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Curriculum Collection at WCSU: Welcome

Welcome & Introduction

Welcome to the Curriculum Collection library guide!

The Curriculum Collection makes available for review and analysis a collection of high quality preK-12 instructional materials. This collection supports the education curriculum of WCSU and serves education students & faculty, pre-and in-service teachers, and the greater university community. 

What's in the Collection

Materials available include:

  • an extensive collection of children’s and young adult literature (including many Caldecott Award & Newbery Medal and other award winners) idnetified as the Juvenile Collection
  • preK-12 non-fiction and reference print materials
  • handbooks and guides for teachers
  • K-12 textbooks (selected)
  • instructional kits
  • selected educational and psychological tests and measurement tools.

How to Find It

The Curriculum Collection has been recatalogued. It is now  shelved in the regular shelving areas of Haas library with other books, all according to the Library of Congress Classification System.

The Juvenile Collection is currently undergoing  re-cataloging.  These materials are in the process of being relocated and reshelved together on the 5th floor of  Haas library.  During this time. many of the items are temporarily in the Tech Services section of the library. When the project is complete the Juvenile books will no longer be classified via the Dewey Decimal System in the library. 

Curriculum Collection (orange) and Juvenile books (green) will have a colored coded stickers on their spines for easy identification. Materials can be located by searching by title, author, or subject through WestSearch, an online discovery tool;  by using the search terms  "Curriculum Collections" or "Juvenile Collection"; or by using the location facet on the left column of  the WestSearch results page. 

Please note:

  • Certain items, such as assessment tools and selected kits, have been placed on reserve behind the Circulation Desk
  • All circulating kits with multiple loose parts are stored behind the Circulation Desk or in Tech Services in Haas Library 
  • DVDs and videos are stored on the 3rd floor. 

Pura Belpre Medal

Belpre Award

Carnegie Medal

Geisel Award

Newbery Medal

Coretta Scott King Award