Library Resources for Introduction to Curriculum Development Higher Diploma (ECE)

Library Resources forLibrary Resources forIntroduction to Curriculum Introduction to Curriculum

DevelopmentDevelopmentHigher Diploma (ECE)Higher Diploma (ECE)

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How to search the library materials for curriculum studies of early childhood education

Using Library catalogue Quick Search Advanced Search

Curriculum studies of Curriculum studies of Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education

Resources available in different formats Reference Works

Encyclopedia Dictionary

Books

Curriculum studies of Curriculum studies of Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education

Journals

Media Resources Video DVD/VCD Kits

Library CatalogueLibrary Catalogue

Collection Search Option Search Term

Quick SearchQuick Search

Quick SearchQuick Search Collection

All Collections Central Teaching Resources Collection Media Resources Collection Serial Collection Town Centre Collection

Search Option Author Title Subject Keywords (Author, Title, Subject, Publisher,

Content Notes…)

Keywords for Keywords for Curriculum Studies of ECECurriculum Studies of ECE

Early childhood educationpreschool, elementaryKindergarten, nursery, infant, toddlerStudy and teachingCurricula, Curriculum planningActivity programChild development學前教育 , 幼兒教育 , 早期教育 , 學齡前幼稚園 , 幼兒園 , 幼兒班 , 兒童 , 嬰幼兒課程設計 , 教材 , 實習

Quick SearchQuick SearchExample:Search for Reference Works on Early

Childhood Education

Keywords Early childhood education Encyclopedia Dictionary Handbook Manual…

Example Keywords = early childhood education

encyclopedia Multiple words are searched as a phrase

Note the Location and Status of the material

Useful Subject HeadingsUseful Subject HeadingsUse the Subject Headings to search for similar item

s

Early childhood education Early childhood education -- Activity programs Early childhood education -- Curricula Early childhood education – Juvenile Software Child development Curriculum planning Education, Preschool -- Curricula Educational games Art / Science -- Study and teaching (Preschool)

ExerciseExercise1. Search the materials of early childhood ed

ucation Central Teaching Resources Collection Media Resources Collection

2. Search the materials for mathematics curriculum of early childhood education

Advanced SearchAdvanced Search Multiple search terms Limit by specific collection, material

type, language Combination of searches

Advanced SearchAdvanced Search Search specific items with combinations and

limiting criteria

Advanced SearchAdvanced Search Combination Search

AND, OR, AND NOT Limiting Criteria

Collection Location (Model Libraries, TCL…) Material Type (Book, DVD/VCD, Interactive

Media, Kit…) Language (Chinese, English) Year Readership Level (Preschool, Primary, Juvenile

…)

Advanced Advanced SearchSearch

Combination of searches

Limiting Criteria

Advanced Search HintsAdvanced Search Hints Multiple words are searched together as one phrase

teaching English = (teaching English) Truncation

Use * for 1-5 characterschild* = child, children, childhood

Use * for open-ended truncationstory** = story, storytelling, storysharing…

Use ? for any single character in specified positionwom?n = woman, women

Use shortcuts t:(music) and s:(juvenile) and a:(chan)

Find library media resources on teaching English language to children with storytelling

1. Identify Keywords English Stor** (story, stories, storytelling) Child* (child, children, childhood) Kid* (kid, kids) Preschool Nursery Study and learning

Advanced Search Example 1Advanced Search Example 1

Advanced Search Example 1Advanced Search Example 12. Formulate search query

English AND (stor**) AND (child* OR kid* OR nursery OR preschool) AND (study and teaching)

Advanced Search Example 1Advanced Search Example 13. Modify the Search if needed

Limit to Media Resources Collection

Find materials on children education curricula using plays

1. Identify Keywords Curricul* (curriculum, curricula) Play* (play, plays, playing) Game (game, games) Child* (child, children, childhood) Kid* (kid, kids) Preschool

Advanced Search Example 2Advanced Search Example 2

Advanced Search Example 2Advanced Search Example 22. Formulate search query

(game* or play*) AND curricul* AND (child* or kid* or preschool)

Advanced Search Example 2Advanced Search Example 23. Modify the Search if needed

e.g. Exclude materials on science and limit to Media Resources Collection

(game* OR play*) AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR preschool) AND NOT science

ExerciseExercise Find library resources of music

curriculum for children Modify the search to exclude songs

and singing Modify the search for Media

Resources only Further limit the search to DVD/VCD

only

ExerciseExercise1. Identify Keywords

Curricul* (curriculum, curricula) Music Child* (child, children, childhood) Kid* (kid, kids) Preschool Nursery

2. Combine search termsmusic AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR preschool OR nursery)

ExerciseExercise3. Executive the search

ExerciseExercise4. Modify the search (exclude songs and singi

ng) music AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR preschool O

R nursery) AND NOT (song* OR sing*)

Limit to Media Resources Collection

ExerciseExercise5. Search results

Teaching Kits CollectionTeaching Kits Collection Browse the Teaching Kits Collection Library Homepage > Services & Collections > Media

Resources Collection

Teaching kits grouped by Subjects & Class No.

Click on the subject to view

the items

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