Curriculum Center Notes
				2003

Central Connecticut State University
- Curriculum Room Collection

The Curriculum Lab in Burritt Library serves students and faculty in the School of Education & Professional Studies. We provide resources and materials to assist educators in curriculum planning, classroom management and student assessment.
The dual focus of our collection of materials is to:
1. Provide teachers with the resources to help plan curriculum
2. Offer materials that replicate a good school library.

By combining these two collections of materials in a laboratory setting, we provide an area where teachers may work individually or in groups to create curriculum.

We develop subject bibliographies and create displays to showcase curriculum lab materials and to serve as an example for student teachers. Each month two to three new subjects are featured.

The materials in the Curriculum Lab are cataloged using the Dewey Decimal System and are circulated through the main circulation desk. Each type of material is housed in a separate section rather than inter-shelved. Equipment is available to preview non-print materials. In addition to the education databases such as ERIC and Education Index, our Curriculum Lab has Kraus Curriculum Guides and AV Online in electronic format.

Print Materials Include: Juvenile Picture Books, Juvenile & Young Person Fiction, Juvenile & Young Person Non-Fiction, Professional Reading, Educational Tests, andTextbooks.

Non-Print Materials: Include: Aids & Games, Art File, CD-Roms, Pamphlet File, ,Picture File, Posters, Slides, Tapes, and Videocassettes.

The Curriculum Lab is located on the third floor of Burritt Library, behind the Reference Department. Materials are available all hours that the library is open.

Staffing is provided Monday – Thursday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm; Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; and Sunday 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Eastern Connecticut State University - Curriculum Center Collection

Eastern’s Curriculum Center is located on the first floor of the J. Eugene Smith Library. The Center’s hours are Monday-Thursday, from 9:00am-9:00pm, Friday and Saturday from 9:00am-6:00pm, and Sunday from 1:00pm-9:00pm. The Center has a collection of Children’s Literature as well as some special collections that include the Banned/Challenged Children’s Literature Display. Additionally, located within the Center is a computer lab with new several new IBM computers equipped with educational software. Included in this space are Ellison Machines and dies for bulletin board preparation. Adjacent to the lab is a Kit Room/NASA Room with puppets, educational manipulatives, and other materials that can be used in the classroom. Monthly, the Center puts up a new display that includes informational bibliographies, pathfinders, etc. For additional information you can schedule a tour or visit us @ http://library.easternct.edu/library1/curriculum.htm.

Purpose of the Collection and Objectives:

· To provide pre-K-12 materials that meets the needs of the students and faculty in the Department of Education by securing the latest collection and development techniques.

· To work towards providing a balanced collection in all subjects while looking at the usage patterns to determine which areas need more concentration and development.

· To be aware of the resources available at other CSU’s thus maximizing the CC’s collection and to avoid duplication of resources.

· To practice ongoing collection management strategies by weeding the collection yearly to determine which titles need to be replaced and which titles should be updated with a newer version.

· To carefully examine gifts to the Curriculum Center before accepting them to see if they have a valid place and purpose.

· To work closely with the Education Faculty to determine purchasing needs.

Southern Connecticut State University - Media Center & Curriculum Collection

The Learning Resources Center continues to provide a highly technical centralized facility to serve the total University community. The Center provides equipment and software for the needs of those academic departments which reflect changes in curriculum development. Many of these curriculum changes directly affect the growth and direction of the University in the community and the state.

As the emphasis of the University shifts from the traditional educational areas of the curriculum to the more professional and technical oriented areas, the center will attempt to meet these needs by acquiring the appropriate equipment and resources to meet the requirements of course offerings and the special demands of students. The emphasis of the center is on "service" to both the students and faculty. The center has a philosophy of openness and is committed to excellence in teaching and learning.

Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday: 8am-11 pm, Friday 8am-4:30 pm

Saturday 9a.m.- 5pm, Sunday 1pm. - 9pm

Western Connecticut State University - Curriculum Room Collection

The Curriculum Room at Western is located on the 4th floor of the Ruth A. Haas Library, Midtown Campus. The Room and its collections are accessible all the hours the Library is open. Materials available include instructional kits, handbooks, and guides; educational and psychological tests and measurement tools, K-12 textbooks; multimedia teaching resources; a collection of children’s and young adult literature; and non-fiction and reference print materials. The Kraus Curriculum Development Library is also available on microfiche. There are approximately 10,000 items currently held in the Haas Library curriculum collection.

Materials can be searched by title, author, subject, format, or location through CONSULS, an online catalog that includes the collections of all four CSU campuses. Juvenile fiction and non-fiction items are organized on the shelf according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system; all other items are in order by Library of Congress call number. Circulating materials such as kits and print volumes can be checked out for a period of 1-4 weeks with a valid CSU ID. Reference materials such as encyclopedias are for use in the Library. Certain items, such as assessment tools and selected kits, have been placed on reserve in the Circulation Department.

IBM PC’s, DVD and CD players, VCR’s, and microform readers are available in the Library to access the Curriculum Room’s multimedia resources. Laptop computers are also available for check out at the Circulation Desk. Supplementing the Curriculum Room collection are online Education databases such as ERIC, E-Subscribe (providing access to full text ERIC documents), Education Index, Ebsco Academic Search Elite, and the Gale Professional Collection. These can be searched from any network or Internet-connected remote computer with a password or library pin number. Many resources, including curriculum guides, are freely available through the World Wide Web.