Authorized Textbooks for the Province of Saskatchewan 1884-1992
The Authorized Textbooks database provides a list of resources authorized by the Saskatchewan Department of Education for use in elementary and secondary schools from 1884-1992. This searchable database lists textbooks and other resources recommended for use in schools and for inclusion in school and public libraries. Prescribed resources were gleaned from a variety of archival sources including a thesis by Gerald A. Langley and textbook circulars published annually by the Department of Education.
At present, this database lists textbooks prescribed for teaching English/Language Arts, Social Sciences, and Science. Other subject areas will be added in the near future. Please note that not all resources listed in this database are available in the Education & Music Library’s Historical Textbook Collection.
Search Tips
Boolean Operators
The boolean operators AND, OR and NOT are supported, but must be in CAPS:
Dick AND Jane
Require/Prohibit Operators
The + (required) and - (prohibited) operators common to many search engines are supported:
+Dick -Jane
Phrase Searching
Phrase searching is supported by enclosing the phrase in double-quotes
"More Dick and Jane Stories"
Grouping
Search terms can be grouped using parenthesis to build complex queries
(Dick OR Jane OR Sally) AND Primer
("Dick and Jane" AND Guidebook) NOT Sally
Truncation
The truncation character * can be used at the end of a term to find variants of a word.
For example, the following search, performed on the Author field, will find books by both
Dickens, Charles and Dickie, D. J:
Dick*