EDGS 5510--Introduction to Educational Research
Instructor: Oddmund Myhre

ERIC

Sponsored by the U.S Department of Education. The largest and most authoritative source for citations to articles and documents on all aspects of education.

Searching ERIC:

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Research Links, click Find Articles, and then click Education.
Click on ERIC (via FirstSearch).
Click on Subjects (online thesaurus) to find ERIC subject headings to represent the concepts of your search.
Try starting with a keyword search. Use core terms or phrases for your search, not sentences.
Use and to connect concepts (for example, academic achievement and gender). Both concepts will be present in your results.
When you limit to journal articles, also limit to subscriptions held by my library to find articles from journals to which the library subscribes.
Limit to Peer Reviewed for journal articles validated by scholars in the field.
You may display the results ranked by Date or Relevance.
Browse through the results and look at the descriptors to get ideas for other search terms.

Finding Articles:

Click to see if the article is available in full-text online.
If you need to request an article from the Main Library in Turlock, click on Request Materials from Main Library (in Turlock) from the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. Use the article request form.
You may obtain articles from journals that the library does not subscribe by clicking on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton on the Stockton Library Center's homepage. Use the article request form (photocopy).

Finding Documents:

When you limit to documents, also limit to full text.
Many of the ERIC documents from 1993-present are now available online as PDF files.
To retrieve the full text of ERIC documents online, click on the Access ERIC Full Text link under the document title on the results list, or click on the detailed record to retrieve the full text of the document online.
Documents that are not available online may be available on microfiche in Turlock. Use the online request form Request Materials from Main Library (in Turlock).
Use the book request form for ERIC Documents.
Include the accession number (ED plus six digits).

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Remote Access:

When you click on the name of the database from off-campus, enter your CSUStan e-mail ID before the @ sign as your user name. and then enter your password.

Education Full Text

Many full text articles from education journals from 1984-present.
Click Find Articles, and then click Education.
Use the online thesaurus to check for subject headings representing the concepts of your search.
Limit options include Full Text Articles and Peer Reviewed journals.
When browsing the results, check the Subjects for other search terms.
Use the same steps to search as described above.

ProQuest Dissertations: Humanities and Social Sciences

Contains the full text of over one million theses or dissertations in the subject areas of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Research Links, click Find Articles, and then click Theses and Dissertations.
Click on ProQuest Dissertations.
Search by the author, title, or the subject of the thesis or dissertation.
Retrieve an abstract (summary), a 24 page preview, or a PDF file containing the full text of the thesis or dissertation.
Click Full Text-PDF to read or save a copy of the complete dissertation to your desktop or flash drive.
E-mail a summary and a link to the full text of the thesis or dissertation.
You may obtain a thesis or dissertation not available in full text by clicking on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Center's homepage. Use the book request form.

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Three Steps to Find Books

Library Catalog (Step 1)

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Research Links, click Find Books, and then click Library Catalog.
Search for books, journals, videos, theses, etc. owned by CSU Stanislaus Library.
Search by keyword, subject, title, or author (last name, first).
Use the online request form Request Materials from Main Library (in Turlock).
Use the book form and include the call number.

Link+ (Step 2)

Use if you are unable to find what you need in the Library Catalog.
Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Research Links, click Find Books, and then click Link+
You may also click on Repeat Search in in the library catalog.
Search for books owned by libraries in California and Nevada.
Click on the title of the book to access the online request link.
Use the arrow for the drop-down menu to select CSU Stanislaus.
Enter your name, your 9 digit campus ID number (begins 00...), and select Stockton as the pickup location.
Books will be delivered to Stockton in three-four working days and held for you at the Stockton Library Center.
You will be notified in your campus e-mail when the books are available to be picked up.

WorldCat (Step 3)

Use if you are unable to find what you need in the Library Catalog or Link+.
Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Research Links, click Find Books, and then click WorldCat.
Search for books, videos, theses etc. nationwide, including materials owned by CSU Stanislaus.
Click on to determine if the CSU Stanislaus Library owns the item and to locate the call number.
You may obtain items owned by other libraries by clicking on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Center's homepage. Use the book request form.

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Theses/Dissertations Guides in the CSU Stanislaus Stockton Library Center

Mauch, J. E. (1998). Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: A handbook for students and faculty. Stockton Ref LB2369 .M377 1998
Meloy, J. M. (2002). Writing the qualitative dissertation: Understanding by doing. Stockton Ref LB2369 .M38 2002
Slade, C. (2003). Form and style: Research papers, reports, theses. Stockton Ref LB2369 .C3 2003
Teitelbaum, H. (1998). How to write a thesis. Stockton Ref LB2369 .T36 1998