Guides: Educational Specialist : Start here

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Welcome to the subject guide for the Educational Specialist degree program. This guide describes databases and search tools you can use to find information the duPont-Ball Library and online, as well as search tips and information about library services.

Remember, librarians can help you with your research.

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Best Bets (Databases for Educational Specialist research)

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A broad, general full-text database that includes both popular and scholarly periodicals. It covers virtually all academic areas of study, including social sciences, sciences, and humanities.
ERIC (Education) (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide access to education-related literature including education-related journals, books, theses, curricula, conference papers, and standards and guidelines. Coverage from 1961-present.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 3,000 contemporary testing instruments. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts for popular teacher and administrator trade journals to assist professional educators.
PsycALL This link opens in a new window
This database provides a combined search of the three major psychology databases: PsycArticles, PsycBooks, and PsycInfo.
PsycBOOKS (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Database of over 35,000 chapters in PDF from books published by APA and other distinguished publishers. The database includes most scholarly titles published by APA and includes classic books of landmark historical impact in psychology.
PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, in psychology. Also includes psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.
PsycTESTS This link opens in a new window
Repository for the full text of psychological tests and measures as well as a rich source of structured information about the tests. A wide variety of test types are included in PsycTESTS, including achievement and aptitude tests, intelligence tests, tests of cognitive functioning, occupational tests, personality tests, and so on.
SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A sociology research database with full-text for many journals dating back to 1895.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database with full-text articles in the arts, business, health, medicine, history, science, technology, social sciences. Includes scholarly articles, professional publication, and magazines.
Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new window
A top source for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. Features complete contents of the latest issue, daily news and advice columns, current job listings, archive, discussion forums, and career-building tools. Create an account on campus for full access on or off campus.