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Education Subject Guide
Databases and Journal Indexes The following database is available to everyone: ERIC (FREE database from the U.S. Dept. of Education)ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. Note that most documents that are not available online can be accessed in the microfiche cabinets. The following databases are only available to faculty, staff, and students of Charleston Southern University: Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)  A general, multi-disciplinary database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals Chronicle of Higher Education This online subscription newspaper, published every weekday, is an important source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. EBSCO Animals (EBSCOHost) Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. EBSCO eBook Collection A collection of over 21,000 electronic books available in full text online. These titles may be searched in the library's catalog or directly in the EBSCO database. Formerly known as NetLibrary, titles in this collection cover all subject areas. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson on EBSCOhost) Provides full text of articles from over 350 journals as far back as 1996, and indexing of more than 770 periodicals dating back to 1983. Content includes in-depth coverage of special education and more than 100,000 controlled and cross-referenced names of educational tests. Subject coverage includes adult education, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods and much more. Educator's Reference Complete A selection of full-text academic journals, full-text reports, and reference sources. Focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. Updated daily. ERIC (EBSCOHost) This subscription service from EBSCOhost provides access to education literature and resources included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. The database contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than 100,000 full-text documents from ERIC. Expanded Academic (InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals. General OneFile (InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines ranging from architecture to biology and history to mathematics. JSTOR An archive of scholarly journals that offers high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. Select Advanced Search to choose discipline title. Junior Edition (InfoTrac) A periodical database designed for students in junior high and middle school which provides access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Kids InfoBits (InfoTrac) A database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers 12 subject areas each with many subcategories. MAS Ultra School Edition (EBSCOHost) A database designed specifically for high school libraries that contains full text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines. It also provides 500+ full text pamphlets, 350+ full text reference books, nearly 85,000 biographies, 100,000+ primary source documents, and over 200,000 photos, maps and flags. New York Times Selected full text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present is available in several of the library's databases, with complete digital coverage from 2008 to three months ago available in ProQuest Digital Microfilm. In addition, the library keeps the last 8 weeks of the newspaper in paper format, and has 1851 to 2009 on microfilm. To locate the correct resource for the date you need, see this list. Opposing Viewpoints in Context Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, it features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Primary Search (EBSCOHost) Provides full text for nearly 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Science in Context (Gale) Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. SIRS Knowledge Source A comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, SIRS WebSelect, SIRS Discoverer, and Discoverer WebFind. SIRS provides relevant, credible, full text information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. SpringerLink An online collection of science, technology, and mathematics (STM) books, journals, and reference works from Springer-Verlag. Subject areas covered include Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Professional and Applied Computing. Student Edition (Gale InfoTrac) Designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, etc. WorldCat Dissertations and Theses (OCLC FirstSearch) Over 8 million records index all dissertations and theses which have been cataloged by OCLC member libraries worldwide. Note that very few libraries will loan dissertations or theses via InterLibrary Loan. Print Sources Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators (connect to E-book or create a NetLibrary account first) Cyclopedic Education Dictionary (connect to E-book or create a NetLibrary account first) Digest of Education Statistics (Ref. L 111 .A6) Education Index (Ref. Z5813 .E23) Education, A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Ref. LB15 .B8 2000) Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (LB1028.3 .E372 v. 30 2005) The Educator's Desk Reference (EDR): A Sourcebook of Educational Information and Research (Ref. LB 1028.27 .U6 F74 2002) Educators Resource Directory (Ref. L 901 .E433) Encyclopedia of American Education (Ref. LB 17 .U55 2001) Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning (Ref. LC 5211 .E52 2004) Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education (Ref. LB 1139.24 .E53 1992) Encyclopedia of Education (Ref. LB 15 .E47 2003 v. 1-8) Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development (Ref. LB15 .E473 2005 v. 1-3) Encyclopedia of Educational Research (Ref. LB 15 .E48 1992 v. 1-4) Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education (Ref. QA 11 .E605 2001) Encyclopedia of Special Education (Ref. LC 4007 .E53 2000 v.1-3) Handbook of Research on Teaching (Ref. LB 1028 .H316 2001) National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers: Preparing Teachers to Use Technology (Ref. LB 1028.3 .I59 2002) Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia (Ref. LB 17 .P485 1996) Tests in Microfiche (Ref. microfiche cabinets) World of Learning (Ref. AS 2 .W6 1996) Internet Resources allmath.com
Blue Web'n
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Education Index
Education World®
Educator's Reference Desk
ENC
ETS Test Collection
Global Schoolhouse
Merlot
NCES
South Carolina Department of Education Teachers Network
Teaching and Learning on the World Wide Web
Online Journals The following journals are available online: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Technical Horizons in Education Find a list of e-journals in education available at CSU Journals and Magazines The following journals are available in the CSU library: Academe Adult Education Quarterly American Annals of the Deaf American Biology Teacher American Educator American Journal of Distance Education American Music Teacher American School & University American School Board Journal American Teacher Art Education Arts & Activities Athletics Administration Black Collegian Black Issues in Higher Education British Journal of Educational Psychology Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Child and Youth Care Forum Child and Youth Care Quarterly Child Care Information Exchange Child Development Childhood Education Children Today The Chronicle of Higher Education Clearing House College & Research Libraries News College and Research Libraries College and University College Composition & Communication College English College Teaching Communication Education Comparative Education Review Computer Science Education Council for Research in Music Education, Bulletin Curriculum Review Early Childhood Education Journal Education Education Digest Education Week Educational and Psychological Measurement Educational Forum Educational Leadership Educational Technology Research and Development Educational Theory Elementary School Journal ELT Journal English Education English Journal Exceptional Children Exceptional Parent Exchange Focus on Exceptional Children Gifted Child Quarterly Harvard Educational Review High School Journal Higher Education Quarterly History of Education Quarterly Horn Book Magazine Instructor Journal for the Education of the Gifted Journal of Academic Librarianship Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Journal of Chemical Education Journal of College Science Teaching Journal of College Student Development Journal of Creative Behavior Journal of Education Journal of Educational Psychology Journal of Educational Research Journal of Experimental Education, The Journal of General Education Journal of Higher Education Journal of Learning Disabilities Journal of Negro Education Journal of Nutrition Education (and Behavior) Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD) Journal of Recreational Mathematics Journal of Research in Childhood Education Journal of Research in Music Journal of School Health Journal of Special Education Journal of Teacher Education Journal of the First Year-Year Experience & Students in Transition Journal of Youth Services in Libraries Kappa Delta Pi Record Knowledge Quest Language Arts Learning and Leading with Technology Liberal Education Lion and the Unicorn Mathematics Magazine Mathematics Teacher Media & Methods Middle School Journal Music Educators Journal NASSP Bulletin NATS Journal (Journal of Singing) NEA Today Phi Delta Kappan Physical Educator, The Preventing School Failure Principal Principal Leadership (High School education) Principal Leadership (Middle Level education) Psychology in the Schools Quest National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education) Reading Horizons Reading Improvement Reading Teacher Reading Today Review of Educational Research Roeper Review School Arts School Library Journal School Science and Mathematics Science Activities Science and Children Science Books & Films Science Scope Science Teacher Social Education Social Studies, The Sociology of Education Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Proceedings Southern Baptist Educator State Education Journal Index Teacher's College Record Teaching Exceptional Children Teaching Professor, The Tech Trends Technology and Learning Theory into Practice Times Educational Supplement (London) Young Children |
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