Library Guides: Education: Article Databases (MAJOR)

Education Source Tutorials

Basic Tutorial on Education Source (2020)
A 4 minute tutorial on how to search. This example uses the question "Does recess effect academic success or learning?"

more... less...

Created by Ann O'Donnell based on Judy's tutorial, demonstrating the save features, but limited to only searching Educ Source.
Judy's 6 minute tutorial on Education Source
How-to on searching Education Source and ERIC simultaneously. Demonstrates keyword searching, using EBSCO folders to keep track of useful articles, and how to find the full text of articles.

Education Source is a subscription database which indexes more journals than ERIC or Education Full Text databases. It is an enlargement of Education Full Text, so searching both databases normally would not increase the number of articles found.

Education Source:

indexes about 2,850 journals
has full text from 1,800 journals (adding 366 currently published journals to Purdue's collection)
indexes 550 books and monographs, education-related conference papers,

ERIC from EBSCO tutorial

ERIC from EBSCO tutorial

Old tutorial

Short, four minute demonstration of an ERIC database search.

HSSE Database of the Week

ERIC HSSE Database of the Week
FOCUS: Bibliographic database sponsored by the US Department of Education, is the premier source for education-related research, documents, and journal articles. Access via the EBSCO interface will link to full-text articles.

more... less...

WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS DATABASE: This database is a good resource for access to education literature and research. It provides information from journals, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1964.
QUICK TIP: If you notice to the right side of the screen, you will see a list of tools. On that list, there is a button called “Export.” If you use a bibliographic management software, like Zotero or EndNote, this button will allow you to export the citation, article information, and even the PDF to that software.

RELATED RESOURCES:
Education Source: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/edsource
Education Full Text: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/eduft

Eric (from US Gov) Tutorial

ERIC (US Gov) tutorial

For Purdue students and faculty ERIC from EBSCO is the preferred version as it:

has links to our subscription full text articles and
allows simultaneous searhing in mutliple databases.

However, if you are not at Purdue, try the US Government version of ERIC. Watch ERIC's latest video on best search practices using the updated search engine at

eric.ed.gov.

Try Google Scholar for ERIC documents

Google Scholar Link

If the ERIC document you need is not available, try Google Scholar (see link below)

When you find the record, Click on All # versions:

Look for another source.

Tutorials for Searching Education Topics

Lengthy, seven part tutorial designed to teach research strategies to College of Education students. Topics include understanding the difference between scholarly journals and popular magazines, selecting a database, database searching (identifying key word and using them successfully with Boolean "and" and "or," ) evaluating sources found and avoiding plagiarism.

Tutorials for Searching for Education Topics
Seven tutorials that guide students through the research process in the field of Education
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/content/tutorials-education
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/hsse/tutorials/education/
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/help/tutorials/tutorials-education

Video on How ERIC selects journals to index

ERIC additions
This video answer how ERIC selects:
-- education-focused journals,
-- grey literature reports,
--conference papers.
Also covers:
-- types of resources NOT indexed in ERIC,
--source selection process,
--how to recommend a new resource.
ERIC Submission link
For a document to be eligible
-- direct relevance to education
-- meet quality criteria

Featured Databases

Looking for full text of an articles in these databases? If an article does not have a direct HTML full-text or PDF link, look for the FIND IT @ Purdue Libraries icon:

SCROLL over database titles for a description.

CLICK on title to load the database

Teacher Reference Center (TRC)
Free database. Indexes 260+ titles: popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books. Provides coverage on topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.
ERIC from US Gov't
more... less...

Use this version ONLY if you are not a Purdue student or faculty member.

Major Databases from Education-Related Fields

PsycINFO
Dissertations and Theses
With more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses.

8/6/2020 NOTE: Database is currently returning error messages when searching in the main search box. ProQuest expects to have this problem fixed with an update near the end of the month. We do not have a specific date we can provide yet.

WORKAROUND AVAILABLE: You can work around this issue by searching each sub-database (local, global) separately.
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO interface)
- This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete
- This link opens in a new window

Search for Databases by Subject

Click on the link below, then

Choose Education as a CATEGORY,
Press the FIND DATABASES button,
From there you can select any database in the list and link to it.

Search for databases

Other Relevant Databases

How journals are added to ERIC

How does ERIC select publications for the online library?

ERIClogo Twice a year, in the spring and fall, ERIC reviews journals and producers of conference papers, reports, and books as potential candidates for inclusion in ERIC, using a revised selection policy as a guide when evaluating recommended content. The revised policy was released in January 2016 to clarify the types of materials ERIC is seeking for the collection. ERIC considers resources that are education research focused and include citations, orginal analyses of data, and well-formed arguments. ERIC also considers collection priorities, such as peer- reviewed and full-text materials.

A new video provides the answer to how ERIC selects new sources, including education-focused journals, grey literature reports, and conference papers. Watch this video if you want to learn about the types of resources ERIC will and will not index, the source selection process, and how to recommend a new resource.

ERIC Microfiche Collection

ERIC MICROFICHE COLLECTION

The ERIC database includes references to journal articles (EJ numbers) and other publications called documents (ED numbers). Documents added to ERIC today that are not copyrighted (ED numbered entries) are available in full text online. However, since not all of the earlier ones have been released in digital format, they are available in microfiche.

Purdue Libraries owns these 436,622 ERIC documents on microfiche. During the summer of 2010 this collection was shifted to storage in the Hicks Repository.

HOW TO GET AN ERIC DOCUMENT NOW:

The Purdue Libraries has a full set of ERIC microfiche in the Hicks Repository in the basement of the Undergraduate Library. So you can request it be pulled for you. The microfiche will be sent to faculty offices; students can pick them up at the Library noted in the email they send to you. HSSE Library (on 2^nd floor) has microfiche readers.

To get an ERIC document on microfiche:

Click on this link to go to the catalog record for ERIC Microfiche: http://catalog.lib.purdue.edu/Find/Record/2747839
Click on the "Find in Print" tab
Log into your account using your Career Account
Click the "Request" button for any "Item in Place"
Enter the ERIC ED number on the comment line and select your pick-up location

· You can find the ED number in the ERIC record. See sample in red box below.

NOTE: This only works for ED numbers; EJ numbers are journal articles and are not on microfiche. Use the e-Journal finder to locate full text of journal articles. Link to Online Journals

Subject Guide

Judy Nixon

Email Me

Contact:

HSSE Library 253
Stewart Center

765-494-6199

Subjects:Education, Social Sciences