How to Access UCF Library Databases and Resources from off campus
UCF
Library Home Page provides links to the UCF library catalog and gateway to
other resources, such as:
http://library.ucf.edu/
Education
Resources, such as:
http://library.ucf.edu/Databases/Subjects/education.htm
ERIC (WebLUIS database) - is a guide to published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics, with information from RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education).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 through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, as well as at http://ericae.net/scripts/ewiz/amain2.asp. Selected full text (1996+) is available through the UCF Library's subscription to EDRS http://www.edrs.com/Webstore/Search.cfm
Education Abstracts (FirstSearch database) - 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+
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. Other EBSCOhost databases of possible interest: Academic
Search Elite, SPORTDiscus, ERIC, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, NICEM Audio Visual
Database
http://search.epnet.com/cpidlogin.asp?custid=current
Other Library Resources
http://library.ucf.edu/Databases/titles_a-z.htm
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+
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+
Another version of this database, Expanded Academic ASAP available through InfoTrac,
only covers the most recent four years, but it does allow you to limit your search to
refereed journals and this version is updated daily and may have entries and full text
that is somewhat more current; some articles have charts and illustrations not included in
the WebLUIS version.
Web of Science - ISI Citation Databases collectively index more than 8,000 high quality, peer-reviewed journals cover-to-cover, providing users with complete bibliographic data, searchable author abstracts when available in the science and social sciences source material, and cited references from the world's most influential journals. Dates of coverage: 1977+
UnCover is a database of current article information taken from more than 17,000 multidisciplinary journals. It contains brief descriptive information about over 7,000,000 articles published since Fall 1988. The UCF Library is subsidizing document delivery service in the UnCover database for Faculty and Graduate students.
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+
Sociological Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database) is a primary resource from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Dates of coverage: 1963+
Universe databases: Congressional Universe (CIS) - gives researchers access to vast and varied information published by and about Congress, including full text of almost all Committee Reports from 1990 forward and Congressional testimony from 1988 forward, and indexing & abstracting from the CIS/Index to Publications of the U.S. Congress from 1970 forward. Statistical Universe (CIS) - provides the full text of Statistical Abstract of the U. S., plus indexing and abstracts (with some full text available) from American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS). 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.
Biography & Genealogy Master Index (GaleNet database) is a comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
Research Sources for Education
Courses
http://library.ucf.edu/Instruct/education.htm
William S. Gray Research Collection in Reading provides a retrospective compilation of reading research documents from key journals, books, research reports, and monographs published between 1884 and 1980. The full text documents are available in the UCF Library on microfiche - LB 1050.W469. An author/subject guide is available in the Reference Collection under the same call number. Author/subject index cards in the drawers preceding the microfiche documents also provide abstracts.
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Other Useful Web Sites:
Florida Department of Education
http://www.firn.edu/doe/doehome.htm
U.S. Department of Education -
Publications and National
Library of Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/index.html
and
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/
Buros Institute - publishers of the Mental
Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print
http://www.unl.edu/buros/
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