Education Research Guide

Professional Development Collection

Designed for professional educators, education researchers, and professional librarians, the Professional Development Collection provides access to a variety subjects pertaining to education, including pedagogical theory and practice.  The collection includes 200 educational reports and 722 journals, of which 343 are full text peer-reviewed journals. 

Coverage: 1964 - present  | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

ERIC via Ebsco

A comprehensive database on education literature and resources, ERIC provides access to more than 100,000 full-text documents from ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center).  Includes journals listed in the Current Index of Journals of Education and Resources in Education Index.  ERIC documents (ex. ED496161) are also available on microfiche in the library.  The library's collection begins with ED272648 and ends with ED483046.  Check the Electronic Journal Finder and the online library catalog for access to documents whose accession number begins with EJ (ex. EJ780478).

Coverage: 1966 - present  | Format: full-text; citation; abstracts | Search Tips

ERIC via the U.S. Department of Education

An online digital library of education research and information, ERIC includes more than 1.2 million items, including:  journal articles, books, research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and other education related materials.  ERIC documents (ex. ED496161) are also available on microfiche in the library.  The library's collection begins with ED272648 and ends with ED483046.  Check the Electronic Journal Finder and the online library catalog for access to documents whose accession number begins with EJ (ex. EJ780478).  Click on Help for information on searching the database.

Coverage: 1966 - present  | Format: full-text; abstracts; citations

MAS Ultra:  School Edition

Designed for high school libraries, MAS Ultra:  School Edition is comprised of 360 reference books, 85,639 biographies, an image collection of 285,912 photos, maps, and flags, 104,481 primary source documents, and 500 full text magazines.  Full text articles are identified by a reading level indicator (Lexiles). 

Coverage: 1975 - present  | Format: full-text; abstracts; citations | Search Tips

Middle Search Plus

Middle Search Plus is a database consisting of 140 popular middle school magazines, 84,774 full text biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, reference books, and an image collection of 293,480 photos, maps, and flags. 

Coverage: 1990 - present | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

Primary Search

Designed for elementary school libraries, Primary Search is comprised of 70 full text magazines and an image collection of 285,912 photos, maps, and flags.  In addition, the database indexes almost 100 magazines and includes the American Heritage Children's Dictionary.  Full text articles are identified by a reading level indicator (Lexiles). 

Coverage: 1985 - present  | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

Need additional resources? Try the General Research Guide. This guide lists multidisciplinary resources, which cover a variety of subject content areas.

Print Journals:

All print journals, to which the library subscribes, are listed in the online library catalog. To look for a specific journal, search by TITLE. If you are unsure of the exact title, search by KEYWORD to find the title you want.

Electronic Journals:

All electronic journals in the library's collection are listed in the Magazine, Newspaper, and Journal Finder. You can search for a specific title by keyword or browse an A-to-Z list by title or subject. 

Books:

Use the online library catalog to find books. Books may be searched by keyword, title, author, or subject.

To find a specific book, search by TITLE. If your search is unsuccessful or if you are unsure of the exact title, try a KEYWORD search. To find books written by a specific person, search by AUTHOR. To find a book about a specific person or topic, search by SUBJECT. Subject searching requires the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. If your subject search is unsuccessful, try a KEYWORD search or consult a librarian at daviska@uamont.edu.

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges for Education:

L------Education (General)
LA-----History of education
LB-----Theory and practice of education
LC-----Special aspects of education
LD-----Individual institutions -- United States
LE-----Individual institutions -- America (except United States)
LF-----Individual institutions -- Europe
LG-----Individual institutions -- Asia, Africa, Oceania
LH-----College and school magazines and papers
LJ-----Student fraternities and societies, United States
LT-----Textbooks

The library's collection of books is organized by subject. Once you locate a call number on the shelves, you can browse other books in the area, as they will contain the same subject.

Borrow Items From Other Libraries:

If the library does not own a publication that you need, we can borrow books and obtain copies of journal article from other libraries.  Submit an interlibrary loan request form online.  Materials may be supplied for free or a fee.  You will generally receive the item within two weeks.  

Selected Reference Resources:

Education Index
BIBL REF Z 5813 E23

Selected Internet Resources:

K-12 Portal: University of Arkansas Research Libraries
http://libinfo.uark.edu/cuarl/k12portal

This is an education portal sponsored by CUARL (Council of University of Arkansas Research Libraries). - Accessed Aug. 26, 2008.

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Paula Reaves,
Education Librarian

870-460-1780
reavesp@uamont.edu