This guide contains resources that you can use to complete your assignments. Additional assistance is available from the IMC librarians - ask us! 

Evaluating Resources

Databases

Web Resources

Lesson Planning Resources

Curriculum Standards

Your Instructional Materials Center, located on the lower level of Belk Library, is a model pre-K - 12 school library media center. 

In it you'll find: 

• Children's and Young Adult Literature (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Biographies, etc.)
• Curriculum and Lesson Planning Ideas and Examples
• Professional and Reference Collections
• Audiovisual materials (CDs, DVDs, Software, etc.)
• Manipulatives and Displays (Posters, Models, Puppets, Games)
• K-12 Textbooks (both N.C. state adopted and supplementary)

We help you by:

• Providing reference service to ASU students, faculty, and staff, as well as area educators and community members
• Offering "readers advisory" for all ages and reading levels
• Hosting classes and workshops on finding and using library resources
• Providing public computers for research (via the library catalog, databases, periodical indexes, and the Internet.)
• Maintaining the "Idea Factory," a media production facility designed exclusively for education students and area educators