Legal Databases
- Nexis Uni
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Full text of news and legal sources, as well as company and industry data.
- Nexis Uni: Learn the ABCs of Legal Research—Level 1Online tutorial: Searching for a case using a citation -- Searching cases by party name -- Searching statutes using a citation -- Searching statutes by browsing the table of contents -- Quick search from the home page -- Learn the importance of how to create a terms & connectors / Boolean search -- Shepards...what is it? and, why is it a critical part of the legal research process? -- Searching law reviews and law journals by title -- Using citation management tools
- Nexis Uni Sources: Education LawBrigham Young University Education & Law Journal -- Chronicle of Higher Education -- Dept of Education, Office of Hearings & Appeals Decision -- Education Civil Rights Reviewing Authority Decisions -- Education Week -- Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board -- Indiana Education Employment Relations Board Decisions -- International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education & Development -- Journal of Law & Education -- Massachusetts Special Education Reporter -- Middle East Education News Wire -- Montana Office of Public Instruction Decisions -- New York Dept of Education Commissioners Decisions -- New York Law School Law Review -- Rhode Island Dept of Education Commissioner's Hearing Decisions -- TES -- Times Higher Education -- Texas Education Agency
- Westlaw Campus
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Provides news and business information with in depth law-related information.
Education Databases
- Education Database (ProQuest) (1988+)"ProQuest Education Journals gives users access to over 900 top educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text."
- 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)
Other Graduate Databases
- Sage Research Methods
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Selected full text of book, journal and reference content relevant to the exploration of research methods and concepts. Intended as a tool to aid as students research design methodologies, understand particular methods, identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings.
Unlimited simultaneous users.
See Tools:
- Project Planner: find step-by-step guidance to complete your research project
- Which Stats Test: answer a handful of multiple-choice questions to see which statistical method is best for your data - ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (1637+)
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"Each dissertation published since July, 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Simple bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637. Where available, PQDTGlobal provides 24-page previews of dissertations and theses."
For abstracts from 1938-1980 see the print volumes of Dissertation Abstracts International