Education Research Guide

For help with your research, visit the reference desk (hours) on the second floor of Barnard Library, or contact a Barnard reference librarian:
       Phone: 212-854-3953
       Chat: IM BarnardReference
       E-mail: refdesk@barnard.edu

Request a one-on-one consultation with a Barnard librarian if you have an in-depth research need.


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Online Indexes and Databases  |  Reference Sources  |  CLIO  |  Web Sites  |  Bibliography Resources


ONLINE INDEXES AND DATABASES

  • Access these indexes and databases from the Databases (reference works & indexes) list
  • Using an index to find journal articles is a two-step process; first, find citations in the index, and second, click on "e-link" to find the full text online or do a Journal Title search in CLIO to find out which library has the paper version  

    Child Care & Early Education Research Connections -- covers a broad spectrum of research on child care and early education and related policies

    The Chronicle of higher education -- fully searchable, full-text version of the print journal which contains articles and other information of interest to the academic community.

    Education full text -- citations, abstracts and full-text of articles in education periodicals and other publications

    Education index retro -- citations only for over 500 journals in education

    Education research complete --  indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals, as well as full text for more than 750 journals, and includes full text for more than 100 books and monographs

    ERIC database -- digital library of free education-related sources of interest to educators, researchers, and the general public  (also known as: Education Resources Information Center)  

    National Center for Education Statistics [electronic resource] : NCES -- includes many resources, including Digest of Education Statistics, State Education Data Profiles, and ERIC, above.

    Peterson's -- a directory of schools in the U.S. and Canada offering undergraduate degrees, and schools in the U.S. and abroad offering graduate degrees
    (also known as:     Peterson's education online, Peterson's education portal, Peterson's home page: colleges, career information, test prep and more)

    • REFERENCE SOURCES
    Use for:

    • an overview of a topic
    • background information
    • bibliographies
     TITLE

    BARNARD REFERENCE #
    American universities and colleges, 16th ed., 2001 LA226.A65 16th
    Encyclopedia of American education / Harlow G. Unger. 2nd ed. 3 v., 2001. LB17 .U54 2001
    Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education. 1998 LC3707 .E53 1998
    Encyclopedia of educational research. 6th ed.  4 v.  1992. LB15 .E48 1992
    Encyclopedia of education. 2nd ed.  8 v.  Macmillan Reference,2003.    LB15 .E47 2003
    The scholarship book [2004] : the complete guide to private-sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans for the undergraduate. 11th ed. LB2337.2 .C37 2004
    World of learning (Online)  The Europa world of learning [electronic resource]:
    the international guide to the academic world.        		 

    SEARCHING CLIO
     CLIO (Columbia Libraries Information Online) is the on-line catalog for materials added to the Columbia University Libraries since 1981.  

    • For a title search, leave off the initial article (the, an, le, etc.)
    • For an author search, put last name, then first name
    • For a keyword search, you must use and, or or not between the terms, or quotes for a phrase
    • Only use a uniform title search for anonymous works
    • You can limit to books in the Barnard library using the More Limits or Post Limits options

    Other Library Catalogs
     Those with Columbia ID have access to the libraries of the Columbia Law School, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Teachers’ College, and Union Theological Seminary, but they are not included in CLIO. CUID also provides access to the libraries of New York University. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in New York is entitled to a New York Public Library card. Use the Catalogs list on CU LibraryWeb, or the following links:

    USEFUL WEB SITES

    Columbia Education Center

    Digital Librarian: Education

    Educator's Reference Desk

    Literacy Web

    National Library of Education, U.S. Department of Education

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations

    U.S. Department of Education.

    Virtual Reference Desk: Education

    Barnard and Columbia Sites
     BIBLIOGRAPHY RESOURCES

    RefWorks and EndNote are bibliographic software packages that are available, free of charge, to all current Barnard and Columbia students, faculty and staff. 

    Bibliographic software allows you to

    • search for citations in library catalogs and databases from the software or export results into it from remote catalogs and databases
    • store the citations
    • search through the citations you have stored using keyword searches
    • cite them in papers and bibliographies using any citation format you choose

    Consult the page Refworks and EndNote at Barnard and Columbia for more details.

    The Bedford Handbook is a free online guide to APA, Chicago, CSE, and MLA style.

     

    Last Modified 04/27/2008
    Heidi Martin Winston, Librarian
    Barnard College Library
     

     
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