Merner Pfeiffer Library: Research Guide - Education

Databases

ERIC – the most comprehensive index to articles, books, reports, and digests published in education from 1966 to the present, some of which is full text.  ERIC is produced by the Education Resources Information Center of the U.S. Department of Education.

JSTOR- full text of 65 scholarly education journals from their beginnings up to 3 to 5 years ago

Project Muse- full text of 6 scholarly education journals

Professional Collection – (Tennessee Electronic Library) – more than 300 full text periodicals for teachers and school administrators

PsycInfo/Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost Web) - Contains the full text of 510 journals in psychology, methods, education, and nursing, plus indexing for many more journals.

Wilson Select Plus – Contains indexing and full text for selected journals from Wilson’s Education Index* from 1994 to the present

*Education Index – The good old print volumes of the classic Wilson Education Index from January 1929 through June 2001.  Located downstairs in the periodicals room, Z5813 .E23

Testing and Education Reference Center - Search for colleges, universities, and degree programs in Peterson’s, and take online practice tests for GRE, MCAT, GMAT, LSAT, NCLEX, TOEFL, PRAXIS I and II, and many more.

 

Websites

Library of Congress’ Alcove 9 Annotated List of Reference Websites:  Education- http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/education/educate.html

 

Reference Sources

Critical Thinking and Learning:  An Encyclopedia for Parents and Teachers- R LB1590.3.C735

Early Childhood Education:  An International Encyclopedia- R LB1139.23.E272, 4 vol.

Educator’s Desk Reference- R LB1028.27.U6F74

Encyclopedia of Education- R LB15.E27, 10 vol. also online in Gale Virtual Reference Library

Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration- R LB2805.E527, 2 vol.

Encyclopedia of Educational Research- R LB15.E48, 4 vol.

Handbook of Educational Psychology- R LB1051.H2354

Literacy in America- R LC151.L487, 2 vol.

Race, Ethnicity, and Education- R LC1099.3.R33, 4 vol.