Westfield State College Ely Library

Special Collections

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center): A microfiche collection of more than 400,000 published and unpublished documents on education from 1966 to 1999 ending with document number ED426176. The collection includes research reports, curriculum guides, papers from professional meetings, government documents, pamphlets,and related material that is indexed in the printed Resources in Education. Note: This collection does not contain journal articles indexed in the electronic ERIC database or in the Current Index to Journals in Education.The Ely Library microfiche collection begins with document number ED116420 and ends with document number ED426176. Subsequent ERIC documents are available online through the Library's subscription to ERIC. The collection is located in the Microform area.        Search Guide for ERIC electronic version.

Library of American Civilization: The Library of American Civilization (LAC) is a collection on microfiche containing 6.5 million pages of material relating to all aspects of American life and literature from their beginnings to 1917. Included in the collection are pamphlets, periodicals, documents, biographies and autobiographies, fictional works, poetry, collections of various kinds, materials of foreign origin relating to America, and many rare books not generally available. Access to the LAC is provided through a printed, four-volume guide to LAC materials located next to the microfiche in the Microform Area. Search Guide
Library of American Civilization Titles Available Free on the Web, compiled by Terry Ballard

Library of English Literature: The Microbook Library of English Literature (LEL) is a collection on ultrafiche containing 750,000 pages of material relating to all aspects of English literature from Beowulf to 1900.  Included are materials from all periods and of all types: poetry, drama, essays, prose fiction, and religious, philosophical, and critical works both contemporary with the period covered and modern. All of the works of major writers such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton are included along with sufficient materials for textual study. Secondary materials are included if they are of undoubted importance or have become English classics (e.g. Chapman's Homer). Access to the LEL is provided through a printed, two-volume guide to LEL materials and a computer-generated subject guide located next to the microfiche in the Microform Area. Search Guide


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