EDRG 5350--Reading &
Language Arts: Research & Trends
Instructor:
Mildred Murray-Ward
Sponsored by the U.S Department of Education. The largest and most
authoritative source for citations to journal articles and non-journal
literature on all
aspects of education.
Searching ERIC:
- University Library's homepage
http://library.csustan.edu/
- Click Journal Articles and Databases, then click Education.
- Click on ERIC (through FirstSearch).
- Try starting with a keyword search.
- If you are
unsure of the correct terminology to represent the concepts in your search,
browse the online thesaurus by clicking on Subjects.
- Use and to connect concepts (for example, reading instruction and
action research). 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 subscribed by the University
Library.
- 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.
- You may obtain articles from journals that the library does not subscribe by submitting an
online Interlibrary Loan Form. Click on Interlibrary Loan under
Services on the library'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 from 1966-present that are not available online may be
available on microfiche in the ERIC file cabinets in the reference section.
Use the accession number (ED plus six digits) to locate the microfiche.
- Bring the microfiche to the Circulation Desk for assistance with the
reader/printer machine.
- You may obtain documents that not owned in
the library by submitting an
online Interlibrary Loan Form. Click on Interlibrary Loan under
Services on the library's homepage. Use the book request form.
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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 and your password.
Books on Reading Research Available in the CSU Stanislaus Library
- Barr, R. D. (1991). Handbook of reading research, volume II.
REF LB1050 .H278 1984 v. 2
- Block, C. B., & Pressley, M. (2002). Comprehension instruction:
Research-based best practices. LB1050.45 .C69 2002
- Duke, N. K., & Mallette, M. H. (2004). Literacy research
methodologies. LB1050.6 .L58 2004
- Kamil, M. L. (2000). Handbook of reading research, volume III. REF
LB1050 .H278 2000
- Kamil, M. L. (2002). Methods of literacy research: The
methodology chapters from the handbook of reading research, volume III.
LB1050.6 .M48 2002
- Pearson, P. D. (1984). Handbook of reading research. REF
LB1050 .H278 1984 v. 1
- Richardson, V. (2001). Handbook of research on teaching. REF
LB1028 .H315 2001
How to evaluate and cite information
- Information about thesis requirements at CSU Stanislaus.
- Information on reference assistance, loan periods, etc.
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Revised by Warren Jacobs, Reference/Instruction Librarian, 9/09
wjacobs@csustan.edu
