Education - CGPS
Databases
- Education Full Text (Wilson)
- Education Research Complete
- Educator's Reference Complete
- ERIC Database
Databases in Related Disciplines
- Academic Search Complete
- Gale PowerSearch
- Please Note: Our subscription to this database ended June 30th, 2008. Please try Academic Search Complete or contact the CGPS Library for assistance.
- Humanities Abstracts
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984
- Humanities International Complete
- LexisNexis Academic's
Legal Search (Federal & State Cases)
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
- Literature Resource Center (LRC)
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
- PsycINFO
For a complete listing of databases provided by UMW Libraries, please see Databases A-Z.
Notes
Use our databases to find articles from magazines, newspapers and journals.
Can't get to an article you found in one of the databases? Watch our video on using the Locate Journal Article feature.
Already have an article citation? Search the Journal Finder to see if the article is available at UMW Libraries.
Resources in the CGPS Stafford Library
ERIC Documents
Records found in the ERIC Database with ED #s that are not available online may be available in the CGPS Stafford Library. The Library owns selected ERIC documents on microfiche from 1966-1990 and a complete set from 1991-2003; please bring the ED # to the Circulation Desk for assistance. Records with EJ #s indicate articles published in journals - note the article's citation information and see our Guide to Finding Articles.
Research Project Archives
EDCI 589 and 590 Individual Research Projects are archived and available at the Circulation Desk for use within the Library. Projects are arranged by call number and are searchable by Title, Author and/or Subject in the UMW Libraries' Catalog (perform a Keyword Search and select "Stafford Arch" from the Location Filter menu).
Children's Literature Collection
A collection of fiction and nonfiction children's literature is located at the end of the Periodicals aisle and routinely displays winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Awards. If you are doing research on Children's Literature, please see our Children's Literature Research Guide.
In addition to the Children's Literature Collection, the CGPS Stafford Library has three titles in its Reference Collection that you might find useful:
- Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English (Call # REF PR990.C36 2001)
- Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-199 (Call # REF PS374.C454 H45 2002)
- Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators (Call # REF PS490.E85 2002)
MORE Resources
Do you need books or articles from Simpson Library but don't want to make the trip? Items from Simpson can be delivered to the CGPS Stafford Library. Please use ILLIAD to place your requests.
Not finding what you need at UMW Libraries? Place an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) request via ILLIAD and we will get it for you from another library.
notes
For more resources available at both the CGPS Stafford and Simpson Libraries, please see the UMW Libraries Catalog.
Websites
directories
- Internet Public Library - Education
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
- Librarians' Internet Index - Education
Government Resources
STATISTICs
Teaching Resources
- Blue Web'n
- Education World
- Educator's Reference Desk
- Gateway to 21st Century Skills
- FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Research Help
Don't know where to begin? Not finding the information you need? Schedule a one-on-one or group research session with the CGPS Reference Librarian (pboger@umw.edu or 540-286-8066) or contact Library Staff at 540-286-8025 for assistance.
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Unsure about information you found on the Web? See our Guide to Evaluating Resources.