C.O.D. Library - Research Guides

Education Research Guide

Reference Books

The Almanac of American Education
Reference LA 217.2 .A45 2007
The Digest of Education Statistics
Reference L 111. A6 2005 (also online)
Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia
Reference LB 1028.3 .E17 2004
Educators Resource Directory
Reference L 901 .E443 2007-2008
Encyclopedia of American Education
Reference LB 17 .U54 2007
Encyclopedia of Education
Reference LB 15 .E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development
Reference LB 15 .E473 2005
Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities
Reference LC 4704.5 .T96 2006
Encyclopedia of Special Education
Reference LC 4007. E5 2007 (also online)
Gender and Education: an Encyclopedia (Online)
Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts (Online)
International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent (Online)
Philosophy of Education: an Encyclopedia (Online)
The Praeger Handbook of Education and Psychology
Reference LB 1051 .P635 2007
Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S. (Online)
Special Education: A Reference Handbook
Reference LC 3981 .S33 2001
World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide
Reference LB 15 .W87 2001 (also online)

Books and Videos/DVDs

C.O.D. Library Catalog: the C.O.D. Library's collection only
Education in Video: Almost 4000 video titles showing teaching demonstrations, lectures and more
Learner.org for teacher training workshops Choose subject field and look for VoD symbol for free streaming video
I-Share/VuFind: the collections of 65 Illinois libraries
WorldCat: the collections of libraries in this country and around the world

Magazine and Journal Articles

You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access these article databases from off-campus. For a complete list of Education Research Databases click here.

ERIC--EBSCO References and abstracts for over 750 education professional journals and thousands of documents including curriculum materials, conference papers and government reports. Use ADVANCED SEARCH to link terms you are using. Some articles are available full-text or online. Use the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors in the Library to identify the correct educational terms to use in your search. (You can also look up your correct terms in ERIC using the "Thesaurus" link at the top). You may find full-text of journal articles listed if they were purchased in any of our other databases. Click the "Find this" feature. Be sure to use Interlibrary Loan if the article is not in any of our databases or the print
ERIC Database Online Tutorials
The ERIC Video Series (6 parts) has been especially developed to assist Education 1100 students with their research projects. Watch only the ones you need or go through each video in the series for a complete understanding of how to effectively use the ERIC database.
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/ericvideos.htm
Tutorials on Using ERIC from Department of Education: Good tutorials on specific topics such as Truncation, using Boolean operators, and more
YouTube video: Basic Search in ERIC
YouTube video: How to use ERIC Descriptors to create subject search
ERIC Advanced Search Example (PDF)
How Do I Find the Whole Article in ERIC? http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/wholearticleeduc.htm
Issues and Controversies on File Looking for a good topic in Education? Browse this database under Education topics
Academic Search Premier (1984-present) References and abstracts to articles from about 4,500 magazines and professional journals. Use ADVANCED SEARCH to link keywords of topics. Many articles are PDF or full-text.
Academic OneFile (1980-present) References and abstracts to articles in about 3,000 magazines and professional journals in a variety of subject areas. If your subject is one topic -- bullying, high stakes tests, bilingual education, etc. use the subject search and look at Academic journal results. Use the ADVANCED SEARCH to link two or more keywords of topics. Many articles are PDF or full-text.
Education Journals in the C.O.D. Library
Education Journals available electronically via databases: over 1000 titles can be viewed via computer
Order an article that you need from another library (Interlibrary Loan) http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/fitzwater/ILLrequest.htm

Web Sites

American School Directory. A directory of America's K-12 public and private schools. Contains addresses, phone numbers, key administrators, maps, calendars and much more. http://www.asd.com/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators. Sponsored by Discovery Channel and compiled by librarian and educator Kathy Schrock, this site is still another very good "list of lists" covering a variety of topic areas including education. Designed for teachers to enhance curriculum and professional development. http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide
National Center for Education Statistics. Provides full-text access to the two of best sources of education statistics published by the government, Digest of Education Statistics and The Condition of Education. Includes a "Fast Facts" section for facts on timely education topics. http://nces.ed.gov/annuals/
Yahoo's Index of Education Links. Use the Yahoo search engine, select the "Education" category, and search on your specific education topic to locate a variety of Web sites. http://www.yahoo.com/Education
Illinois Learning Standards. The standards define what students in all Illinois public schools should know and be able to do in the seven core areas as a result of their elementary and secondary schooling. http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/

Citing Sources

COD Library help with citing sources in MLA and APA styles
http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm
Need more APA help? See these sheets on APA 6th Edition Style Guide and Tips for Citing Material Found Electronically

Education Videos

Subject List http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/peters/education/educvideossubj.htm

Marjorie Peters, Professor/Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2337 Office: SRC 3034
petersm@cod.edu
Reference Desk: 630-942-3364
Ask a Librarian for Research Help
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Updated Sept. 2011

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