Education
Subject Guides
Although ebrary titles are indexed in Albert, searching the collection directly can yield greater resuts.
WorldCat searches thousands of libraries around the world simultaneously, then checks to see if something is found in a library near your location.
Not finding the book you need in Albert or Link+? You can request a book or book chapter through ILLiad
For Online Reference Sources, begin with one of the following databases:
Gale Virtual Reference, International Encyclopedia of Education, Sage Knowledge, Blackwell Reference online, & Reference Universe
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Use Albert to find print &/or electronic references such as subject enyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, ....
Reference Search Examples:
Do a keyword search in Albert and use the terms encyclopedia/dictionary and [your topic] you can see if we have a specialized encyclopedia/dictionary. The Library has both electronic (online full text) and print encyclopedias & dictionaries.
Do a keyword search in Albert and use the terms handbook and [your topic] you can see if we have a specialized handbook. Be sure to search Link+ if we don't have a handbook in our library.
First Stop
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Education Database Most/many ERIC documents have been removed from the database; date for access is unknown. For assistance, please contact us at askalib@stmarys-ca.edu. 1966 to present. Provides access to citations and abstracts of articles in over 1,000 periodicals, plus research reports, conference papers, and curriculum materials in education (some full text).
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Counseling Database 1887 to present. PsycInfo indexes chapters in books, journal articles, technical reports, dissertations, and conference proceedings. PsycArticles is the full text of articles from APA journals and selected Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF) journals. |
Essential Databases for Education & Counseling
Cross Disciplinary Databases
Management Databases
Newspapers
Montessori
Requires unique password: contact Reference Desk (925) 631-4624. Provides as complete a list as possible of primary and secondary Montessori sources in the English language with more than thirteen thousand works indexed.
Counseling
An index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.
Children's Literature Reviews
The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) indexes more than 1.8 million records and contains more than 315,000 critical reviews of children's books, ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Browse by awards, honors, by age and grade levels, reading metrics, genre, series, etc.
Test & Assessment Reviews
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments containing information essential for a complete evaluation of test products. All MMY entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts.
Multimedia
Journal Packages
Archival Journal Packages (Backfiles)
Click here for instructions on how to find an article from a citation.
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Background Information
These types of resources can help you: Build a context for your topic Build a vocabulary to use when searching Understand how to organize your topic Narrow and broaden your topic concept |
Books ( & Illiad):Subject Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Subject specific dictionaries, books published by academic press. Get started finding our E-book collections by choosing E-books as a drop-down choice from the databases page.. Get started with our online reference sources by choosing Research encyclopedias as a drop-down choice from the databases page. (Begin with Blackwell Reference online, Gale Virtual Reference, Sage E-reference & Reference Universe) |
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Articles
Journal articles are where current research is reported. Research articles will help you identify key researchers in your topic area. |
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Do you know how to evaluate the quality of the articles you find? Check out Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals for a short tutorial. Check out tips for using Boolean Operators. |
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Dissertations
Dissertations are where the most current research on your topic is reported. They can be useful in many ways:
Use as a primary resource in your research Observe how someone else has organized your topic Read an example of a literature review Review the bibliography to find additional research Locate samples of surveys or assessment instruments (See Appendices) |
(online catalog for SMC thesis & dissertations) |
| Tips on how to use Google more effectively, check out Using Google for Research | |
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Tips on how to evaluate web resources, check out one of the following:
Evaluating Internet Research Sources – the CARS checklist
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - NMSU
Evaluating Web Pages - UC Berkeley |
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| Citation tools |
APA Exposed (Guttman Libary) Zotero (via Sandisk flash drive) |
| Starting your literature review? | Conducting a Literature Review (Adelphi) |
Browse the SMC Journals in Social Sciences
The Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association is available in the library reference and reserves collection at Call # 150.149 Am35b. In addition, the library subscribes to the APA Style Guide to Electronic References for formatting rules that apply to resources not found in the print manual.
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