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Peggy Kaney
Instructor of Library Services/Education Resource Co-Coordinator
Office:
210 John Vaughan Library
Telephone (918) 444-3276, or dial EXT.3276 if you're on campus
Email: kaneypl@nsuok.edu
| General Information for Students | Resources 1- Books, catalogs and databases |
Search Tips |
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| Resources 2 - Internet Sites | Evaluating Websites |
Journal Reflection Help |
| Following APA style rules | Glossary of terms |
Why use journals? |
Digest of Education Statistics Call # Ref L11 .D48
The Educator's Desk Reference : A Sourcebook of Educational Iinformation and Research (EDR) Call # Ref LB1028.26 .F74 1989
Encyclopedia of Education Call # Ref. LB15 .E47 2003
Historical Encyclopedia of School Psychology (Electronic book – enter title into library catalog)
Social Work Almanac Call # Ref HV90 .G53 1995
Teaching for diversity Call # LC1099.3 .G367 1998
Reading engagement : motivating readers through integrated instruction Call # LB1573 .R2787 1997
A Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts Call # Ref. LB 15.B29
Encyclopedia of Learning & Memory Call # Ref. BF 318.E53
Handbook of School Psychology Call # LB 1051.H2356 (Note that this title is held on third floor)
Historical Encyclopedia of School Psychology Call # Ref. LB 1027.55.H57
The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms Call # Ref. LB 15.M32
Search the NSU Libraries' Online Catalog: http://library.nsuok.edu/vtls.english/index.html
Here are some of the subject headings used in the catalog: education higher, education higher administration, higher education and state, universities and colleges
Search for E-Books using NetLibrary and/or eBrary: http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html
NewsBank Newsfile: http://jvlapps.nsuok.edu/login?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com
(BA Library home page - Articles - Newspapers - NewsBank Newsfile)
America: History and Life: http://jvlapps.nsuok.edu/login?url=http://serials.abc-clio.com/
(BA Library home page - Articles - History - America: History & Life)
Chronicles of Oklahoma: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles
(BA Library home page - Articles - History - Chronicles of OK)
Biography and Genealogy Master Index - It indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Searching Biography and Genealogy Master Index will enable you to quickly determine which publication to consult for biographical information.
Library Tutorials for HIST 2523 (Oklahoma History and Government): http://library.nsuok.edu/Resources/Subjects/Soc/hist2523.html
(John Vaughan Library home page - Liberal Arts (under Search by College) - Social Sciences - History 2523)
U.S. History Resources: http://library.nsuok.edu/Resources/Subjects/Soc/histres.html
(John Vaughan Library home page - Liberal Arts - Social Sciences - U.S. History (Under the heading: Information Resources by Subject Area)
Academic Search Premier - This is a general database, which means it contains article citations and full text articles covering many academic subjects. It is one of the twenty-five databases produced by EbscoHost for which NSU has a subscription. It is probably our most widely used database and is sometimes referred to simply as "Ebsco."
ERIC - This is another database produced by EbscoHost. ERIC stands for the Educational Resource Information Center. It contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. ERIC contains a thesaurus, which can be very helpful in figuring out which search terms to use when looking for information.
Professional Development Collection - Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This databasealso contains more than 200 educational reports.
PsycARTICLES - a definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 40,000 articles from 53 journals - 45 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 8 from allied organizations. It includes all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1985 to present.
PsycINFO - PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. Journal coverage, which spans 1887 to present, includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in more than 25 languages. Contains a thesaurus.
Education Full Text - Part of Wilson's Omnifile Full Text, Mega Edition, EFT provides comprehensive coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Coverage includes 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC's Current Index to Journals in Education. Index coverage goes back to 1983. Full text articles from 1996 to the present. Contains a thesaurus.
1. Be prepared with synonyms in case your original search produces no results. Use a thesaurus if the database is equipped with one.
2. Pay attention to search tips or help screens provided by each database. Even experienced researchers (like professors and librarians!) can have trouble when dealing with a new interface. Take the time to learn how to use the tool - it will help you to avoid frustration!
3. Remember that most databases allow for Boolean Searching. Use and to narrow, or to expand, not to exlude. Truncation is also useful for bringing back all relevant results. For example, type counsel* to bring back documents containing the words counsel, counseling, counselor...
4. Take advantage of the following sources of help:
- Reference desk: Tahlequah: Located on the first floor of the JVL, the desk is staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday by reference librarians or other experienced library staff members. Broken Arrow and Muskogee: Reference help can be found at the circulation desks whenever the library is open. If no librarian is on duty, the staff person or student working the desk will help to the best of his/her ability.
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General
Sites for Teachers: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Can Teach: http://www.canteach.ca/index.html
Teachers' Top Sites: http://www.americanteachers.com/topsites/index.php?a_m=2
United States Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml?src=a
Tom Messner's Search Engine Page: http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~messner/eresearch/e%20research.htm
The Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/
It's important to remember that publishing on the web is very easy - almost anyone can do it! The problem with that is knowing what's credible (worth your time) and what's not.
Ultimately the researcher must be the one to determine whether or not to use information found on a web site. The following information from the University of California at Berkeley provides some excellent guidelines for evaluating sites:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.htm
The American Psychological Association originally created a publication manual to provide a common structure for all journal manuscripts in the area of the social sciences.
Many other disciplines (including psychology, the behavioral sciences, nursing, personnel administration and many areas within education) have adopted this as their professional writing standard as well.
In an academic environment, you will often be expected to conform to this standard when writing. At this point, you should be mostly concerned with creating an accurate reference list using proper format and providing citations within the text to give credit for an idea or concept to the source from which you got it.
Print:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
The library owns several copies of the style guide; however, only the 4th edition circulates (can be checked out). There are five copies of the 5th edition in reference and one on reserve. (
Websites:
Using APA format (Purdue University) - this comprehensive guide summarizes the print version of the book. Click on Your Reference List to find examples of the proper format to use when listing sources you used.
APA Style.org's Frequently Asked Questions