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EBSCO databases: How to Search as a Group, or Individually

Search tips with illustrations.

Education Research Complete (EBSCO)

Index and full text for journals in education including peer-reviewed journals.

HOW TO USE at: http://terc.geneseo.edu/ebscodatabasesearching.html

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ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center - EBSCO version

EBSCO provides its own search interface for the U.S. Gov't-sponsored database, ERIC. Content is same, 'look' is different.

Index to journals (many peer-reviewed) and ERIC Documents (education-related materials from mostly non-profit organizations). Includes links to full text for many items.

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1966 - present.

Teacher Reference Center (TRC) (EBSCO)

A free version of this database without links to full text is available at: http://www.TeacherReference.com.

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TRC provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 periodicals, 96% of which are peer-reviewed. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.

Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography
(Milne Indexes & Abstracts Upper Level - HQ 750 A1 C47)

Provides citations and summaries for articles relating to child development. Publications from more than 200 journals in such disciplines as psychology, education, biology, and medicine.

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1928 to the present.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)

Indexes books and other media for children and adolescents and is continually updated. Provides reviews of many titles, age level, reading level, interest level. Searchable in many ways (topic, language, genre etc.)

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ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center - CSA version

CSA provides its own search interface for the U.S. Gov't-sponsored database, ERIC. Content is same, 'look' is different.

Index to journals (many peer-reviewed) and ERIC Documents (education-related materials from mostly non-profit organizations). Includes links to full text for many items.

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1966 - present.

ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center - Public Version

Index to journals (many peer-reviewed) and ERIC Documents (education-related materials from mostly non-profit organizations). Includes links to full text for many items.

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1966-present

Exceptional Child Education Resources
(Milne Indexes & Abstracts Lower Level - LC 3950 E9)

Citations and summaries from 1977 - 2004 for articles in more than 200 scholarly journals, books, ERIC documents, dissertations, government publications, and nonprint materials.

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Milne owns 1977-2004

LexisNexis for news and legal information

How to search in LexisNexis for news and legal information relevant to education.

Physical Education Index

Covers a broad range of PE topics ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance.
Indexing and abstracts (after 2001) for peer-reviewed journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, articles from the popular press, and many other publications.

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1970 - current

Primary Search Searchasaurus Kid's Search

Three databases that index, provide full text and reading levels of magazine articles, some encyclopedia and dictionary articles for children and young adults.

Searchasaurus interface is for young children; Kid's Search is for intermediate, middle and high school grades; Primary Search is a more adult interface but content is same as Searchasaurus and Kid's Search.

IMPORTANT: Searchasaurus and Kid's Search also include a 'Teacher's Resources' link to other databases for researching professional topics of interest to teachers.

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ProQuest Education Journals

Access to over 785 top educational publications, including more than 615 titles in full text.

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Covers the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education and also special education, home schooling, and adult education.

PsycINFO (CSA)

The most complete listing of scholarly publications in psychology and related fields. Provides references to and summaries of scholarly journal articles, books, book chapters,and dissertations. Updated monthly.

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References to journal articles, 1840 - present.
References to books, book chapters, and dissertations, 1987 - present.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)

Indexes books and other media for children and adolescents and is continually updated. Provides reviews of many titles, age level, reading level, interest level. Searchable in many ways (topic, language, genre etc.)

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Hot links

Automated searches of SUNY Geneseo library catalog

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Design a Quest Query (excerpt from 'The Path')

Explains how to design a query to enter into periodical databases in the field of teacher education.

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Research Quest: 'The Path'

Step by step guide to research in education.

Research Quest: 'The Path' One Page Summary

One page summary of information research process in education with links

Gradschools.com

Post-baccalaureate educational programs are arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, subdivided by geography. Contains both Free Listings of programs and links paid for by the schools offering the program.

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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Search for colleges and universities using criteria such as
type of school, school size, program or degree offered, location, distance from a specified zip code, and name. Information given for a college includes enrollment, costs, financial aid, accreditation, campus crime statistics, Carnegie classification, and more.

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DISABILITY: Encyclopedia of Disability

On Milne library main floor reference shelves at: ref HV1568 .E528 2006

Focuses on the sociology of disabilities. Volume 5 contains full text of numerous primary sources.

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Primary Sources in Education

Brief guide to finding primary sources related to preK-grade 12 education.

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Women and Social Movements in the U.S., 1600-2000

Brings together books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women’s reform activities. "Teaching Tools" has 21 comprehensive lesson plans with over 100 lesson ideas and six Document-Based Question units.

There is a guided tour of the basic features of the database.

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Handbook of Research on Teaching

Provides overviews of research on many topics in education.

Call number: tlc LB 1028 H315 2001

Ask at reference desk for help in locating this item.

Reference Works in Education

Links to reference works related to all aspects of education.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States Department of Health and Human Services)

Prevalence statistics and other information about disabilities in the United States

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International Archive of Education Data (IAED)

"The Archive will acquire, process, document, and disseminate data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available. "

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

NCES collects and analyzes all types of data related to education. Includes prevalence of students in special education

You can also create and export lists of schools, colleges and libraries based on state and/or other criteria.

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School District Demographics Website

Provides access to school district geographic and demographic data.

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Tuition and Fees

A searchable database of tuition at more than 3,000 colleges and universities.
You may search by state, Carnegie classification, type of institution, or any combination of these.

Compiled by the College Board.

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GENERAL: Teacher Education Resources Center - TERC at SUNY GENESEO

Special collection of prek-grade 12 school textbooks, audiovisuals, software, manipulatives, games, teaching activity books, handbooks, curriculum guides and assessment instruments, children's fiction and non-fiction trade books.

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GENERAL: New York State Education Department Curricula and Standards

See this link for curricula and standards;for information on other aspects of education in New York State, go directly to the state website at: http://www.nysed.gov

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HIGHER EDUCATION: AdmissionsOffice.com, The

Links to virtual tours of colleges and universities, school rankings, applications and financial aid materials, scholarship opportunities, and help in preparing for entrance examinations.

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Using Technology in Teaching and Learning: Resources to Help You Navigate a Digital World

A featured article from C&RL News, February 2007, that suggests some of the best internet resources exemplifying innovative use of technology in the classroom.

Academic Search Complete

A recommended multidisciplinary resource to begin your research in all subject areas. Contains full text for more than half the journals covered.

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Indexing for over 10,000 publications, with full text for more than 6,100. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

ArticleFirst

Indexes 12,500 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture.

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1990 to the present.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
On-campus users will see additional links to ”Full Text” and ”IDS (ILL)” which will lead to resources available from Milne Library. To have these links available off campus, use ”Scholar Preferences” to set ”SUNY Geneseo” as the ”Library Link.”

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JSTOR

JSTOR, a multidisciplinary database, provides the full text of many scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences back to their beginning.

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Full text beginning as far back as 1665.

ProQuest

A recommended multidisciplinary resource to begin your research in all subject areas. Abstracts and full text for both popular magazines and scholarly journals.

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Includes ABI/INFORM Global, American Medical Association, Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest Health Management, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest Social Science Journals, and ProQuest Reference & Research Library.

Scopus

Scopus is an extensive database for scholarly journal articles in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields.

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Scopus covers titles continuously from 1996 onwards, including citation data. Some content is available back into the 1960s. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database. It covers:

• Life Sciences >3,400 titles
• Health Sciences > 5,300 titles (including 100% coverage of Medline titles)
• Physical Sciences > 5,500 titles
• Social Sciences > 2,850 titles