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Databases and Journal Indexes Academic OneFile (Gale InfoTrac)A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines Academic Search Complete (EBSCOHost)  A general, multi-disciplinary database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals BrainPOP Jr.  Offers animated, curricular movies, interactive quizzes, games, and activities for students in grades K-3. It encourages young learners to ask questions and form their own ideas. Interactive features extend key concepts, and all text is read aloud to facilitate comprehension. 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. Credo Reference Provides access to more than 600 subject-specific encyclopedias, biographies, chronologies, dictionaries, and reference titles from over 80 publishers, covering every major subject. Offers over 200,000 images and audio files and nearly 100 videos. Over 10,000 Topic Pages present and organize a variety of information resources on a subject and act as a starting point for research. CultureGrams Provides concise, reliable and up-to-date country reports on the cultures of the world--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe! 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 (Gale Infotrac) 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 (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. ERIC documents published before 2004 may be available on microfiche in the CSU Library. Contact the Reference Librarians for assistance. 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. ERIC documents published before 2004 may be available on microfiche in the CSU Library. Contact the Reference Librarians on the first floor. Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale Group) The electronic books included in this collection are provided by the CSU Library and are in the categories of: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science. See also the GVRL ebooks provided by DISCUS. Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale Group) The electronic books included in this collection are provided by DISCUS and are in the categories of: Education, History, Medicine, Nation and World, and Science. See also the GVRL ebooks provided by the CSU Library. General OneFile (Gale 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. 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. LearningExpress Library A collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources. Includes practice tests for the Praxis exams for teachers, nursing entrance, licensure, and certification exams, GED preparation, job and career goals, undergraduate and graduate school admission, and U.S. citizenship. Includes courses on workplace skills such as resume building, interviewing, job search and assessment, business writing, and core computer skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Includes tools for improving proficiency levels in reading, writing, and math for elementary school learners through adults. Features include timed tests and instant scoring and feedback. To use this resource, you must create your free private individual user account for taking tests, and saving works-in-progress and completed tasks. 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. MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOHost) Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. Middle Search Plus (EBSCOHost) Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of 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. Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCOHost) Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts. Newstand (Gale InfoTrac) Provides access to more than 2,700 national, international, state and local newspapers with selective coverage between 1980 and 2012. NoveList K-8 Plus (EBSCO) NoveList K-8 is a subset of the database used in NoveList Plus. It does not include adult titles, except for a very limited number used in middle school curricula (e.g. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee). NoveList K-8 will search, browse, and make recommendations in the same way as NoveList Plus. The primary differences between the two are that NoveList K-8 uses a different color palette and larger font throughout the product, has a slightly different homepage, most notably in the menu on the right, and includes the Reading Level limiters in the search box. 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. Oxford Reference Online Premium Combines language and subject reference works together to form a large reference library. It contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works. Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOHost) Intended for public, academic, and high school libraries, Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications. 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). Professional Development Collection (EBSCOHost) Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. ProQuest Digital Microfilm: New York Times This resource provides cover-to-cover full image access to the New York Times from 2008 to three months ago for an online experience that resembles paging through the newspaper in print or viewing it on microfilm. Users may crop, zoom, or rotate page images and then print, email, or save in PDF format. In addition, the library provides access to selected full text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present in several other databases, 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. Readers' Guide Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson on EBSCOHost) Subject coverage includes antiques, arts, business, computers, education, entertainment, film, television, gardening, health, medicine, history, home improvement, literature, news, current events, photography, popular and classical music, politics, popular culture, religion, science, sports, fitness, transportation, travel and much more. Includes indexing of over 450 periodicals as far back as 1983 and searchable full text of articles from over 250 journals as far back as 1994. SAGE Journals Online SAGE Journals Online (SAGE Premier) is a collection of over 560 full-text journals in over 50 disciplines including business, communication, criminology, education, humanities, industrial relations, labor, medicine, political science, psychology, social science, science, technology, urban studies, and more. Includes research journals published on behalf of more than 245 scholarly and professional societies. 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. Searchasaurus: Elementary School Research (EBSCO) Provides an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface for elementary school students to easily obtain information from selected EBSCO databases. Students can easily search by keyword or browse by topic and then filter by content sources (e.g. Magazines, Newspapers, Books and Encylopedias, Biographies, Radio and TV News, Pictures) or limit by lexile ranges. Also includes the American Heritage Children's Dictionary and Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. A Teacher Resources option provides easy searching of related EBSCO databases as well as links to curriculum standards. 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 Research Center (EBSCO) Provides an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface to easily obtain information from thirteen selected EBSCO databases. Students can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g. Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film and Video) will be included with their search. Options are available to search by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit a search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels. Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOHost) Provides indexing and abstracts, with some full text, for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators. 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 and Mathematics, and Teacher Education. TOPICsearch (EBSCOHost) This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. Students can use either the dropdown menus for Current Events or Topics to easily locate relevant articles. Contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Vocational and Career Collection (EBSCOHost) Designed for vocational and technical libraries serving high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and public libraries, this collection provides full text coverage for nearly 340 trade and industry related periodicals including American Machinist, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for over 600 journals. WorldCat A shared catalog that provides information about books, periodicals, audio/visual materials, etc. from thousands of libraries around the world and indicates which libraries hold the items. 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
Knowitall.org
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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