EDUC 106 : Issues in Education

Selected Sources for Research, Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta, Fall 2009

Finding Background Information

Children with disabilities in America : a historical handbook and guide

REF HV888.5 .D57 2006

Early childhood education : an international encyclopedia

REF LB1139.23 .E272 2007

Education and sociology : an encyclopedia

REF LC189.95 .E38 2002

Encyclopedia of American education REF LB17 U54 2007
Encyclopedia of education & human development (3 vols.) REF LB 15 E473 2005

The encyclopedia of learning disabilities

REF LC4704.5 .T86 2002

Encyclopedia of special education : a reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals

REF LC4007 .E53 2007
The Greenwood dictionary of American education REF LB15 G68 2003
Learning theories, A to Z REF LB15 .L4695 2002

Testing and standards : a brief encyclopedia

REF LB3051 .W4966 2002

Finding Books and Other Library Materials

On the library web site, enter search terms in the box under the tab Find Books & Media. Truncate or shorten terms using the *, if you are uncertain of the spelling, or if searching for variations of a word, such as myth(s), mythology(ies), mythical. Press Enter or click on Go.

 
For example: language arts education
          psycholinguistics
 
Author Search
For Example: Lev Vygotsky
 
A“Words Anywhere ” search will bring up a list of items that might not all be on your topic. For example, if you enter “music” in the search box, your results will include items with “music” anywhere in the record for the item, which could be in the title, author, publication information, contents notes, or subject headings. To limit your search by author, title, or Library of Congress subject heading (if known), you can use the drop-down menu next to the search box and choose the appropriate field.
 
In any list of results, the number of items owned by the library will be followed by the number of items in circulation. (1 owned / 0 out). The Is it here? link to the far right provides more detail about the status of the item.
 
Note the call number for the item and consult Library Floor Plans to determine the location of the item.
 
If you do not find the item on the shelf, ask at the Circulation Desk to see if the book has been checked in and is waiting to be shelved. If still not available, complete a “Search” card for the item. A staff member will look for the item and notify you of the results. Items in circulation can be requested on interlibrary loan from another library.
 
For more information about any item, click on the title in the results list. To limit the list to those items more specifically about your topic, click on the terms after Subject at the bottom of the record for the item. The resulting list should have fewer, but more relevant, items.
 
Books with no call numbers indicate items that are on order, in process, or part of an electronic book collection. Ask a librarian for help.

Finding Books in Other Libraries

WorldCat is an online database listing materials in U.S. libraries and selected libraries throughout the world. Holdings are highlighted for Milne Library and the Stevens-German Library at Hartwick College. You can search by author, title, subject, and keyword. You can request items needed on ILLiad - Interlibrary Loan, for which a link is provided on the record for each item. You can also check out items at Hartwick College with your SUNY Oneonta ID card.

Finding Journal Articles Using Electronic Indexes

All of the following databases are linked from the library home page under "Articles & Databases" Databases by Name (A-Z). Databases can also be found by subject by selecting "Databases by Subject."
 

EDUCATION

ERIC (Educational Research Information Center)
Journal articles and reports offering comprehensive coverage of education. Some full text is available.
Professional Development Collection
Full text of selected scholarly journals in education.
Education Research Complete
Selected full text of journals, trade publications, and magazines in the field of education.
JSTOR Archive
Full text of selected journals in education (Select "Education"). No coverage is available for the most recent 3-5 years.
 

GENERAL

 
Project Muse
Full text of journals in social sciences and humanities, with some coverage of education.
Academic Search Complete
Provides full text for about 6,100 periodicals including over 5,100 peer-reviewed journals across most areas of academic study as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 10,000 magazines and journals.
Proquest Platinum
Provides access to over 2000 magazines and journals from 1981 to the present. Includes some full-text..

Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article

Locating the full text of the article in electronic form:
If there is no full text with the citation for an article, click on or Find It!. If full text of the article is available in another database, there will be a link connecting you to that database, where you can locate the article in the appropriate volume, or search for the article by title or author.
 
You can also determine whether a periodical is available electronically by entering the periodical title in the search box under Find Journals on the library home page and clicking on Search. If the title is available in electronic form, check the coverage, and click on the database link(s) and search for the item(s) needed. If the title is available in the library, click on "SUNY-Oneonta Print Holdings" and then on "Is it here?" to see the complete holdings.
 
Locating the article in print or microfilm:
If under "Links to Full Text," there is a link to the title, click on "Journal," and then on "Is it here?" Check "Summary holdings" to see if Milne Library has the particular issue needed and in what form the article can be found. Periodicals are located on compact shelving or in microfilm drawers on floor P.
 
Requesting an article on Interlibrary Loan:
If you find an article from a periodical that is not available at Milne Library in any form after you have linked to "Check Library Catalog", you can request the article through ILLIAD - Interlibrary Loan through a link on the record for the article needed (see computer screen that comes up after you click on Find It!). Click on ILLIAD Interlibrary Loan Request Form. You need to be registered to submit ILL requests. See a librarian for help.

Citing Your Sources

Citing Sources covers APA (American Psychological Association) style along with others such as MLA (Modern Language Association) and Chicago Manual of Style.

Plagiarism

When you use information from a book, article or website, it is essential to cite it correctly. Either paraphrase and use your own language or indicate direct quotations clearly.

For further information consult:

Prepared by Mary Lynn Bensen. Revised by Pamela Flinton for EDUC106
Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta, October 2009
flintopj@oneonta.edu