EDMA 611: Research Seminar in Education

Online Research Guide

Prepared by Jacquie Foster, Education Librarian, Meriam Library, MLIB 456, 898-6168

This guide was created to assist you in locating sources for your research project, but it will also be useful for researching other topics in the field of Education. Please keep in mind this is not a complete list of education sources and that you can always ask for additional research help from your subject librarian (contact info above), any of the friendly librarians at the Meriam Library Reference Desk, or Ask-A-Librarian.

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Note: The following video clips come with audio tracks. If you encounter no sound, check computer to be sure sound has not been muted. Please remember to use headphones when using public computers.

Education Resources video clip (approx 14 min) script
Exploring the Education Resources web page


ERIC video clip (approx 16 min) script
Tips for searching ERIC effectively. Includes combined keyword and subject searching.
Note: using our expanded version of ERIC (accessible through links on our library web pages ) is recommended. Our version of ERIC has a slightly different look than the free web version (as we subscribe to it via the EBSCOHost umbrella of databases), but it contains all the same information as the free version plus has the added benefits of more full-text, and ‘Find It' links to connect to full-text in other databases when unavailable in ERIC. Both versions offer free accounts for storing documents.


Academic Search video clip and PsycINFO video clip (approx 10 min) script
Tips for searching Academic Search & PsycINFO effectively. Includes boolean operators, truncation, phrase searching, and limiting.


My EBSCOHost video clip (approx 10 min)script
Learn how to create a free My EBSCOHost account in which to store your articles and save your searches, and how to create and edit Search Alerts.


Ingenta video clip (approx 5 min) script
Tips for searching Ingenta and locating full-text articles effectively.


Blackwell Synergy, Sage, & Springer video clip (approx 15 min) script
Tips for searching Blackwell Synergy, Sage Journals & SpringerLink databases effectively.


e-Books video clip script
How to search for and use e-Books efficiently.


Google Scholar video clip (approx 17 min) script
Tips for searching Google Scholar effectively.


Google Scholar's Library Links (Find It @ Chico) html
CSUC has recently partnered with Google Scholar and you can now link directly from Scholar search results to full-text articles in CSUC's databases and online subscriptions. Just look for the Find It @ Chico links. If you access Scholar through any of our library web pages (from on campus or off) the Find It @ Chico links will automatically appear in your Scholar results, but if you're off campus and go to Scholar directly (www.scholar.google.com) you'll need to set up Find It @ Chico in Google Scholar Preferences.


Setting Up Find It @ Chico in Google Scholar Preferences
video clip (approx 5 min) script
Learn how to activate the Find It @ Chico links in Google Scholar Preferences if you plan to access Google Scholar directly via its URL: http://scholar.google.com from a computer off-campus. (Remember: If you access Scholar via Google Scholar links on our library web pages the Find It @ Chico links are automatically set up for you.)


Google Scholar vs. Other Scholarly Databases html
Google Scholar is fast and easy to use and now Find It @ Chico links directly to full-text in CSUC's library databases and online subscriptions. Google Scholar indexes many articles found in the various library databases and consequently is a good place to start your search, but the individual library databases contain much more than what will be found in Scholar. Don't depend on Scholar solely. If you do, you will miss a lot! Also, not all articles found in Scholar fit the criteria for a ‘scholarly article' as defined by professors. Be sure to evaluate each article using this guide to determine if it is scholarly.


Finding Quality Information on the World Wide Web
video clip (approx 15 min) script
Tips for finding quality information on the World Wide Web. Includes: Google's Web Search, Google Directory, Librarian's Index to the Internet, and Yahoo Directory.


Evaluating Information pdf  html