KEISER UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Introduction to Library Research A

KEISER UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Introduction to Library Research *A navigational guide for candidates pursuing a doctorate in education*

Introduction Welcome to Keiser University Library. This presentation will introduce selective databases and resources to assist with your doctorate in education research.

Overview Ø Log in to Keiser University Library Ø Differentiate between primary and secondary resources Ø Locate graduate level educational journals Ø Locate dissertations and theses Ø Locate APA format guides Ø Access online tutorials

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Primary and Secondary Resources Primary An original informational source from the time of the event. Secondary An informational source that analyzes the event. These sources often use several primary sources to compile the information.

Primary Sources • • Autobiographies Diaries Documents Eyewitness accounts Film footage Laws Letters Newspaper articles • • • Novels Objects from the time Oral histories Photographs Poems, art, music Speeches

Secondary Resources Biographies Encyclopedias including online resource Wikipedia (wikipedia. com) History books Textbooks

Research Decisions Do you need? Ø Scholarly journal articles Ø Peer-reviewed articles Ø Popular magazine or newspaper articles

Graduate Level Education Journals Scholarly Journals and Peer-Reviewed Articles are available from the following LIRN and EBSCO databases: Academic One. File (Seach INFOTRAC from LIRN) Expanded Academic ASAP (Search INFOTRAC from LIRN) Education Module (Search PROQUEST from LIRN) Child Development & Adolescent Studies (Search EBSCO Databases) Education Research Complete (Search EBSCO Databases) Education Administration Abstracts (Search EBSCO Databases) ERIC (Search EBSCO Databases) MAS Ultra-School Edition (Search EBSCO Databases) Middle Search Plus (Search EBSCO Databases) Psychology Module (Search PROQUEST from LIRN) Primary Search (Search EBSCO Databases)

First, Let’s cover the LIRN databases

Search INFOTRAC Click LIRN

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Search ACADEMIC ONEFILE Click Academic One. File

Search PROQUEST Click LIRN

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Now, let’s cover the EBSCO databases.

Click the link to Search EBSCO’s Databases

This page will appear:

Select any of the EBSCO Education databases to search. (A brief description of each database follows)

Child Development & Adolescent Studies database • Child Development & Adolescent Studies, produced by NISC, is today’s source for references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. Book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals and a bibliography of thousands of technical reports, book chapters, theses and dissertations covering biomedical and social sciences worldwide are indexed. More than 201, 860 records are included with over 10, 000 new records added each year.

Education Research Complete database • Education Research Complete is the definitive online resource for education research. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 3, 000 journals back to 1881, as well as full text for more than 2, 000 journals back to 1936, and includes full text for numerous educationrelated conference papers and more than 500 books and monographs back to 1972.

Educational Administration Abstracts database • Educational Administration Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering areas related to educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 66, 000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline.

ERIC database • ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1, 300, 000 records and links to more than 317, 000 full -text documents dating back to 1966.

MAS Ultra - School Edition database • Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85, 670 biographies, 105, 786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 453, 000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

Middle Search Plus database • Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84, 774 biographies, 105, 786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 453, 000 photos, maps and flags.

Primary Search database • Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.

Some other useful resources available to you are: • • Dissertation Access APA Format Guides Online Tutorials Library Contact Information

Dissertation Access Free Search/Free Full Text The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD): http: //www. ndltd. org Phd. Data: http: //www. phddata. org/ Free Search/Fee Full Text Dissertation. com: http: //www. dissertation. com Dissertation Express: http: //disexpress. umi. com/dxweb#

APA Format Guides APA Guides

Online Tutorial Access CLICK A TUTORIAL

Contact Information Keiser University Library is committed to your academic success. Need additional assistance with research? Contact any of the following campus locations. Ask to speak with the Campus Librarian. Fort Lauderdale: (954) 776 -4456 Jacksonville: (904) 296 -3440 Orlando: (407) 273 -5800 Tallahassee (850) 906 -9494 Tampa: (813) 885 -4900 West Palm Beach (561) 471 -6000