The MERIT collection supports teacher certification programs, includes scholarly and PK-12 print, media, and electronic materials; and is developed in collaboration with the libraries of the UW–Madison and University of Wisconsin System. We accept collection purchase recommendations.
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Professional Collection
The professional education collection includes titles in the areas of theory and practice of education, curriculum development, teacher education, educational psychology, special education, physical education, dance, educational technology, educational testing and measurement, childhood development, adult and vocational education, counseling and guidance, and educational administration related to preschool through grade 12 education.
Journals Collection
The MERIT Library receives over 265 journals in the field of education for use within the library. Full text access to selected articles from many of these journals is available through links in the Library Catalog.
PreK-12 Collection
The primary purpose of the PreK-12 collection is to support the School of Education teacher certification programs. These materials are designed to be used by students as they learn to identify, select, evaluate, and use resources in developing the curriculum for elementary and secondary students. Materials are collected in those subject areas in which the School of Education offers teacher certification. The collections are developed to provide a current, not a historical, perspective.
Textbooks, handbooks for classroom activities, video recordings, sound recordings, educational kits and games are inter-shelved according to subject area, along with juvenile fiction, non-fiction, and other items that are representative of materials found in a school library media center.
Reference Collection
The reference collection contains general and specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, guides, and handbooks pertinent to the field of education. Materials are available in both print and electronic formats.
Testing Resources
The MERIT Library owns hundreds of standardized educational and psychological tests pertinent to PreK-12 education. Some tests are open to all users; others are located in the Restricted Test Collection which is only available to users with School of Education faculty authorization. The library does not lend its restricted tests through Interlibrary Loan.
