Education Article Databases & Electronic Resources
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ERIC (Via
FirstSearch) (Via U.S. Dept. of Education).
1966 to present.
Journal articles, conference papers, dissertations, curricular material, documents,
and more. Some full text. 
for FirstSearch. Unrestricted access for U.S. Dept. of Education.
Education
Full-Text. 1983 to present.
Scholarly journal articles, trade publications, magazines and yearbooks. Some
full text. 
Education
Index Retrospective. 1929 to 1983.
Scholarly journal articles, trade publications, magazines and yearbooks. Some
full text.
PsycINFO.
1887 to present.
Journal articles, books, and book chapters in psychology and related disciplines.
Cited reference searching is available. Some full text.
Linguistics
and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA). 1973 to present.
Journal articles, book reviews, abstracts of books, book chapters, and dissertations
from the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in
the language sciences .
MAS
Ultra - School Edition. Varies by title to present.
Popular general interest and current events publications covering general reference,
health, science, and other areas; includes images. Some full text.
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Academic
Search Premier. Varies by title; mid-1980s to present.
All subjects. Articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, and more. Some full
text.
Education:
A SAGE Full-Text Collection. Varies by title to present.
Articles from 26 peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE and participating
societies. Full text.
Education-line.
Conference papers, working papers and electronic literature which supports educational research, policy and practice in the United Kingdom. Full text. Unrestricted access.
Primary
Search. 1984 to present.
Popular, elementary school magazines. Some full text.
ProQuest
Research Library. Varies by title; earliest 1971 to present.
Articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, and more. Some full text.
REHABDATA. 1956 to present.
Books, reports, articles, and audiovisual materials relating to disability and
rehabilitation research. Unrestricted access.
Sociological
Abstracts. 1952 to present.
Journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and conference
papers in sociology and related disciplines. Some full text.
Web of
Science. 1900 to present.
Journal articles. All disciplines. Allows one to trace a line of research forward
in time. Some full text.
Books
the PAC (Catalog of the SDSU Library).
Books, periodical titles, many government publications and other materials in the SDSU Library. Articles in periodicals are not included.
WorldCat.
Combined catalog of many U.S. and international libraries.
Children's
Literature Comprehensive Database. 1922 to present for book lists; 1993
to present for book review.
Annotated listings of recommended books, critical reviews of children's books.
International Children's Digital Library.
Free access to digital children's books from around the world.
Recommended Literature K-12 Database. California Dept. of Education.
Lists outstanding literature for children and adolescents reflecting the quality and the complexity of the types of material students should be reading at school and outside of class.
See also: Books and Publishers Databases & Electronic Resources for additional resources.
Dissertations
Dissertation Abstracts/Digital
Dissertations. Dissertations 1861 to present; masters' theses 1962 to present.
Covers academic disciplines offered at over 550 universities worldwide.
See also: Dissertation and Masters' Theses Databases & Electronic Resources for additional databases.
Directories
California Schools Directory. California Dept. of Education.
List public, private,
, and school districts.
CollegeSource Online.
Over 6,900
college catalogs representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional
schools. Full text.
Encyclopedias & Almanacs
Encyclopedia
of Education. 2nd edition. 2003.
Articles cover institutions, people, processes, and products found in educational practice in the United States and worldwide. Full text.
World
Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide. 2nd edition.
2002.
Country-by-country survey of educational systems provides covering histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems. Full text.
Useful general encyclopedias
Encyclopaedia
Britannica Online. Current.
Search three encyclopedias (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica
Student Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia),
Merriam-Webster's dictionary and thesaurus, magazines, videos, and Web sites.
Full text.
WorldAlmanac. Current.
Biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics; includes Funk
& Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World
Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, The World Almanac
for Kids. Full text.
Infoplease. Current.
Biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics; includes Information Please Almanac, an atlas, Columbia Encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus. Full text.
Statistics
Ed-Data. California Dept. of Education.
Fiscal, demographic, and performance data on California's K-12 Schools.
DataQuest.
California Department of Education database about California schools and districts.
NCES National Center for Educational Statistics. U.S Dept. of Education.
Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
U.S. Census Bureau.
Primary federal entity for
data about the nation's people and economy.
Tests & Measurement
See: Tests & Measurement Article Databases & Electronic Resources.
Policy & School Law
CQ
Researcher. 1991 to present.
In-depth reports on current and controversial issues with complete summaries,
pro and con discussions of all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more.
Full text.
LexisNexis
Academic. 1980s to present.
National and international news articles, and business, legal and reference
information. Full text.
LexisNexis Congressional. 1976 to present.
Congressional publications and legislative histories; bills, laws, and regulations; member biographical and committee assignment information; and insider's perspectives on legislative activities through the National Journal. Some full text.
