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EDU513: Research in Education
Dr. Agne
February 19, 2009
Librarian: Elin O'Hara
Phone: 564-5187
Email: oharaea@plattsburgh.edu
Office: Feinberg Library 247
I.M. screen name: PSUIRef @ aol.com
LITERATURE REVIEW
INSTRUCTIONS:
BOOKS
Within Feinberg Library: PlattCat
(Feinberg Library Catalog)
Across the country: WorldCat
(about)
PERIODICAL ARTICLES ONLINE
Journals A to Z
A directory of full-text periodicals available online throughout Feinberg
Library's subscription databases.
SUBJECT-SPECIFIC DATABASES:
Education Research Complete
Full text database covering scholarly research and information relating
to all areas of education. Includes all levels of education from early
childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as
multilingual education, health education, testing, curriculum
instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related
social issues.
ERIC
Comprehensive index to education topics.
Professional Development Collection
Provides a highly specialized collection of electronic information
especially for professional educators, professional librarians and
education researchers.
PsycARTICLES
Provides full-text access to publications of the
American Psychological Association (APA), including more than 50
peer-reviewed journals and chapters from selected APA books. Full-text
of journals is from 1985 to present; full-text of book chapters is from
2000-2002. Journals and book chapters are indexed and abstracted in
PsycINFO.
PsycINFO
The premier abstracting service for psychology journals, covers from
1872 to present. TIPS: Examine the Descriptors on the right of the
search results. Use the References at the end of each record to
find additional sources.
SOCIndex with Full Text
Provides comprehensive full-text
access to journal articles covering all aspects of sociology and
related fields. Coverage includes criminal justice, gender studies,
ethnic & racial studies, family studies, social work and substance
abuse. Indexing included for books and conference papers. Coverage
is from 1895 to present.
OTHER FEINBERG LIBRARY DATABASES:
Alphabetical
Database Menu ( by Database Name)
Subject Database
Menu (by Database Scope)
Full-text
Menu (Databases that include the full-text of articles)
WEB SITE EVALUATION
A Web
Evaluation Tutorial by C.A.Germaine, U. of Albany
Evaluating Web
Sites: Where to Look for Information
WEB DIRECTORIES & SEARCH ENGINES
Google --
TIP: Use the
Advanced
Search and/or Google Scholar (under
the More >> link)
options.
This page was prepared by librarian Elin O'Hara and last updated on
05/20/2009. |
