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Higher and Postsecondary Education Research Guide

Here you will find resources provided by Gottesman Libraries and beyond to support your research and learning in Higher and Postsecondary Education. Resources designated (CU) are accessible online through Columbia University Libraries.

Introduction

Welcome to the Higher and Postsecondary Education Program Research Guide!

This research guide provides resources to help support the goals of the Program to "develop the abilities to evaluate, design, and integrate the structures, processes, policies and technologies that comprise colleges and universities."

Commencement Procession Of Teachers College Graduates Marching Across The Campus. (Ca. 1920). Historical Photographs of Teachers College, Courtesy of Gottesman Libraries.

Where to Start Your Search

Federated search engines like the ones below are discovery tools that allow you to search across multiple resources and formats. Educat+ is Gottesman's search tool that includes the library catalog as well as most electronic resources the library makes available. CLIO is Columbia Libraries quicksearch tool to search across their physical and digital collections. If you aren't sure what resource you need and want to get a general sense of what is out there, start here!

Search

Advanced Search
Google Scholar Search

Staying Organized with a Reference Manager

A Reference Manager is a program that can help:

  • Keep your References organized and accessible
  • Take Notes
  • Grab online PDFs to read later
  • Insert In-text citations
  • Create Bibliographies
  • Visit our Reference Management Research Guide to learn more

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