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Journal Locator
Find specific journals,magazines, and newspapers.
Watch the video below to learn how to find an article if you have the citation.
Beyond the DNL
Can't find what you want?
Try Interlibrary Loan!
- Use materials from other libraries' collections free of charge.
- Articles arrive via e-mail within 3-5 business days.
- Books arrive within 2 weeks and are held in your name.
- You will be notified by e-mail when your items arrive.
Request materials online via:
Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
- ERIC
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides access to education-related journal articles and documents. The ERIC database corresponds to two printed journals: Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Includes: teacher education, testing, measurement, and evaluation.
Coverage: 1966 - Present. Updated: Monthly. - Education Journals
Education Journals accesses scholarly and trade educational publications. Topics include not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.
Coverage: 1991 - Present. Updated: Regularly. - Education Full TextEducation Full Text includes an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks in the field of Education. Subjects include: adult education, arts, athletics, competency-based standards, continuing education, technology, instructional media, language arts, library science, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic, parent-teacher relations, prayer in public schools, school administration, special education, student counseling, teacher evaluation and methodology.
- PsycINFOPsycINFO provides scholarly journals, book chapters, and dissertations in the field of psychology. Citations link to PsycARTICLES for full-text.
Coverage: 1872 - Present. Updated: Continually.
Databases for K-12 Students
- Kids InfoBits (for K-12)Kids InfoBits (for K-12) is designed for students in kindergarten through grade five. Complete with full text, developmentally appropriate graphic interface, and premier reference content.
Coverage: 1992 - Present. Updated: Daily. - InfoTrac Junior Edition (for K-12)InfoTrac Junior Edition (for K-12) provides junior high and middle school students with reference resources, age appropriate indexed and full text articles from newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, and maps.
Coverage: 2005 - Present. Updated: Daily. - InfoTrac Student Edition (for K-12)InfoTrac Student Edition (for K-12) contains curriculum and general interest full text articles for high school students. Contains reference materials, podcasts, and broadcast transcripts from National Public Radio, NASA, the U.S. Census Bureau and more.
Coverage: 1985 - Present. Updated: Regularly.
Finding ERIC Documents
Finding ERIC Documents
There are two types of materials in ERIC: journal articles and grey literature. Grey literature may include research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and other education-related materials.
- These materials are noted with an ERIC number beginning with ED, for ERIC Document, instead of EJ, for ERIC Journal.
- To find the full text of an EJ resource (journal article), click on "Find Full Text." You can then see if the library owns the journal, in print or electronically. If the library does not, you may request the article through Interlibrary Loan.
- To find the full text of an ED resource (ERIC Document), click on "Full Text" or "Full Text Linking." This often brings you to the full text online. If you are unable to access it online, the library probably has the document available in microfiche. See a librarian for assistance.
- Search Note: For ED resources marked "Level 3," full text is not available online or in microfiche. See a librarian to find these items.
ERIC Update: Due to privacy concerns, all ERIC documents were taken offline. As of May 2013 ERIC has restored online access to more than 21,000 full-text PDFs with publications dates from 2005-2013. These are documents and journal articles with permission to provide the full text that were previously restricted due to privacy concerns. Restrictions also have been lifted on the release of newly indexed, copyright-cleared full text with publication dates of 2005 or greater. If the ERIC document you want is not availble, note the ED number then ask a librarian to help you check the microfiche. If we have the document in microfiche, we can print it for you (for free!). ERIC will continue to accept requests to restore access to older materials via the online form and maintain the updated list of released documents. The Spotlight and alert areas on the ERIC home page are kept up-to-date to keep you informed of the latest developments.
Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks
- When searching databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses to focus your search.
- The asterisk * symbol will search for all variations of a word. For example: basket* will search for baskets and basketry. Using quotes will search for a phrase.
- Combine synonyms with OR and put them inside parentheses, like this:
"Latin America*" AND (democracy OR politics)
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Did you know...
Did you know?...
Databases are basically just search engines for articles on specific subjects.
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