Education Databases

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Academic Search Premier Authentication Required Tutorial available
Provides full text for over 4,650 periodicals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, etc.

 most 1975-

Expanded Academic ASAP Authentication Required Tutorial available
Database indexes almost 2,000 magazines and scholarly journals in all subjects.

 some 1980 -

Education Full Text Authentication Required
Indexes articles on all aspects of education.

 some 1983 -

ERIC EBSCOhost) Authentication Required
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 317,000 full-text documents.

 some 1966-

ERIC (CSA) Authentication Required
Index to educational documents and articles.

 some 1960s -

ERIC (Access via Wilson) Authentication Required
ERIC is the primary database supporting research in all areas of education, including psychology, administration, and library science. It provides access to education-related journal and non-journal literature. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, it provides full citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, curricula, government documents, dissertations, reports, and other educational materials.

 some varies

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
A national database of education literature, including reports and journal articles. Includes access to the ERIC Thesaurus.

  1960s -

Chronicle of Higher Education Authentication Required
Full text of the daily newspaper of higher education.

 all 1989 -

Chronicle of Higher Education’s Community College Newsletter Authentication Required
Full text of the Chronicle of Higher Education's weekly Community College Newsletter.

 all current

Educator's Reference Complete Authentication Required
A selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.

 some 1980-

Encyclopædia Britannica Online - Academic Edition Authentication Required
The standard general encyclopedia. A good place to get an overview of your topic and begin your bibliography.

 all 1994

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Authentication Required
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Updated annually.

 some  

InfoTrac Junior Edition Authentication Required
Includes over 300 full-text general interest and curriculum-related magazines, over 150 with images, 30 indexed titles, thousands of full-text newspaper articles from USA Today, Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, and United Press International, 6 full-text ready-reference books, over 100,000 podcasts and/or broadcast transcripts from National Public Radio, NASA, U.S. Census Bureau, and more.

 most 2007-

InfoTrac Student Edition Authentication Required
Provides access to over 1000 full-text curriculum-related and general interest magazines; over 700 with images; 130 indexed titles, 17 full-text ready-reference books, historical images and 300+ full-color Rand McNally maps, thousands of newspaper articles from USA Today, Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service (the source used by newspapers nationwide), United Press International newswire, U.S. Newswire and more, over 100,000 podcasts and/or broadcast transcripts from National Public Radio, NASA, U.S. Census Bureau, and more.

 most 1985-

MAS Ultra-School Edition Authentication Required
Contains full text for more than 500 popular high school magazines, more than 360 full text reference books, 85,000 biographies, 105,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 453,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

 most 1975-

Middle Search Plus Authentication Required
Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,000 biographies, 105,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 453,000 photos, maps and flags.

 some  

Primary Search Authentication Required
Provides full text for more than 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.

 some 1990-

Professional Collection Authentication Required
A custom selection of more than 300 full-text journals for educators.

 all varies

Professional Development Collection Authentication Required
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

 some  

The Educator’s Reference Desk
Access to over 40,000 educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial Internet sites.

 some varies

Teacher Reference Center Authentication Required
Articles, abstracts and book chapters for K-12 teachers and librarians.

 most varies
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