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Education Subject Guide

Core Resources for Finding Articles and Books

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Premier database of scholarly and professional journals, books, documents, and more in education and related areas. Some full text is linked directly in the database; otherwise, use the Check for Full Text buttons to check for full text online or in the library.

Encompass Search
Encompass Search finds information by searching through a massive collection of books and scholarly journals, as well as newspapers and magazines, dissertations, conference proceedings, music, video, maps, and more.

Core Resources for Finding Background Information

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Hundreds of authoritative dictionaries, encyclopedias, fact books, guides, companions and more from respected publishers across dozens of major subject areas.

Encyclopedia of Education
Call Number: 370.3 E56o
ISBN: 9780028655949
Publication Date: 2002-11-14
Encyclopedia of American Education by Harlow G. Unger
Call Number: 370.97303 U58e
ISBN: 0816068879
Publication Date: 2007-06-01
World Education Encyclopedia by Rebecca Marlow-Ferguson (Editor); Chris López (Editor)
Call Number: 370.3 W927e
ISBN: 0787655775
Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Core Citation Resources

APA Style is often preferred for education, but check with your professor for style requirements and recommendations to be sure.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
Location: Ready Reference 808.06615 P976m 2010 (Level A)
The authoritative and complete manual for APA Style.
Citation Guides (Muhlenberg College)
Examples of citation formatting in APA, Chicago, and MLA styles.
Zotero
"Free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources." Download instructions and help available on the site.

Finding More

For recommendations beyond the core resources listed on this page, use the Finding Background Information, Finding Articles, Finding Books, Finding Data & Statistics, Finding Lesson Plans, and Citations tabs across the top.

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