WCSU Libraries

What We Offer

The Curriculum Collection makes available for review and analysis a current collection of high quality preK-12 instructional materials. This collection serves education students & faculty, pre-and in-service teachers and the greater university community. Access and effective use are promoted through information dissemination, collection management, user education, and outreach activities.

The Room features one networked computer, a VCR, blackboard and group study tables. Materials available include instructional kits, handbooks, and guides; an extensive collection of children’s and young adult literature (including many Caldecott Award & Newbery Medal and other award winners); preK-12 non-fiction and reference print materials; selected educational and psychological tests and measurement tools; K-12 textbooks; and multimedia teaching resources.

What's New?

The collection is constantly updated with new materials--search CONSULS (limit to Curriculum Collection materials) to see recently added titles. Supplementing the Curriculum Collection are online Education databases such as ERIC, Teacher Reference Center, Academic Search Premier, and Educators' Reference Complete. These can be searched from any networked or Internet-connected remote computer with a Windows login or library pin number.

Please contact Jenny Innes, Education Librarian at (203)837-9141 or innesg@wcsu.edu for more information, to share your feedback on the Collection, or to schedule an orientation session.

We welcome your comments or suggestions for new materials!

How to Find It

The Curriculum Collection at Western is located in the Curriculum Room on the 4th floor of the Ruth A. Haas Library, Midtown Campus. The Room and its collections are accessible all the hours the Library is open. Materials can be searched by title, author, subject, format, or location through CONSULS, an online catalog that includes the curriculum collections of all four CSU campuses. preK-12 fiction and non-fiction items are organized on the shelf according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system; all other items are in order by Library of Congress call number.

Circulating materials such as kits and print volumes can be checked out for a period of 1-4 weeks with a valid CSU ID. Reference materials such as encyclopedias are for use in the Library. Certain items, such as assessment tools and selected kits, have been placed on reserve in the Circulation Department. Computer workstations, DVD and CD players, VCR’s, and microform readers are available in the Library to access the Curriculum Room’s multimedia resources. Laptop computers are also available for check out at the Circulation Desk; wireless service is available throughout Haas Library.