Best Bets
- Chronicle of Higher Education (1989+)Full text of the premier newspaper for college and university faculty and administrators.
- Education in Video (Alexander Street)
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"includes hundreds of in-classroom videos on key teaching topics and themes from the most respected education publishers worldwide." - Education Source (EBSCOhost)“This database provides scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals, and policy makers. It covers all levels of education — from early childhood to higher education — as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.”
See also Education Index Retrospective (1929-1983) - ERIC (EBSCOhost) (1966+)ERIC is the most complete index to articles and reports on educational topics.
- ERIC Thesaurusa carefully selected list of education-related words and phrases assigned to ERIC records to organize them by subject and make them easier to retrieve through a search.
Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) Databases
Other Resources
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections Offers a comprehensive and easily searchable collection of more than 10,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. To find the most current Reports & Papers, Fact Sheets & Briefs, Executive Summaries, Datasets, and Instruments & Measures, conduct a search or browse Recently Added Resources
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)Indexing and full text of articles for array of scholarly and popular topics. Provides full text for over 4,600 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, science, cultural studies, education, and much more.
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)Publication information and MARC records on over 600,000 children's books, and more than 100,000 reviews. "The CLCD Enterprise PreK-12 dB is the premier academic resource for courses needing to locate Children’s and Young Adult books and other media. The content includes millions of fiction and non-fiction titles, thousands of awards and quality reviews including author/title links, lesson plans and teaching guides. The search engine offers multiple options including 50 search filters to find materials for determining interest & reading levels; selecting trade books based on standards; creating thematic, annotated biographies; interpreting reviews; developing classroom collections and more."
- Florida Department of Education (FLDOE)Offers directories of schools and colleges by district and name along with press releases, publications, statistics, and employment opportunities.
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)"the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."
- OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson) (1982+)*[Canceled due to budget cuts.]
Use the following databases which contain content contained in OmniFile:
- Business Abstracts Full Text
- Education Source
- General Science Full Text
- Humanities Source
- Readers' Guide
- Social Sciences Full Text (canceled due to budget cuts) - Primary Search (EBSCOhost)Indexing and full text of magazines appropriate for elementary schools and children’s reading rooms.
- Professional Development Collection Education (EBSCOhost)"designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles."
- U.S. Department of EducationReports policies on federal financial aid for education, collects and disseminates research, focuses national attention on key educational issues, and promotes equal access to education.
- What Works Clearinghouse (DOE)Collects, screens, and identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions.
