Call Numbers
The Dewey Decimal Classification scheme places Education within the numbers 370 to 379 broken down into the categories below:-

370 Theory and philosophy of education
370.15 Educational psychology
370.19 Sociology of education
371 School organisation and management
371.1 Teachers and teaching
371.9 Special education
372 Elementary education
373 Secondary education
374 Adult education
375 Curriculums(Curricula)
376 Education of women
377 Religious education
378 Higher education
378.1 Management of higher education institutions
378.4 - 378.9 Higher ed. institutions by continent,country,etc.
379 Education and government
379.2 Public education
379.3 Private education

Encyclopaedias / Dictionaries
These are useful for looking up definitions and explanations of terms and concepts which are unfamiliar to you. The encyclopaedias can be especially helpful because they have long articles under each topic, and often a small bibliography of relevant books and articles.

Encyclopaedias

See entry for "Education" in.....
International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences [ScienceDirect]

REF/370.94103/A365d
Aldrich, R. Dictionary of British educationists. 1989.

REF/370.3/D326a
Dejnozka, E.L. American educators' encyclopedia. 1982.

REF/370.3/E562.6
Encyclopedia of educational research. 6th ed. 1992.

REF/378.003/C592e
Encyclopedia of higher education. 1992.

REF/371.903/R462e.2
Encyclopedia of special education: a reference for the education of the handicapped and
other exceptional children and adults; editors, Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen.
2nd ed. 2000.

REF/370/B61h
Handbook of educational ideas and practices. 1990.

REF/374.003/J38i
International dictionary of adult and continuing education. 1990.

REF/302.203/B262i
International encyclopedia of communications: edited by E. Barnouw. 4v. 1989.

REF/375.0003/L678i
International encyclopedia of curriculum: edited by Arieh Lewy. 1991.

REF/379.15403/W15i
International encyclopedia of educational evaluation; edited by Herbert J. Walberg and Geneva D. Haertel. 1990.

REF/371.307803/E65i
The international encyclopedia of educational technology; edited by Michael Eraut. 1989.

REF/303/I61
International encyclopedia of the social sciences. 1968-1991. 19v. v.18 has subtitle:Biographical supplement. v.19 has subtitle:Social science quotations.

REF/378.003/A465i
International higher education: an encyclopedia. 1991. 2v.

REF/370.19503/P858e
Postlethwaite, T.N. ed. The encyclopedia of comparative education and national systems of education. 1988.

Dictionaries

REF/371.2003/D326
Dejnozka, E.L. Educational administration glossary. 1983.

REF/370.3/D554
Dictionary of education; ed. P.J. Hills. 1982.

REF/370.3/G664g
Gordon, P. A guide to English educational terms. 1984.

REF 370.922 G664b
Gordon, Peter. Biographical dictionary of North American and European educationists. c1997.

REF/370.1503/H296d
Hasrre, R. and Lamb, R. The dictionary of developmental and educational psychology. 1986.

REF/374.003/J38i
Jarvis, P. An international dictionary of adult and continuing education. 1990.

REF/370.3/R132.M
Page, G.T. International dictionary of education. 1980.

REF/370.3/P174d
Palmer, J.C. Dictionary of educational acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms; comp. & edited by J.C. Palmer and A.Y. Colby. 2nd ed. 1985.

REF/370.994/P398
The Penguin Macquarie dictionary of Australian education. 1989.

REF/370.3/W186
Walker, W.G. Glossary of educational terms: usage in five English-speaking countries. 1973

Bibliographies
Sometimes it is possible to find existing lists of references on a particular topic. These bibliographies vary greatly in their nature and scope, but they can be of great assistance in researching a subject.

Adult Education

REF/374.99405/V872
Vocational education and training database. 1998-1999

Countries/Regions

Australia

REF/994.005/H673/3
Amies, M. The education pamphlets collection State Library of Victoria. 1981
(Historical bibliography monography, no.3)

REF/994.005/H673/8
Marshall, J.G. Education in Australia: a literature survey. 1983. (Historical bibliography monograph, no.8).

Educational Psychology

REF/370.15016/B111p
Baatz, O.K. Psychological foundations of education: a guide to information sources.

Philosophy of Education

REF/370.16/B111p
Baatz, O.K. The philosophy of education: a guide to information sources. 1980.

Directories

REF/370.99405/A937
Australasian education directory. Latest edition.

REF/378.705 D598
Directory of graduate programs. 1999-

REF/371.06/S7231.2
South Australia. Department for Education & Children's Services. Sites and services. Latest edition.

Guides to Journal Holdings
If you encounter references to journals which we do not hold, you may want to find other locations for them. The following electronic database may help you:

SIAL : serials in Australian libraries

Journal Title Abbreviations 
When you have found references in some of the above publications, it may be necessary to look up abbreviations of journal titles, etc. The first place to check is in the indexing or abstracting publications that you have used - most have 'lists of periodicals indexed' etc. If this is not successful, or you have an abbreviation from somewhere else, the following publication may be helpful:

050.148/A415p (Kept at the Research Help Desk)
Alkire, L.G. Periodicals title abbreviations.

All that JAS : journal abbreviation sources

Statistics

Main Collection / 330.6 O68p 96.2004.03.1
OECD handbook for internationally comparative education statistics : concepts, standards, definitions and classifications.
Paris : OECD, 2004.

REF/374.099405 S464.3
Australian vocational education and training statistics. In detail.
Leabrook, SA : National Centre for Vocational Education Research for the Australian National Training Authority.
Latest year shelved in Reference. Earlier years in Main Collection (1997 - 1998)

REF/374.099405 S464o
Australian vocational education and training statistics. An overview.
Leabrook, SA : National Centre for Vocational Education Research for the Australian National Training Authority.
Latest year shelved in Reference. Earlier years shelved in Main Collection (1996)-

REF/374.099405 S464ov
Australian vocational education & training statistics ... Overseas students at a glance.
Leabrook, S. Aust. : NCVER Ltd.
Latest 3 years only held. Latest year shelved in Reference Collection Earlier years shelved in Main Collection (1996/1997)-

REF/378.4105 F527 (1994/1995)-(1999/2000)
First destinations of students leaving higher education institutions ... : data report and reference volume.
Cheltenham : Higher Education Statistics Agency, 1995-

REF/378.4105 R434 (1994/1995)-(2007/2008)
Resources of higher education institutions... reference volume.
Cheltenham : Higher Education Statistics Agency, 1996-

REF/378.4105 S9335 (1994/1995)-(1999/2000)
Students in higher education institutions... : Reference volume.
Cheltenham : Higher Education Statistics Agency, 1994-

Style Guides

REF/808.042/C587e.2
Clanchy, J. Essay writing for students: a practical guide. 1991.

REF/808.02/F596s
Fleischer, E.R. A style manual for citing microform and nonprint media. 1978.

REF/808.066/T929m.7
Turabian, K.L. A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations. 7th ed. 2007.

Thesis Guides

Australian Education Index (Australian theses since 1978)
[ Search using 'theses' in the "document type" field ]

Education theses in the Barr Smith Library completed by Adelaide University students
[Masters and PhD]

REF/378.94016/C311e
Carr, A.N. Educational theses completed for South Australian awards.1978.

REF/015.9405/U58 [U58a and U58a.2]
Union list of higher degree theses in Australian University libraries. Cumulative edition, 1965 and supplements. 1967-89