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Early Childhood Education Research Guide

Books and Audiovisual Materials

Ryerson Library Book Collection

To identify books on your topic, search the Library Catalogue using the keyword option. Remember to use Boolean logic to link multiple keywords. The books in the library are located on floors 6 through 10. Reference and Reserve books are located on the 2nd floor. Books are shelved according to the Library of Congress classification system.

Most books related to Early Childhood Education are located in the LB call number section on the 8th floor. Additional material is found in other call number ranges. To assist you in browsing the collection, try the following areas:

Child Psychology
BF721-723
Child Rearing
HQ768-780
Education, Preschool
LB1140-1140.5
Kindergarten
LB1141-1499
Education, Primary
LB1501-1547

If you do not have a specific author or title of a book, search the Library Catalogue using the keyword option.

Ryerson Library Audio Visual Collection

The Library has a number of videos, DVDs and films related to early childhood education. AV materials are located on the 5th floor, and can be located by using the Library Catalogue

You can use the keyword option to find AV items related to your topic:

Example early childhood and videorecording

You can also use the keyword option and limit by material type:

Example early childhood, and then under material type, select Visual Media, or DVD if the preferred format.