Southeastern Louisiana University

Colleges & Universities Subject Guide

Handbooks, Guides, Directories

Barron's Profiles of American Colleges
--online-- netLibrary e-book
College Admissions Data Handbook
--Reference Stacks-- L 901 .C64
The College Board Book of Majors
--Reference Stacks-- L901 .C7442
The College Board Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees
--Reference Stacks-- L 901 .C744
College Blue Book
--Reference Stacks-- LA 226 .C685 (5 vol.)
Peterson's Four-Year Colleges
--Reference Stacks-- L901 .P447
Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs: An Overview
--Reference Stacks-- L 901 .P46
Peterson's Internships
--Reference Stacks-- L 901 .I66
Peterson's Two-Year Colleges
--Reference Stacks-- L901 .P448

Financial Aid Information

Annual Register of Grant Support
--Reference Room Tables-- AS 911 .A2 A67
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
--3rd Floor Morrison Room Index Tables-- PREX 2.20; also available online
Directory of Research Grants
--Reference Room Tables-- LB 2338 .D57; also available --4th Floor Stacks-- LB 2338 .D57
Grants Register
--Reference Room Tables-- LB 2338 .G7; also available --4th Floor Stacks-- LB 2338 .G7

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.

ERIC (EBSCO)-- Indexes and abstracts educational journals and unpublished educational materials. Includes the Resource in Education (RIE) file of document citations, the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) file of journal article citations, the ERIC Digest records featuring the full-text of the original document. The EBSCOhost version of ERIC provides links to full-text for some recent journal articles, (EJ). ERIC documents, (ED), published in recent years may be available in a .pdf file through a hyperlink to the ERIC Document Reproduction Services (EDRS) site.

ERIC Plus Text (ProQuest)-- Indexes and abstracts educational journals and unpublished educational materials. Includes the Resource in Education (RIE) file of document citations, the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) file of journal articles citations, the ERIC Digest records featuring the full-text of the original document. The ProQuest version, ERIC Plus Text, includes full-text coverage for selected journal articles, (EJ). ERIC documents, (ED), published in recent years may be available in a .pdf file. If a hyperlink to the ERIC Document Reproduction Services (EDRS) site is present in the DL field of a record, the document is full-text.

LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic-- Provides full-text of: U.S. and international newspapers; business, industry and market news; accounting literature; company financial reports and profiles; legal news and reviews; state and federal case law; state, U.S., Canadian, Commonwealth and E.U. codes and regulations; patents; medical news and journals; state and country profiles; biographies and quotations; polls and surveys and a world almanac.

Internet Sites

American Universities -- Alphabetical list of links to web sites of American Universities.

Campus Tours: Virtual College Tours -- Provides links to college web sites that include virtual tours and campus maps.

The Center Research Universities Ranking -- This page, maintained by the University of Florida, offers analysis and data for understanding American research university performance.

College and University Home Pages -- College and universities arranged alphabetically or geographically by state, country or region.

College and University Rankings -- Provides links to web sites that rank colleges and universities.

Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page -- Provides links to colleges, college scholarships, and financial aid information.

CollegeSource Online: The World's College Catalog Resource -- Provides over 31,575 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format.

Directory of College Degrees -- A directory of college degree programs and career education.

Education Portal -- Find information about hundreds of colleges, schools, and universities. Independently researched and categorized.

FinAid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid -- Provides links to information on scholarships, loans, and other types of financial aid.

Funding Your Education: Financial Aid from the United States Department of Education -- This page, maintained by the U.S. Department of Education, provides information about federal financial aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics (College Opportunities Online) -- This page, maintained by the U.S. Department of Education, provides a direct link to over 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States and helps college students and their parents understand the differences between colleges and how much it costs to attend college.

Southeastern Louisiana University Office of Financial Aid -- This page, maintained by the Southeastern Louisiana University Office of Financial Aid, provides links to financial aid forms, scholarship information, and so much more.

Universities.com Distance Learning and On-Campus Colleges and Universities -- Searchable database of universities, distance learning, and on-campus degree programs.

U.S. News and World Report: College and Graduate School Rankings -- This site contains information on college and graduate school rankings.

Web U.S. Higher Education -- This page, maintained by the University of Texas-Austin, provides links to institutions of higher education in the United States.