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Databases for Researching Education
Looking for education related articles? Try checking a few of the article databases listed below.
- Academic Search Complete
A very large general academic database covering a broad range of topics. It includes a mix of magazine and journal articles. Many items are full text. - ERIC
Covers journal and report literature in disciplines related to education. - Ethnic Diversity Source
Ethnic Diversity Source covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents. - Google Dataset Search
Find research datasets from across the Web through a simple keyword search. - Google ScholarUse this link to Google Scholar instead of going to Google Scholar directly. This will allow you to quickly search huge numbers of academic citations AND access or request them through Library Services.
- Gale in Context: Elementary (was Kids InfoBits)
This resource features age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics for elementary students. - NYT inEducation
New York Times inEducation offers faculty-curated resources designed for use in your classroom. Requires a one-time registration using your college email address (separate from the main NYT website). - PsycInfo
Information on psychology and related disciplines, including journal articles and book chapters. - SocINDEX
An excellent source of information on sociology and the social sciences, including full text for journals and information on books, dissertations, etc. - Teacher Reference Center
Indexes over 260 of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books in education.
These are just a few of the databases Library Services has available to you. For a full listing, visit the library's Databases A-Z page.
Databases for Children
These are examples of some databases targeted at children
- Gale in Context: Elementary (was Kids InfoBits)
This resource features age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics for elementary students.
- Gale In Context: Middle School
This research database integrates citable content from magazines, newspapers, videos, and primary sources into an easy-to-navigate database developed with the middle school student in mind. - Gale OneFile: High School Edition
Gale OneFile: High School Edition provides access to age-appropriate, authoritative digital content for middle- and high-school students to use for classroom assignments. - PebbleGo
PebbleGo is a research database specifically designed to meet the needs of K-2 learners. It helps students learn foundational research skills and includes critical early-reader supports like audio voice-overs and text-highlighting.
Databases for Education videos
Looking for videos that are either about education or useful in education? Try checking a few of the video databases listed below.
- Academic Video Online: Premium
A comprehensive video collection covering a wide range of subjects. - American History in Video
Watch early newsreels and award-winning documentaries featuring dramatic reenactments and engaging analysis from prominent scholars and experts. - Black Studies in Video
Award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States. - Current Affairs in Video
Award-winning films and documentaries emphasizing detailed analysis and discussion of the critical political issues of the day. - Education in Video
Tools and resources for new and experienced teachers to increase their knowledge and skills, and for education faculty to link abstract theories of education to real-world students and classrooms. - Environmental Studies in Video
Covers all realms of environmental studies, particularly ethics, policy, economics, law, sociology, planning, and environmental science. - Films on Demand
A streaming video service that provides users with access to hundreds of videos related to the Humanities and Social Sciences. Users can watch, mark, and share videos. - LGBT Studies in Video
A cinematic survey of the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as well as the cultural and political evolution of the LGBT community. - Media Education Foundation Digital Collection
These films encourage critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media with a special focus on representations of gender and race, and the effect these representations have on identity and culture. - PBS Video Collection
The greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service, including Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, Odyssey, and films by Ken Burns and Michael Wood. - World History in Video
A wide-ranging collection of critically acclaimed documentaries that allow students and researchers to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century.
For a complete list of the Library's video databases click here.
