Q. What types of education resources are available at the library?

The MCC Library uses the Library of Congress Classification system. Education-related titles will have a call number that starts with L. Here are some selected call number ranges with materials related to education:

• LA5 - 2396   History of Education
• LB5 - 3640 Theory and Practice of Education
• LB1050.9 - 1091   Educational psychology
• LB1101 - 1139   Child study
• LB1140 - 1140.5   Preschool education. Nursery schools
• LB1141 - 1489   Kindergarten
• LB1501 - 1547   Primary education
• LB1555 - 1602   Elementary or public school education
• LB1705 - 2286   Education and training of teachers and administrators
• LB2300 - 2430   Higher education
• LB2801 - 3095   School administration and organization
• LC65 - 245   Social aspects of education
• LC149 - 161   Literacy.  Illiteracy
• LC215 - 238.4   Community and the school

For books or eBooks, search the MCC Library Catalog. To access the databases from off-campus, login with your myMCC username and password.

• ERIC – Contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 317,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966 in the field of education.

• Professional Development (EBSCO) – Provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) – Large database of full-text articles in a variety of subject areas from journals, magazines and newspapers.
• View additional education databases

See the Education Research Guide for additional resources and information.

If additional assistance is needed, please contact the MCC Library Reference Desk.