Librarian for Colleges and Scholarships

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• Grants and Proposals
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Internet Links

• College and University Rankings
  Rankings links in various categories.
• Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid page
  Is an all purpose college and scholarship information site.
• College Board
  Information about standards of learning, equity of opportunity,and financial assistance for college preparation.
• Collegenet
  Information on U.S. colleges, including financial aid, recruiting, overall resources. Includes virtual tours.
• Dissertation Support
  Links to various sponsors seeking to support dissertation research for candidates in pursuit of their doctorate degree, page maintained by Boston College.
• FinAid
  This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web. Gives college students and those planning for college easy access to the information and services they need from the U.S. Government.
• Guaranteed Scholarships
  Scholarships, grants, and financial aid information.
• Peterson's Education Center
  Data on secondary schools,vocational and technical schools, colleges and universities. Includes program and career information.
• Universities Worldwide
  Currently links to 7,000+ schools in 188 countries. Shows academic and administrative units, faculty, library holdings, admissions policy, etc.
• America's Best Colleges
  In addition to this year's college rankings, we offer a detailed school directory, interactive tools, a step-by-step college admissions guide, articles, and more.
• World Lecture Hall
  Listing of faculty use of the Web by discipline, from Accounting to Zoology.
• GradSchools.com
  This site is composed of post-baccalaureate educational information, including a unique directory with comprehensive program listings categorized by curriculum and subdivided by geography.
• SchoolsIntheUSA.com
  Get detailed profiles on more than 300 featured undergraduate programs as well as distance learning programs and learning overseas.

College Directories and Handbooks

Generally, these books follow a similar format: a main section containing directory entries will provide the address and brief profile of a given institution, and the indexes will allow you to identify institutions by majors, programs, degrees, or admission requirements that match your needs.

You can find more materials like these by entering the following Subject Heading (LCSH) into a BobCat search:

• S = UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES--DIRECTORIES

Comprehensive guides to colleges within the United States:

• Peterson's Four-Year Colleges. Princeton: Peterson's Guides, Inc. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LA226 .P46 (latest edition only)
• Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs, an Overview. Princeton: Peterson's Guides, Inc. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LA226 .P44 (latest edition only)
• Peterson's Two-Year Colleges. Princeton: Peterson's Guides, Inc. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LA226 .P462 (latest edition only)

  The Peterson's guides provide the most comprehensive coverage of U.S. schools. The most current volumes of these guides are located on the Career Development and Education Shelf (behind the Reference Desk on the east side) in Ref1. For more information about the series, visit their website at http://www.petersons.com/.

• American Universities and Colleges. Washington D.C.: American Council on Education. Published quadrennially.
  Bobst Ref1 LA226.A65 (latest edition only)
  

  This volume is arranged alphabetically both by profession and by school name within a given geographic area. The latest prior edition can found in the first floor Reference stacks at Ref1 LA226.A65.

Guides to colleges and universities outside the United States:

• Commonwealth Universities Yearbook. London: Association of Commonwealth Universities. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2310.Y4 (latest edition only)

  Includes countries within the British Commonwealth in Asia and Africa as well as Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

• World List of Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
  Bobst Ref1 L900.W55 2004

  A concise directory of more than 17,000 institutions from over 183 countries. Organized alphabetically by country.

Specific Fields of Study

For books and directories on specific fields of study, search in BobCat with these subject headings:

• S = [field of study] -- STUDY AND TEACHING

• S = DANCING -- STUDY AND TEACHING
• S = PSYCHOLOGY -- STUDY AND TEACHING

Students with Disabilities

• Kravets, Marybeth. The K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorders: A Resource Book for Students, Parents, and Professionals. New York: Random House, 1999.
  Bobst Ref1 L901.K9 1999

  Discusses colleges in terms of their programs for disabled students; lists contacts, admissions procedures for students with disabilities, and data on the number of these students admitted.

• Thomas, Carol C., and James L. Thomas, eds. Directory of College Facilities and Services for People with Disabilities. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1991.
  Bobst LC4812.6.D57 1991
  

• The College Board International Student Handbook. New York: The College Board. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2376.4.C65 (latest edition only)

  Provides information about over 2,500 colleges, including financial aid offered to foreigners, TOEFL requirements, and special services for international students. Separate sections cover study at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Includes a general introduction to the U.S. higher education system.

• The Accent of Success: A Practical Guide for International Students. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
  Bobst LB2376.4 .S55 2001

College Rankings

These resources provide assessments of college programs, departments, administrations, and college life.

• America's Best Colleges. Washington D.C.: U.S. News and World Report. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB 2331.63.A46 (latest edition only)

  Has short listings of "the best in..."; also contains articles on financial aid and current trends in higher education.

• Educational Rankings Annual. Detroit: Gale Research. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 L901.E38 (latest edition only)

  Gives "top ten..." tables from many different sources and for many different criteria.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

You can find more materials like those listed here by searching in BobCat using these subject headings:

• S = RESEARCH GRANTS
• S = SCHOLARSHIPS

General

• Need a Lift? Indianapolis: American Legion Education Program. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.N33 (latest edition only)

  Particularly useful for veterans and their dependants, this resource also has information on college loan programs.

• Chronicle Financial Aid Guide. Moravia, NY: Chronicle Guidance. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2337.4.C57 (latest edition only)

  Besides general aid information, also has a section on apprenticeship programs.

Undergraduate

• The A's and B's of Academic Scholarships. Alexandria, VA: Octameron Associates. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.A2 (latest edition only)

  Lists merit awards (aid given independent of financial need).

• College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook. New York: College Entrance Examination Board. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2842.C536b (latest edition only)
  
• Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc. Published biennially.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.F4 (latest edition only)

  Main index organized by "vocational goals"; other indexes organized by fields of study, residencies, locations, and specific populations.

Graduate Study

• Cassidy, Daniel. Worldwide Graduate Scholarship Directory. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2002.
  Bobst LB2337.2.D36 2002
• Directory of Research Grants. Phoenix: Oryx Press. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.D5n (latest edition only)

  Describes sources of funding by discipline for graduate study and research projects.

• Dissertation Support. Website maintained by Boston College.
  http://www.bc.edu/research/osp/funding/external/dissuport.html
  

  Links to various sponsors seeking to support dissertation research for doctoral degree candidates.

Specific Populations

• Directory of Financial Aids for Women. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press. Published biennially.
  Bobst Ref1 HQ1381.S36(latest edition only)
• Financial Aid for African Americans. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press. Published biennially.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.S34 (latest edition only)
• Financial Aid for Asian Americans. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press. Published biennially.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.F5644(latest edition only)
• Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press. Published biennially.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.F5645 (latest edition only)
  
• Financial Aid for Native Americans. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press. Published biennially.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2338.F5646 (latest edition only)

• Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press. Published biennially.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2337.2.F58 (latest edition only)

Study Abroad

For more materials like those listed here, search in BobCat with this subject heading:

• S = FOREIGN STUDY

• Academic Year Abroad. New York: Institute of International Education. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref1 LB2376.L46 (latest edition only)

  Primarily for courses and programs accredited by U.S. colleges and universities.

• Vacation Study Abroad. New York: Institute of International Education. Published annually.
  Bobst Ref6 LB2376.L48 1995