Education Databases
Recommended starting places
Education Full Text - content now available in Education Source
Education Research Complete - content now available in Education Source
Education Source
(article index, e-books)
As the most authoritative resource for the study of education, this bibliographic and full-text database covers scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers. This complete source of education scholarship covers all levels of education—from early childhood to higher education—as well as all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education and testing.
ERIC (ProQuest); ERIC (ED.gov)
(article index)
1966-present. Covers both journal and non-journal literature in education. The non-journal ERIC documents are available in Michener Library on microfiche; some 1993 and newer ERIC documents are also available online.
ProQuest Education Journals
(article index)
Full text articles from leading journals in education and related fields. Also includes ProQuest's Career and Technical Education.
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Cabell's Directories - Education Directory
(reference resource)
Includes Business Directory, Education Directory, and Psychology Directory. These directories list scholarly journals, providing information such as manuscript guidelines, review information, and circulation data.
Children's Core Collection (EBSCOhost)
Search over 13,000 titles (including over 3,000 analytical entries for parts of collections or anthologies) in one easy-to-use database. Additional entries are seamlessly incorporated into the database as new books are added to the Catalog.
Colorado Education Statistics
(statistics)
Provides access to Colorado School District data as well as general education statistics at the state level.
EdITLib
(article index)
The Education & Information Technology Digital Library is a collection of peer-reviewed international journal articles and conference papers on the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of educational technology and e-learning.
Education in Video
(digital collection)
This is the first online collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers. Upon completion, the collection will contain more than 1,000 video titles totaling 750 hours of teaching demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms.
Education Index Retrospective (WilsonWeb)
(article index)
1929-1983. Indexes over 500 English-language periodicals covering all aspects of education. For more current articles, use Education Full Text, listed above.
ETS Test Link Database
(tests)
Provides description, abstract, and source for more than 25,000 tests and other measurement instruments. About 1200 of these tests are available for download at a cost for $25 per test.
GoENC.com
(reference resource)
A database of lesson ideas, articles about teaching practices, curriculum resources, and professional development tools for math and science teachers.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (ProQuest)
(article index)
1973-present. Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, as well as various fields of linguistics.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCOhost)
(tests)
Mental Measurements Yearbook contains descriptive information and reviews of commercially available standardized educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement, and intelligence tests. Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides information including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, print, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).
Middle and Junior High Core Collection (EBSCOhost)
This database contains thousands of entries for nonfiction works, fiction, and collections for children and adolescents (readers in grades five through nine), plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists. Entries provide complete bibliographic data, price, subject headings, a descriptive annotation, and evaluative quotations from a review when available. The Catalog also includes entries for recommended electronic resources.
National Center for Education Statistics Table & Figures Search
(statistics)
This search tool provides access to all tables/figures/charts published in NCES publications including Condition of Education, Digest of Education Statistics and the National Education Data Resource Center.
NEBR Working Papers
(reference resource)
1994-present. Economic Research disseminated by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
(dissertations and theses)
Index to restricted and unrestricted electronic theses and dissertations; use the Scirus ETD search.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: Full Text
(dissertations and theses)
The most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses, with 2.7 million searchable citations to dissertation and theses from around the world from 1861 to the present. Over 1.2 million full text dissertations are available for download in PDF format, and over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works.
Senior High Core Collection (EBSCOhost)
More than 40,500 entries for fiction and nonfiction works, as well as recommended CD-ROMs, offer an abundance of choices, including listings of review sources and other aids for librarians and school media specialists. Entries provide complete bibliographic data, price, subject headings, a descriptive annotation, and evaluative quotations from a review when available. This resource covers works for people in grades nine through twelve.
Special Ed Connection
(reference resource)
Contains special education case law, statutes, regulations, and administrative rulings at federal and state levels. Request assistance at the Michener Reference Desk for the required username and password for use in Michener Library.
Testing & Education Reference Center (Gale)
(reference resource, tests)
Current information on colleges and universities, scholarships, and financial aid. Also includes a wide variety of test preparation eBooks and sample tests. Note: the actual standardized tests are not included in this product. For full access to this resource users will be prompted to register with Testing & Education Reference Center.
World of Learning (EuropaWorld)
The print edition of this internationally respected title was first published over 60 years ago and has become widely acclaimed as the premier source of information on the academic sphere world-wide.
WorldCat (FirstSearch)
(reference resource)
A catalog of books and other materials from libraries worldwide.
K-12 Databases
MAS Ultra – School Edition (EBSCOhost)
Full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines as well as reference books, biographies, images, and primary source documents.
Middle Search Plus (EBSCOhost)
Full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines as well as biographies, historical essays, images, and primary source documents.
Primary Search (EBSCOhost)
Full text for nearly 70 popular, elementary school magazines, as well as the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary and an image collection.
TOPICsearch (EBSCOhost)
A current events database featuring full text for over 105,000 articles from diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
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