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Higher Education

This guide is intended to serve as a gateway to organized resources related to research, studying, and teaching in Higher Education

Page Overview

This page includes resources aligned with selected specialized higher education research topics. We suggest beginning with the resources on the Find Research page, then using this page for specialized support.


Higher Education Administration

Searching for Higher Education Administration Books

Books on Higher Education Administration use the subject term "Educational leadership" and the subject term "Education,higher"

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking between the call number ranges of LB2300 - LB2430.

Community Colleges

Searching for Community College Books

Books on community colleges use the subject term "community colleges".

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking between the call number ranges of LB2300 - LB2430

Community-University Partnerships

Searching for Community-University Partnership Books

Books on community colleges use the subject term "community and college"

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking between the call number ranges of LC237 - LC238.4.

Distance Education

Searching for Distance Education Books

Books on distance education use the subject terms "distance education", "MOOCs (Web-based instruction)", or "computer-assisted instruction".

Browse for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking between the call number range of LC5800 - LC5808.

International Higher Education

Searching for International Higher Education Books

Books on community colleges use the subject term "Education, Higher -- [geographic region]". For example, a book on higher education in the Persian Gulf Region could be located by searching "Education, Higher -- Persian Gulf Region".

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking between the call number ranges of LA410 - LA2284 (History of Education not United States), throughout the LBs, LEs (Americas except the United States), LFs (European institutions), and LGs (Asian, African, and Australian institutions).

Legislation & the Law

Searching for Legislation & Law Higher Education Books

Books on community colleges use the subject term "Educational law and legislation"

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking throughout the call numbers that begin with K.

Education of special classes of persons

Searching for Higher Education Books by Demographic

Books by demographic have a variety of subject terms. The Library of Congress uses the subject term "minorities in higher education" to capture various identities.

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking throughout the call number range LC189 - LC214.53 or LC1390 - LC5160.3.

Policy & Planning

Searching for Higher Education Books on Policy & Planning

Search for these books using the subject term "higher education and state"

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking throughout the call number range LB2341 - LB2341.95 or LC165 - LC188.

Program Evaluation

Searching for Higher Education Program Evaluation Books

Search for these books using the subject terms "academic achievement -- evaluation" or "educational accreditation"

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking throughout the L call number range. Some areas that are most helpful include LB2300 - LB2430 and LC165 - LC 182.

Student Services

Searching for Higher Education Books on Student Services

Search for these books using the subject term "student affairs services".

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking throughout the call number range LB234.95 - LB2351.

Teaching Methods & Curriculum

Searching for books on Teaching Methods

Search for these books using the subject terms "college teaching" which may be narrowed further to "college teaching -- aids and devices". Another common subject term is "Education, higher -- research".

Browsing for Physical Books

If you prefer browsing the stacks for books, try looking throughout the call number range LB1028 - LB1050.75.