EDUC 506: Introduction to Educational Research
Professor Marshall, Spring 2008
The purpose of this course guide is to give you help in locating research for your assignment. At the bottom of the page you will find basic information on finding books in the Milne as well as other libraries, and also how to find a copy of a periodical article from a citation.
In order to locate research, both books and articles are useful. Subject headings
Selected Reference Books
| Book Title | Call Number |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of education and human development | REF LB15 .E473 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of American education | REF LB17 .U54 2001 |
| Handbook of research on teaching | REF LB1028 .H315 2001 |
| Education and sociology | REF LC189.95 .E38 2002 |
Subject Terms for the Catalog
Our library catalog is online at http://saranac.sunyconnect.suny.edu:4460/F/?func=file&file_name=find-a. Enter a keyword search on the first line and combine it with a Subject search on the second line and you'll have better search results. Possible subject terms are:
Education --
Education -- Data processing
Education -- Social Aspects
Education, Urban
Literacy --
Reading --
{Subject } -- Study and Teaching
Key Databases
Note: Only databases with the 
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Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for nearly 4,650 journals (including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications) in nearly every area of academic study.
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
Covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with summaries of the issues. Full text. Five simultaneous users.
Education Multi-Database Search (EBSCO)
This will search several databases helpful to Education majors at once using the EBSCO interface. Databases include Academic Search Premier, Education Research Complete, ERIC, Professional Development Collection, PsycINFO and SocINDEX.
ERIC (Educational Research Information Center)
Available through EBSCO. Links to full text other databases.
JSTOR archive
Provides access to the full text of over 300 scholarly journals across many subject areas. The objective of JSTOR is to provide all issues back to Volume 1, Issue 1 for all journals. (Due to copyright restrictions, the most recent 3-5 years are unavailable.)
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Four simultaneous users. The print version is located in Milne Library Reference REF LB1131 .B93.
Professional Development Collection
Full text of about 500 education journals (about 350 are peer-reviewed). Includes full text of the Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to the present (with a one month delay).
PsycINFO
Covers 1887 to the present. Provides worldwide coverage to literature in psychology and related disciplines. Links to full text articles in other databases. PsycARTICLES provides access to over 100,000 searchable full text articles from 48 journals published by the American Psychological Association from 1894 to the present.
Project Muse
Full text of over 100 scholarly journals in fields including literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, political science, gender studies, and economics.
SocIndex (with abstracts)
SocINDEX is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. This index features more than 1,910,000 records with subject headings from a 19,300 term sociology-specific. This file also contains informative abstracts for more than 815 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from more than 630 "priority" coverage journals as well as 2,840 "selective" coverage journals.
Wilson Select Plus
General database of over 2,150 sources covering education, business, communications and healthcare. Coverage from 1994 to the present.
Finding Books in Milne Library | Finding Books in Other Libraries | Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article
Finding Books in Milne Library
On the library web site, enter search terms in the box under Find Books & Media in the Library (Search the Catalog). Truncate or shorten terms using the *, if you are uncertain of the spelling, or if searching for variations of a word. For example, child* will find child, children, children's, childlike.
- Start by entering a keyword search and clicking Go. After your search completes, click on the title of an item you wish to explore further. In order to find similar items to this one, look in the Subjects: line. Click on a subject term to find more items that share that subject.
Finding Books in Other Libraries
Worldcat is an online database listing materials in U.S. libraries and selected libraries throughout the world. Holdings are indicated 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 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 Find It! If a 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 on the library home page under Find Journals and pressing Enter or Go. 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.
- Locating the article in print or microfilm, if unavailable in electronic form:
- Click on Search the SUNY Oneonta Catalog under "Additional Options for Finding Full Text." Type the title of the periodical in the search box above the phrase "Exact Title." Press "Go." If the title is listed, click on "Availability" and check to see if the volume needed is included in the "Summary Holdings." Note the location of the periodical title. Most periodicals will be in B2.
- Requesting an article on Interlibrary Loan:
- If you find an article from a periodical that is not available at Milne Library in any form, 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.
Subject Librarian
If you need help, please contact:
Logan Rath
Emerging Technologies/Reference/Instruction Librarian
Degrees: MLS, BA in Spanish - Adolescent Education 7-12
Reference Office, 109 Milne Library; (607) 436-2453
rathlt@oneonta.edu; AIM: LoganRath
Don't forget to schedule a research consultation (a personal appointment with a librarian for research help) if you desire. This service is free and can really help if you're getting stuck!