ARTICLES
	Help Finding Articles
	Journal Locator - Help Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
Scholarly Articles
	Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text Full-text and indexing for over 4,500 scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more.
	Education Abstracts - 1983 to present. Abstracts from 1994 Provides citations for articles from over 550 English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college.
	ERIC - 1966 to present - Full Text Provides citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals, over 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), and more than 2,200 full-text digests.
	PsycINFO - 1887 to present - Help Covers psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, sport, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics. Worldwide coverage includes references to over 1300 journals, dissertations, and book chapters.
	ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts - 1987 to present - Full Text Indexes and abstracts journals in the fields of social services, health, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Also includes links to websites.
	Expanded Academic Index [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text Full text access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.
	Social Sciences Abstracts - 1983 to present Some full text. Abstracts of articles from over 550 sources in the social sciences. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews on anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology.
Popular Articles
	Chronicle of Higher Education - 1989 to present - Full Text News reports and editorials on all facets of higher education in the United States, Canada, and abroad, with reference lists of relevant research, books, seminars, workshops, fellowships, and grants.
	Readers' Guide Retrospective - 1890-1983 A database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflecting the history of 20th century America.
	LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.

BOOKS AND MEDIA
	Help Finding Books
	Moodle/E-Reserves Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more.
Library Catalogs
	Five College Library Catalog - Help Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst.
	WorldCat - all dates OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records.
Book Purchases and Reviews
	Books in Print - 1979 to present Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present.
	Educational Media Reviews Online - 1997 to present - Full Text Reviews of videos, DVDs, and CD-ROMs from major educational and documentary distributors.

NEWS
	LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
Current News
	Chronicle of Higher Education - 1989 to present - Full Text News reports and editorials on all facets of higher education in the United States, Canada, and abroad, with reference lists of relevant research, books, seminars, workshops, fellowships, and grants.

REFERENCE TOOLS
Dissertations and Theses
	RefWorks Workshops - Fall 2008 - Help Register now for a Fall 2008 workshop: Wed. 10/1 (3-4:30), Thurs. 10/2 (3-4:30), Tues. 10/21 (3-4:30), or Wed. 10/22 (7-8:30pm). Location: Neilson Library Classroom
Encyclopedias
	International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Gale] - Full Text 2nd ed., covering scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the release of the 1st ed.; addresses a wide array of global topics.
Statistics
	Historical Statistics of the United States - 1531 - 2000 - Full Text Covers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Essays address the quantitative history of each subject, with advice on data reliability and references to secondary literature.
Style Manuals
	APA Style Guide to Electronic References - Full Text
	Citation Guides & Style Manuals
Tests and Measures
	Mental Measurements Yearbook - Full Text A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments within social work, psychology, education, and business. Full text is the text of the print MMY, including test information, pricing and reviews, not the actual tests.
	Tests in Print Lists in-print tests with information on purpose, intended test population, and scoring. Includes publisher contact information, price, and administration times. References to test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook.

INTERNET META-SITES
	U.S. Department of Education: Topics from A to Z
	Massachusetts Department of Education
	New England College Edlinks
	Education Index
	High School Ace
	Special Education Resources on the Internet

INTERNET RESOURCES
	National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
	Education Statistics at a Glance
	Education Week on the Web
	NCES Electronic Catalog
	Center for Advancement of Ethics & Character (Boston University School of Education)
	Condition of Education (NCES)
	Digest of Education Statistics (NCES)
	ED.gov (U.S. Department of Education)
	Educator's Reference Desk Includes 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
	FREE-Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Provides access to a collection of electronic educational resources produced by 49 different federal agencies.
	Gateway to 21st Century Skills
	Literacy Web (University of Connecticut)
	Massachusetts Tests for Education Licensure (Massachusetts Department of Education)
	Middleschool.net
	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Resources for mathematics educators at all levels, with links to more than 500 lesson plans from pre-K-12.
	New Teachers Home Page
	New York Times Learning Network
	PBS teachers: Resources for the classroom
	Six Steps to ELL Lesson Design Helps teachers adapt existing lessons or create new curriculum materials to meet the needs of non-English and limited-English students in their classrooms.
	Teachable moment - Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area (New York)
	Teacher's Domain Multimedia resources for the classroom and professional development.
	ADPRIMA: Toward the Best Ideas for new teachers and education students.
	The Law and Special Education by Mitchell L. Yell
	Certification Requirements Certification requirements for 50 states ( University of Kentucky, College of Education)
	EduHound: Everything for Education K-12
	Internet Projects Registry A venue for students and teachers from across the globe to exchange ideas through collaborative online learning projects.
	Lesson Plans Library Offers many ways to access lessons plans and support materials, arranged by grades and subject matter.
	MarcoPolo (Verizon) Internet content for the classroom.
	National Center for Early Development & Learning (University of North Carolina)
	TeacherLingo

ORGANIZATIONS
	American Council on Education
	CARET: Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology
	Reading is Fundamental

RELATED SMITH WEB SITES
	Department of Education and Child Study
	Smith College Education Majors Research Skills - March 2006 Research and information literacy skills identified as essential for Education majors at Smith College.
	Sam's Homeroom

LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
	EDC238: Educational Psychology (A. Rudnitsky) - Fall 2008
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HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN
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