Research Resources: Education
Subject-Specific Online Databases
| ERIC |
Provides bibliographic information to over 1 million items from educational literature. Some full text linking is available. |
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| MAS Ultra |
Designed for high school libraries, contains the Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book and the World Almanac & Book of Facts. Full text articles have Lexile assignments. |
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| MasterFILE Premier |
Some articles back to 1975. Full text for some articles. |
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| Middle Search Plus |
Contains Essential Documents in American History, Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia, the American Heritage Dictionary (4th ed.), and the Encyclopedia of Animals. Full text articles have Lexile assignments. |
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| Primary Search |
Contains the Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia, and the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition. Full text articles have Lexile assignments. |
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| Professional Development Collection |
Subjects: all subjects related to education; professional librarianship, professional educators and researchers. Full text for some articles. |
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| TOPICsearch |
Includes international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, government information and EBSCO’s Current Issues database. Full text |
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General Online Databases
| Academic Search Complete |
An excellent starting point for finding articles in magazines and journals, mostly from fairly recent time periods. Some full-text. |
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| JSTOR |
A full-text collection of over 1,000 major scholarly journals. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals. |
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| Project Muse |
Full text access is available to over 380 journals in the humanities and social sciences. |
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Newspapers and Current News
| LexisNexis Academic |
LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to over 6,000 full-text news, business, and legal publications. |
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| New York Times (1995-Present) |
Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present) |
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| New York Times, Historical (1851-2005) |
Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005. |
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| Newspaper Abstracts |
Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – present |
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| Newspaper Source |
Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, CNN®, CNBC, National Public Radio (NPR). Full text for most articles |
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| Wall Street Journal |
Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text on microfilm (1972 – 2001): AN2 .W2 Full text online for issues published 1984 – present. |
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Print Indexes
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Index Area: AI3 .I6
Citations for articles in English language general interest magazines published 1890 – February 1983.
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Index Area: AI3 .I66
Citations for journal articles published 1974 – March 1983. Previous titles: Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974), International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965). Indexed by author and subject only.
LIS Liaison
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Lindy MoellerReference Librarian, Assistant ProfessorPreus Library 217563-387-1498
Recent LIS News / Blog Posts for Education
Internet Resources
| Iowa Department of Education |
The Iowa Department of Education website provides statistical data, legislative updates, teacher licensure information, and school district information. |
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| Minnesota Department of Education |
Provides educational information from the state of Minnesota. |
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| National Center for Education Statistics |
The website of NCES. NCES is “the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.” |
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| U.S. Department of Education |
Provides education resources for for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. |
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| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction |
Provides information about educational issues for the state of Wisconsin. |
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Print Reference Resources
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Ref LB 1590.3 .C735 2004
The encyclopedia “lays out a new theory of critical thinking”.
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Reference LB 15 .R285 2007
A small volume devoted to terms frequently used in the field of education.
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Reference LB 1028.3 .E38 v.32
The yearbook gives an overview of developments in the use of technology in learning and meeting educational goals.
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Ref LB15 .E47 2003
The articles describe institutions, people, processes, philosophies, and roles of education.
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Ref BF 721 .H242 2006
This is the sixth edition of this important work representing scholarship and developments in child psychology.
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Reference LB 1028.3 .H355 2004
Presents recent research in educational communications and technology.
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Reference LC 1099.3 .H35 2004
The handbook provides research on educational topics regarding multicultural education – representing issues for students from diverse racial, social, ethnic or cultural groups.
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Reference LB 1028 .H315 2001
The 4th ed of the work provides recent research articles for educators and persons interested in teaching.
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Provides insight on teaching practices of the English language arts.
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Reference LB 1119 .H25 2006
The handbook presents research conducted in the last decade on topics related to early childhood education.
Tests and Measurements
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Reference LB 3051 .T47 2006
The Tests in Prints series provides a description of commercially published tests that are currently available. It also is a comprehensive index to all editions of the Mental Measurement Yearbook series.
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Reference BF 176 .T43 2008
Tests describes thousands of assessment instruments especially for psychologists, educators, and human resources personnel.
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Reference LB 3051 .M58
The measurement instruments in the yearbook cover a wide range of topics – educational, behavioral, personality, neuropsychological, and others.
Style Manuals & Writing Guides
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Addresses commonly asked questions regarding citation formats of electronic resources.
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Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010
This is the official style manual of the American Psychological Association. It is often referred to as APA style.
