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Databases

ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center (from OCLC)

• Covers: all areas of education.
• Accession Numbers:
  • ED numbers = ERIC digests (check the web site below or use interlibrary loan)
  • EJ numbers = journals (check the USCA journal holdings or use interlibrary loan)
• Listed under \”OCLC FirstSearch Databases.\”
• Coverage from 1966 to the present but not full-text.

DISCUS: Expanded Academic Index ASAP

• Covers all subjects, but does include some of the key education journals.
• View \”Title List\” for list of journals available (shows indexing dates and FULL-TEXT if available).
• Limit your search to \”Refereed Journals\” to find articles in scholarly journals.

Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

• Gives overview, author, subjects, some book reviews and location information for a broad range of children’s literature.
• Search for literature by genre, fiction/nonfiction, age, grade, language, author, illustrator, publication date, awards and/or lexile range.

Search Tips

1. Write down a list of keywords about your topic and their synonyms.
2. Note the subject headings or descriptors. Databases often assign different words to topics.
3. Make a note of where key journals are located (online, in the library, or through Interlibrary Loan).

Internet Resources

• U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov
  • This comprehensive web site from the United States government provides information regarding laws, policies, research, statistics, and more.
  • To access a selected number of the ERIC digests (the \”ED\” numbers found in the ERIC database), select the \”Research & Statistics link,\” look under \”Research\” for \”Reports & Publications\” and click on \”ERIC digests\” link.
• Education Week http://www.edweek.org
  • Indexes and displays full-text articles from 1981-present.

Last modified on: March 24, 2008, at 08:36 AM