The Education Collection can be found in the Business & Social Sciences division at the Central Library and is intended for parents, educators, and students. The collection encompasses materials in the following areas: teaching resources for Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade, special education, homeschooling, curriculum guides, educational history, and continuing/higher education. Anyone can borrow items from this collection on their library card.
Continuing/Higher Education
This collection includes resources pertaining to higher and continuing education, which entails financial aid and student loan information, scholarship guides and undergraduate and graduate college preparation guides, and test preparation books for entrance exams. Below is a table that outlines test preparation materials available to borrow from the Business & Social Science Division.
| TEST ACRONYM | NAME OF TEST |
|---|---|
| TASC (formerly known as the GED) | Test Assessing Secondary Completion |
| TASC (in Spanish) | Preparación para el Examen TASC |
| TABE | Test for Adult Basic Education |
| PSAT | Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SAT | Scholastic Assessment Test |
| ACT | American College Test |
| CLEP | College Level Examination Program |
| GMAT | Graduate Management Admissions Test |
| GRE | Graduate Record Exam |
| LSAT | Law School Admission Test |
| MCAT | Medical College Admissions Test |
| NCLEX-RN | National Council Licensure Exam-Registered Nurse |
| TEAS | Test of Essential Academic Skills |
| CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| PCAT | Pharmacy College Admissions Test |
| NYSTCE | New York State Teacher Certification Exams |
| CDA | Child Development Associate |
| PMP | Project Management Professional |
| CAPM | Certified Associate in Project Management |
| ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery |
| CDL | Commercial Driver’s License |
Education Databases
Several databases pertaining to education are accessible remotely from the library’s website. This includes the following databases:
- Academic OneFile
- Britannica Academic Edition
- Britannica Escolar
- Britannica School
- EBSCO Teacher Reference Center (TRC)
- Educators Complete Reference
- Kids Infobits
- GALE Something About the Author Online
- Research in Context
- Rochester Images
Education Periodicals
The Business and Social Science Division has educational periodicals that can be read in the library or used for research. A copier is available to use for making copies of articles. Here is list of the periodicals available in the division:
- Childhood Education
- Educational Forum
- The Elementary School Journal (ESJ)
- High School Journal
- Journal of Special Education
- Literacy Today
- Reading Research Quarterly
- The Reading Teacher
- School & Community
- Teaching Children Mathematics
- Young Children
For more information about Education resources like these please contact the Business & Social Science Division Division at (585) 428-8130
