Legal Databases
- Nexis Uni - All Content
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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 (access expired June 30, 2024)
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UCF access to Westlaw ended as of June, 30 2024. Consider using Nexis Uni for legal research.
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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Sage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Built upon Sage’s legacy of methods publishing, Sage Research Methods is the essential online tool for researchers.Full text of book, journal, and reference content to aid as students research design methodologies, understand and select methods, conduct research, and write findings.
Includes tools such as:
- Project Planner: find step-by-step guidance to complete your research project
- Which Stats Test: answer questions to see which statistical method is best for your data