Course: EDUC 1301
Professor: Charleen Richardson
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Course: EDUC 1301 Professor: Charleen Richardson |
PART 1 - DEFINE TOPIC - Issues and trends in education...
Background sources such as
encyclopedias and other reference tools can assist you in defining,
developing and narrowing your research question or problem. Here
are a just a few of the *many* subject specific sources that can help
you answer the Where? When? Who? Why? and How? for your
topic:
| Location & LC Call No.~~~~~~~~~ | Reference Source Title~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| Ref LB17
.U54 2001 |
Encyclopedia
of American Education |
| Ref LB15
.E47 2003 |
Encyclopedia
of Education |
| Library home
page > Articles & Reference |
CQ Researcher, CQ Weekly, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
PART 2 - DEVISE STRATEGY
Before getting online to search sources, take a few minutes to create a flexible, efficient search strategy.
Research question(s) or statement(s): ___________________________________________________________
A. Basic Keyword
search - main keywords/phrases go across (AND), synonyms go down (OR).
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B. Advanced Keyword search - you can use * to pick up various endings of a word (educat*) or use not to exclude a word (school teachers not middle) from your search. Always read the hints, tips, or help of an online search tool to find out how!
So...what's the difference between KEYWORD v. SUBJECT searching?
Keyword searching =
database searches for items that contain your keywords
Subject searching = database
searches for items that are organized under a specific topic1. Use basic KEYWORD
searching to find a couple of items that fit your topic.
2. Take a look at the
SUBJECT HEADINGS listed for these items and use them to do SUBJECT
searching
PART 3 - SEARCH SOURCES
All
sources listed below are linked from your library home page:
SAC
Library @ http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/
A. Looking
for
BOOKS or MEDIA?
@
http://library.alamo.edu/
| Ex. Keyword search | character
and education |
(moral* or character) and
education |
values education |
| Ex. Subject heading search | moral
education--united states | home and school--united
states |
| All Topics = Academic Search Complete, Expanded Academic, General Reference Center Gold |
| Art & Education = Proquest Education Journals, ERIC,
Professional
Development Collection |
| Newspapers
= Historical
Newspapers NYT, InfoTrac
Custom Newspapers, Newsbank
(SA Express News),
TOPICsearch |
| netLibrary
eBooks = access through
the library's netLibrary
databases
link
the first time, establish a free account, then you can use http://www.netlibrary.com
to search
for and check out eBooks! |
The Library pays a subscription to many databases via the Web which provide citations, short descriptions, and/or the full-text of newspaper/magazine/journal articles. Off-campus access requires your SSN and PIN.
If the full-text of the article isn't available online, see: SAC Library home > Journals by Title - just type in the periodical title to see if SAC Library owns a paper copy or if another database offers full-text.
C.
Looking for FREE World Wide
Web sources?
| Recommended Web Site | URL Addresses~ |
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| Education
Resources / SAC Library |
http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/faculty/dearmond/edu.htm |
| Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators |
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ |
| U.S.
Department of Education |
http://www.ed.gov |
| TEA
- Texas Education Agency |
http://www.tea.state.tx.us |
| TENET
- Texas Education Network |
http://www.tenet.edu/ |
| Educator's
Reference Desk |
http://www.eduref.org/ |
Citing Online Sources: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
URL: http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/faculty/dearmond/ED1301Ch.htm