Best Bets for Education Databases
- ERIC : Education Resources Information Center This link opens in a new windowEducation Resources Information Center (ERIC) is the world's most widely used education related database. ERIC contains over one million records of journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, and books. Established in 1966, ERIC is supported by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
- Education Full Text This link opens in a new windowUse to find resources in the field of education, covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education plus multilingual education, health education and testing. Contains indexes and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, and yearbooks. Provides full text access to selected education journals.
- Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new windowUse to find information for educators, professional librarians and education researchers. Contains abstracts and full-text articles from education journals and reports.
Education-related Databases
- Child Welfare Information Gateway This link opens in a new windowProvides information/links to publications, websites, databases about child welfare, abuse, neglect, adoption and more.
- Mental Measurements Yearbooks with Tests in Print This link opens in a new windowUse to find information on contemporary testing instruments within psychology, education, business, and leadership, designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals. Contains full-text evaluations of test products. All entries contain descriptive information (test purpose, publisher, pricing) and reviews written by area experts.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowUse to find peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences,mental health and related disciplines. Contains citations, abstracts and full-text scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, reports, and dissertations. Sourced from the American Psychological Association (APA).
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