College and University Search

Your search for information on a Colleges or Universities can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject. Suggested subject headings include:

Church colleges --United States --Directories		Universities and colleges--Admission
College applications		Universities and college--Curricula--Directories
Education --United States --Directories		Universities and colleges Directories
Education, Higher --United States Directories		Universities and colleges--Examinations
Education --United States --Societies		Universities and colleges --United States -- Directories
Minorities --Education (Higher) --United States --Guidebooks		Universities and colleges --United States -- Guidebooks

Selected Reference Books

Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education, Programs, Candidates

REF L901 .A48 2006-07

International Handbook of Universities

REF L900 .I583 2007

American universities and colleges

REF LA226 .A65 2001 v 1-2

K & W guide to colleges for students with learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

REF L901 .K73 2007

America's Black & Tribal Colleges

REF L901 .B73 1994

The Multicultural Student's Guide to Colleges

REF L901 .M58 1996

College Blue Book

REF LA226 .C685 2008

Peterson's Competitive Colleges

REF LB2351.2 .C663 2005

College Board Book of Majors

REF L901 .C6787 2006

Peterson's Distance Learning Programs

REF LC5805 .P48 2005

The College Handbook

REF LB2351.A1 C6 2008

Peterson's Guide to Four-Year Colleges

REF L901 .P447 -- 2008

Higher Education Directory

REF L901 .H46 2004

Princeton Review: Visiting College Campuses

REF LB2350.5 .S655 2004

Online Journal and Reference Articles

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. To find articles on your topic, use one of the online indexes listed below. They are available at http://www.cerritos.edu/library/http://www.cerritos.edu/library/e-resources.html .

EbscoHost

Periodical articles

CollegeSource

37,000 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format.

Eureka Career Information System provides career information as well as material on colleges, and scholarships

(On campus only. For off-campus use, please contact Career Services.)

See the Library Internet Resources handout for a complete description of our online resources.

Internet Sites

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

College Rankings by CollegeProwler

Google's University Search

Hispanic Magazine.com's Top 25 Colleges for Latinos

Peterson's College Bound Home

Princeton Review: Best College Rankings

U.S. News and World Report: America�s Best Colleges

U.S. News & World Report: Top Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Yahoo Search - Colleges and Universities

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Web Author: Monica Lopez (mmlopez@cerritos.edu)
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