
