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Databases
ERIC: Journal articles and abstracts on educational research from 1966 to the present.
Education Full-Text: Journal articles and abstracts on educational research from 1983-present
Academic Search Premier: Journal articles and abstracts that includes educational research among the topics covered
Social Science Citation Index/Web of Science: Indexes articles and citations from over  1700 international journals in the social sciences
LexisNexis Academic: Provides access to wide range of legal and reference information. 
JSTOR: Journal articles from 360 core journals in the social sciences, sciences, and humanities (2 to 5 year gap from current issue)

Websites
Education Commission of the States/Postsecondary Issues -Information about present and emerging issues and innovation in education policy in the US.
Maine Department of Education/Higher Ed - Information on Higher Education in the State of Maine
National Center for Educational Statistics -  Education statistics collected by federal government
NEA Almanac of Higher Education - Statistics on higher education from the National Education Association
OPE (Office of Postsecondary Education) -Department of Education site with information on policies and programs
Student Affairs History Project -History project from Bowling Green State University

Reference Books
American Universities and Colleges Ref LA 226 .A65 2006
 Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac LA226 .C55 2008/09
Encyclopedia of American Education  REF LM 17.U54 2007
Encyclopedia of Education LB15 .E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Education Law  KF4117 .E53 2008
Higher Education Service-Learning Sourcebook LC220.5 .C73 2002
Higher Education: A Worldwide Inventory of Centers and Programs LB2326.3 .A48 2001
Women in Higher education: An Encyclopedia LC1569 .W66 2002
World List of Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education L900 .I57

Associations
 MASAP (Maine Association of Student Affairs Professionals)
ACPA (College Student Educators International)
AERA Post Secondary Education Division (American Educational Research Association)
ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher Education
NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education)
cynthia.crosser@umit.maine.edu | Revised: 08/24/2009

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