How to Access UCF Library Databases and Resources from off campus
WebLUIS
- UCF library catalog and gateway to electronic resources, such as:
http://webluis.fcla.edu/
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory (WebLUIS database) is a unique, current, comprehensive and continuously updated source of information on selected periodicals and serials published in the United States and throughout the world.
ERIC (WebLUIS database) is a guide to published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics, with information from RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education). The ERIC database is also available at http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/. The ERIC/AE Test Locator is available at http://www.ericae.net/testcol.htm. The ERIC Thesaurus is available at http://ericae.net/scripts/ewiz/amain2.asp, as well as through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. Selected full text ED documents (1996+) are available through the UCF Library's subscription to EDRS http://www.edrs.com/Webstore/Search.cfm
Academic Index (WebLUIS database) indexes articles in approximately 1000 scholarly journals and popular magazines in the arts, humanities, social sciences, science and technology. Abstracts are included for some articles. Provides access to ASCII full text of some articles. Dates of coverage: 1982+
PsycINFO (WebLUIS database) - from the American Psychological Association - indexed materials are selected from more than 1,300 journals published in 50 countries and 28 languages. Most records have abstracts. Dates of coverage: 1887+
ABI/INFORM
(ProQuest database) provides in-depth coverage of corporate strategies and tactics,
management techniques,
Communication Abstracts (journal title available in FirstSearch ECO database) covers major communications-related articles, reports, and books in the areas of general communication, mass communication, advertising and marketing, broadcasting, communication theory, interpersonal & intrapersonal communication, small group communication, organizational communication, journalism, public relations, radio, public opinion, speech, and television. Also available from 1978+ as a print index in the UCF Library - INDEX HM 258 C64. Dates of electronic coverage: 1998+
Education Abstracts (FirstSearch database) covers English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Subjects include administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, government funding, and more. Dates of coverage: 1983+
WilsonSelect (FirstSearch database) contains indexed and abstracted articles from periodicals, all with ASCII full text online. The database includes records from the following H.W. Wilson databases: Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts and Wilson Business Abstracts. Dates of coverage: 1994+
Academic Universe (CIS/Lexis-Nexis) provides more than 9.5 million documents from over 18,300 sources, including access to company profiles and financial reports, government transcripts, trade journals and academic and legal databases. Their files are updated with full-text documents from general interest wire services, newspapers, and magazines from around the world.
Other UCF Resources,
such as:
http://library.ucf.edu/Databases/Subjects/
EBSCOhost
provides abstracts and indexing for over 3,100 scholarly journals covering the social
sciences, humanities, education and more. Also offers full
text for over 1,000 journals including 380 journals dating back to 1990.
Includes coverage of over 1,700 peer-reviewed journals. The Professional Development
Collection provides a highly specialized collection of electronic information especially
for professional educators, from children's health and development to cutting-edge
pedagogical theory and practice.
http://search.epnet.com/cpidlogin.asp?custid=ucf
Dialog@CARL offers 250+ databases
in a wide selection of subjects, including article indexes, full
text newspapers, directories and more. Approximately 33 databases are
identified for the topic "Education", including Public Opinion Online (POLL)
which provides the full text of public opinion surveys conducted in the U.S., 1936+.
http://dialog.carl.org:3017/
netLibrary provides approximately
9,000 full text ebooks for previewing or
2-hour checkout.
http://www.netlibrary.com/
| UCF Interlibrary Loan http://library.ucf.edu/ill/ |
UCF Quick Reference provides links to
useful Internet sites, telephone reference (407-823-2562), and electronic reference service via a Web form or by e-mail. http://library.ucf.edu/quickref/ |
Other Useful Web Sites:
U.S. Department of Education - Office of
Educational Technology
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/
Regional Technology in Education Consortium
(Southeast & Islands)
http://www.serve.org/seir-tec/
States Inventory Project
- provides a single clearinghouse for tracking state, territorial, and provincial
information infrastructure strategies and activities.
http://www.states.org/contents/access/
stateline.org (Pew Center on the
States) - your source for news on state policy innovations
http://www.stateline.org/
Scholarly Electronic Publishing
Bibliography (Univ of Houston)
http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html
Publishing
Opportunities - identifies resources available in the UCF Library
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~rgause/misc/publishing.htm
How to Write Citations
(Florida Distance Learning Reference & Referral Center)
http://www.rrc.usf.edu/citation.html
rgause@mail.ucf.edu
(407) 823-2563
Last modified: September 13, 2000
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