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EDS461: Classroom/Behav. Mngmt Research Guide

Librarian: Elin O'Hara
Phone: 518-564-5187
Email: oharaea@plattsburgh.edu
Office: Feinberg Library 247

About Plagiarism

Think you need a plagiarism refresher?  
If so, check out this web page: What is plagiarism?
If not, you might want to determine your plagiarism I.Q. You might be surprised...

Want to avoid plagiarism, but unsure about citations?
Check out the Feinberg Library citation guides 

Don't know how to start?

First, try finding a topic overview using Feinberg's Print Reference Books! Plus, photocopying is FREE!

Then...

Online Reference Databases:
Remember to look for helpful search terms like synonyms or associated phrases.  Write them down for use later!
Virtual Reference Library  
CREDOReference

Choosing a Topic
How to Narrow or Broaden Your Topic
UCLA Libraries
Topic Worksheet

Online Tour of Feinberg Library
A Brief Guide To Finding Information

Finding Journal and Magazine Articles

Try these databases to find articles on subjects related to Education.  You can also click the By subject link on the library homepage and click on Education.

Major Subject Databases: Remember to select Subject or Descriptor from the drop-down menus!
PsycArticles
PsycInfo
Education Research Complete
ERIC
Professional Development Collection

Useful General Full-Text Databases:
ProQuest Research Library: Remember to place a check mark in the Scholarly Journals box)
Academic Source Premier: Remember to use the database's helpful search suggestions)

Getting To Online Journal Content:
Journals AtoZ --  online directory of journals with full-text available.  
How To Guide

If you want an article and we don't have the full-text version, we'll get it for you from another library for free, usually within a week.

Top Web Search Tools for EDS461

Do you really want to waste your time scrolling through a million web pages found using Google?

Try a metasearch engine like Vivisimo.com!
Not only do you get more comprehensive results, but it also organizes your results for you by topic.
OR
Try an index like Librarians' Internet Index!
It contains over 20,000 high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by librarians!

Evaluating Websites

Think you know the ABC’s of web page evaluation?  Can you figure out why these web pages are unreliable?
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
Beef Nutrition
World Trade Organization

Come up empty?  Check out these web pages designed to help you evaluate your search results!
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web SourcesFive Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
Librarians' Internet Index