Children's Literature

OSU Libraries Catalog: Materials owned by the OSU libraries are searchable through the online catalog. The catalog can conduct a search by author, title, or keyword. Most authors and illustrators can be searched through the "Author" field, last name first. When searching by subject or keyword, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes at the reference desk to help refine a broad search, or see the Subject-Access guides for Children's Literature below.

You can search the OSU Libraries Catalog from any computer with Internet access at: http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/.

Summit (Orbis): In addition to searching the OSU Libraries holdings, a search can be done of the holdings in the Orbis Cascade Alliance (multiple academic libraries throughout Oregon and Washington). These items are available to Oregon State faculty, staff, and students and can be sent through interlibrary loan within 3 working days when available, at no extra charge.

You can extend your search from OSU Libraries Catalog to Summit with the click of a button, or connect directly at: http://summit.orbiscascade.org.

WorldCat: If items cannot be located in either the OSU Libraries Online Catalog or Summit, WorldCat provides access to libraries across the globe, many of which can provide interlibrary loans to Oregon State University patrons. In order to request an item directly from this catalog, click the "ILL" icon at the top of the screen.

Browsing by Call Number: Many of the books intended for a juvenile audience are located in the Children's Library (5th floor, west side), which arranges materials using the Library of Congress Classification System for general subject areas:

In addition, summary and critical works about children's literature are located in a few different call number ranges in the Valley Library general collection:
PN1008-1009 - Literature (General)-Juvenile Literature
PR990 - English Literature-Juvenile Literature
PS490 - American Literature-Juvenile Literature
PZ5-90 - Juvenile Belles Lettres
Z1037-1039 - Books for Special Classes of Persons

Books from the award lists can be searched in the OSU Libraries Online Catalog or the Summit catalog.

The following awards are indexed on the Association for Library Service to Children webpage:

• Newbery Award Books
• Caldecott Award Books
• Michael L. Printz Award for Literary Excellence in Young Adult Literature
• Pura Belpré Award
• Coretta Scott King Book Award
• Batchelder Award for Best English Translation
• Robert F. Sibert Award for Best Children's Informational Book

Young Reader's Choice Awards

Alex Award Books [Best Adult Books for Young Adult Readers]

Alex award titles available at the Valley Library.

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature [DAWCL]
"DAWCL has over 4,500 records from 56 awards across six English-speaking countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland). Each book is indexed to some degree so users can find it using the form search or the keyword search."

Children's Book Awards Handbook. Ref. Z1037.A2 M37 2006.
Information about children's literature awards and their namesakes

Children's Books: Awards and Prizes. Z1037.A2 C45 1992.
This compilation by the Children's Book Council offers lists of awards through 1992, in primarily English-language literature. Entries include a brief summary of the award sponsors' contact information, and each awardee's title, author, and publisher. The entries are organized by awarding method and country, then alphabetically by award title.

Children's Book Awards International, 1990 through 2000. Ref. Z1037.A2 S46 2003.
A one-volume reference for international awards given out between 1990-2000, with a brief description, date established, and sponsoring organization's contact information given for each award along with a list of the winning books.