LibGuides: Education: Online Databases

Research Tips

Choose one of the databases on this page and follow these research tips:
1. Know your topic
2. Use various search terms on your topic
3. Try limiting your search to full-text while working from the dorm or home
4. If you need help, Contact the Library

Locate Scholarly Journals

Research Databases

Click here for a listing of all databases.

Academic Search Complete* This link opens in a new window
Articles across all subjects. Contains both scholarly research and general magazines. Good starting point any time you need journal articles.
ASCD E-book Collection* This link opens in a new window
Includes 54 books from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Some titles include: Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work, Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers, Teaching with the Brain in Mind, and more.
CLCD (Children's Literature Comprehensive Database)* This link opens in a new window
A database that provides reviews from over 38 review sources including the ALAN Review, Booklist, KIRKUS, VOYA, NSTA Recommends, and many more. A variety of search options helps to find books by subject, age level, and genre. Curriculum Tools features lesson plans, teaching guides, discussion guides, book trailers, and the like.
eBook Collection (EBSCO)* This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of academic electronic books from EBSCO. (Formerly NetLibrary ebooks.)
Education Source (EBSCO)* This link opens in a new window
Covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. It includes full text for more than 1,800 journals, 550 books and monographs, education-related conference papers, and citations for more than 5 million articles.
ERIC (EBSCO)* This link opens in a new window
Over 700,000 citations on research documents, journal articles, program descriptions and evaluations, curricular materials and technical reports in education.
ERIC (Gov't) This link opens in a new window
Government site has more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966 and more than 107,000 full text non journal documents. Moving forward with modernization program to bring you more free materials in the education field.
Legal Collection* This link opens in a new window
Contains full text for nearly 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.

MAS Ultra: School Edition
General periodical database contains full text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines. Provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags.

MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Includes nearly 500 full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Middle Search Plus* This link opens in a new window
Full text for 140 popular magazines for middle and jr. high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Also contains 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.

Primary Search
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), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. Contains more than 200 educational reports.
PsycINFO
From the APA-contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. Includes international material selected from more than 2,100 periodicals in more than 25 languages. (Some full-text)

Sage Research Methods Online* This link opens in a new window
Online collection of books, journals, and reference materials that provide authoritative information on how to perform hundreds of research methods appropriate to your research question.

Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Vocational and Career Collection
Designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. Provides full text coverage for more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.