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Education Databases via EBSCOhost
This cluster of EBSCOhost databases allows you to search 5 education databases at one time:
Education Research Complete | Educational Administration Abstracts
| ERIC | Professional Development Collection | Teacher Reference Center
 Note: This cluster includes only EBSCOhost databases. Please visit the Education page for links to other essential education resources. By searching multiple databases at one time, unique features of individual databases are disabled. |
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Education Research Complete (EBSCOhost)
Varies by resource; view title list
This resource includes citations and abstracts for over 2,000 journals with full text for 1,200 as well as full text for over 500 books and education conference papers.
Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. |
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Encyclopedia of Education (Gale)
Coverage: complete text from the 2nd edition of the print encyclopedia. Last Updated: 2002.
This e-book includes approximately 900 encyclopedic articles pertinent to education. Entries cover institutions, biographies, processes, products, theories, educational models, and more.
Note: The 8 volume print version is available in Murphy Library's reference collection; call no. LB15 .E47 2003 |
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Encyclopedia of Education Law (Sage)
Last Updated: 2008.
This e-book is a compendium of information on education law. The entries cover a number of topics such as: summaries and overviews of key cases in education law * Constitutional issues * legal principles * key statutes * treaties (e.g., the Universal Declaration on Human Rights) * curricular issues * educational equity * governance * rights of students and teachers * technology * biographies * Organizations. This resources also includes selections from key legal documents such as the Constitution and federal statutes relating to education law. |
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ERIC (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1966 to present. Updated: monthly.
From the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education. Full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
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Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption Database (BiblioLine)
This database has been discontinued.
Coverage: 1965 to present. Updated: semi-annually.
Indexes a variety of print sources (books, journals, government reports, conference papers and more) on the maltreatment, safety, permanency and well-being of children. |
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Condition of Education
 Resource Guide
1992 - present
Summarizes important developments and trends in the condition and progress of education.
Location: Govt Documents Reference (basement) L111 .A82 |
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Digest of Education Statistics
Resource Guide
1990 - present
Includes numbers of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates. Also covers educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and more.
Location: Reference L112 .A35 |
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Professional Development Collection (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1965 to present. Updated: Daily.
Provides full text for more than 550 journals geared towards professional educators. Over 800 titles are indexed and abstracted, including 350 peer-reviewed titles. Titles include Booklist, Curriculum Administrator, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education Research, and many more. |
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Projections of Education Statistics
Resource Guide
current ed
Included are projections for enrollment, graduates, classroom teachers, and expenditures at the national level. Also includes projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and high school graduates at the state level. |
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PsycINFO (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1887 to present. Updated: monthly.
Contains citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and books in the field of psychology or in the psychological aspects of many related disciplines. Full text articles from over 300 articles are available via links from PsycINFO to other EBSCOhost databases; 51 journals are available via links in PsycINFO to PsycARTICLES. |
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Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: early 1990's to present. Updated: regularly.
This databases includes citations and abstracts from over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more. This resource is free from EBSCOhost. |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Resource Guide
Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: Daily.
Provides access to citations and abstracts for over 8,000 magazines and journals, with full text access to over half these titles. For scholarly publications, full text is available for more than 3,600 titles covering subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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JSTOR
Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001.
Access to the full text of over 490 scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines. Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001. |
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LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)
Over 5,600 full text sources.
News: 350 newspapers, 400 magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
Business: news, accounting literature, company information, directories.
Legal Research: secondary literature, case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent research, career information.
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Education Periodicals
A title list of the library's individual periodical subscriptions in Education. Many more Education related periodicals are available through the library's article databases. |
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American Universities & Colleges (Greenwood Press)
Last Updated: 2008
This e-book provides profiles on 1,900 institutions of higher education, including all accredited colleges and universities that offer at least the baccalaureate degree. Profiles include data on: * tuition, room and board; * admission requirements; * financial aid; * enrollments; * student life; * library holdings; * accelerated and study abroad programs; * departments and teaching staff; * buildings and grounds; * degrees conferred. Data can be searched, browsed by institution, and by state. Last Updated: 2008.
Note: The 2 volume print version is available in Murphy Library's reference collection; call no. LA226 .A65. |
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Book Collection: Nonfiction - Elementary School Edition (EBSCOhost)
This is a cross-curricular database contains abstracts and full text for 1,290 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on animals, weather, holidays, adventure, sports, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, nature, civics and more. |
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Book Collection: Nonfiction - High School Edition (EBSCOhost)
Varies by publication; view title list.
This cross-curricular database contains abstracts and full text for 2,448 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more. |
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Book Collection: Nonfiction - Middle School Edition (EBSCOhost)
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Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology (Sage)
Last Updated: 2008
This e-book includes 275 entries and relates information from a variety of disciplines (i.e. psychology, anthropology, sociology, public health, school psychology, counseling, history, and philosophy) to the field of education. Themes include: Classroom Achievement * Classroom Management * Cognitive Development * Ethnicity, Race, and Culture * Gender and Gender Development * Health and Well-Being * Human Development * Intelligence and Intellectual Development * Language Development * Learning and Memory * Organizations * Peers and Peer Influences Public Policy * Research Methods and Statistics * Social Development * Teaching * Testing, Measurement, and Evaluation Theory. |
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Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society (Sage)
This encyclopedia includes 450 articles written by 130 authors from 22 countries on a variety of subjects related to play, and the importance of play in society. Entries range from "Academic Learning and Play" to "Maypole Dancing" to "Ziginette" which is a gambling card game. |
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Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (Sage)
Last Updated: 2007.
This e-book includes 600 entries on intellectual and scientific content for social psychology. Key themes include: Action Control * Antisocial Behaviors * Attitude * Culture Emotions * Evolution * Groups * Health * Interpersonal Relationships * Judgment and Decision Making Methods * Personality * Prejudice * Problem Behaviors * Prosocial Behaviors * Social Cognition. |
Featured Reference Books @ Murphy Library
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NoveList K-8 (EBSCOhost)
NoveList K-8 is includes information about fiction books for K-8 readers. Search by subject, title, or author, for full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles. |
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TeachingBooks
Coverage: mainly contemporary authors, but a few profiles of deceased authors (i.e. Roald Dahl). Updated: bi-weekly.
TeachingBooks is a contemporary children's literature resource for educators. Segments include: virtual author programs such as author interview and speech transcripts or an illustrator demonstration video, activity guides for educators, listings of awards recipients for authors and illustrators, as well as selected Web links for educators.
Note: New users must create a user account prior to using TeachingBooks. Returning users will need to sign in with their individual username and password. If you need help, please contact chilton.gala@uwlax.edu or stop by the Reference Desk. |
Directories | |
Tests in Print (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: All commercially available tests in English to present. Updated: regularly.
Tests in Print is an index to all commercially available tests in print that are in English. Each test profile includes test purpose, publisher, print status, price, test acronym, test population, administration times, publication dates, and test author(s). This database is a great companion to Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost) which provides test reviews. |
Reports | |
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1989 to present. Updated: annually.
Contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas. Tests in Print (EBSCOhost) is a great companion resource for Mental Measurements Yearbook. |
Use Free Web Resources Websites (free, public sites)
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Curriculum Resource Center
Provides classroom resources (from Wisconsin DPI, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board as well as MarcoPolo) aligned to Wisconsin State standards. |
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