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ECED 5232 – Affirming Diversity: Multicultural Education in Early Childhood with Dr. Jan Wetzel
Overview
Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to education and diversity. Here are a the best in order of relevance to education:
Education Databases
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse): Comprehensive database for all aspects of education, including second language acquisition.
TIP: ERIC contains many materials that are not articles, called ERIC Documents. Sometimes professors prefer students not use ERIC Documents. To remove ERIC documents, go to the Advanced Search screen and use the Journal or Document limiter.
Professional Development Collection. Contains approximately 500 journals pertaining to education, 300 Peer Reviewed.
TIP: This database covers a smaller set of materials than ERIC, but it is useful if an assignment requires only one or two journal articles. The limiters and Update Results screen contain a limiter for scholarly journals.
More Useful Databases
PsycInfo. Contains articles and other materials on all aspects of psychology. Functions for psychology as ERIC does for education.
SocIndex. Contains articles from scholarly and popular journals pertaining to sociology.
TIP: You may search several Ebsco databases at once. After choosing a database, click on Choose Databases, next to the name of the database, above the search box. All Ebsco databases will appear. Check all you wish to search. Watch THIS VIDEO for a demonstration
Internet Searching
All Internet sites contain a domain which indicates the type of site. The most common are:
.com — Commercial, originates from a for profit website
.edu — Education, originates from an educational entity
.org — Organization, originates from an organization
.gov — Government website, originates from a government entity
.ok.us — State government website, originates from a state government
.co.uk — International site, originates from the country at end of domain
The plus (+) or minus (-) commands work well for including and excluding domains in a search. The most reliable sites are .edu and .gov sites. Watch THIS VIDEO for a demonstration of how to use the minus command.
Book Catalogs
Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.
UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.
WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.
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Add comment July 7, 2009
PTE5013 Foundations of Educational Research – Green
Session One – Education Resources
Databases
*Note – Direct links can be used on campus. If you are off campus select Find Articles (Databases) > Choose a Subject > Family & Child Development >
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) – Education related articles, documents, lesson plans, technical reports and reviews
Professional Development Collection - Full-text of 500 journals in education, 300 peer reviewed
PsychInfo - Full-text, citations, and abstracts to articles, books, and other materials related to pyschology
SocIndex - Full-text and citations to articles, books, and conference papers in sociology
Additional Databases for Speech/Language
Communication & Mass Media - communication, journalism and mass media
Medline - largest medical database with worldwide coverage – *Remember this database uses different subject headings (MESH) *Note – Direct links can be used on campus. If you are off campus select Find Articles (Databases) > Choose a Subject > Health and Medicine > Medline
Peer Reviewed or Refereed Journals
Ulrich’s Periodical Directory Use this database to ensure that your article is in a peer reviewed or refereed journal. It is very important to type the name of the journal into Ulrich’s and not the article name. Some databases give you the option to search only for peer reviewed articles. For this class you should still check the journal publication type in Ulrich’s.
Finding Original Research
If you find an article that references another study or research, you can trace back to the original research by looking at the reference page of the article you are reading. Find the name of the publication then type that publication name into Journal Titles on the library home page to see if we own that publication. If we do, you can look up by the date, volume, issue etc. If we do not own that publication you can order through interlibrary loan.
Helpful Resources for Citing Sources
APA Style Guide - handout given during class
OWL (Online Writing Lab at Purdue) - Offers examples of citing sources and other helpful information for writing academic papers.
APA Website Gives updated information on citing electronic references not included in the APA Manual.
Knight Cite and Son of Citation Machine are just two examples of web sources you can use to help format your reference or bibliography page. These should be used only as a guide as they may not be 100% accurate. Always check results with the APA manual.
The Reference Desk has a copy of the APA manual that you may use in the library. The circulation desk also has a limited number of copies that can be check out for limited periods of time.
Using RSS (that Google Reader thing…) Link to that video we saw in class: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU Free RSS readers:
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Google Reader- google.com/reader
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BlogLines- http://www.bloglines.com/
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NetVibes- http://www.netvibes.com/
Quick tutorial video about how to set up an RSS search alert in EBSCO and plug it into a reader: http://www.screencast.com/users/Jana/folders/Jing/media/1b40076e-a0db-4591-b3c1-0eab2bcc5a0d
If you need additional assistance please contact us through the Ask Us! link on the library homepage or come visit us at the reference desk. For more practice on the topics covered in this class try out our self-paced Searchpath Tutorial.
Add comment February 12, 2008
