EDGS 5510--Introduction to Educational Research
Instructor: Ramón Vega de Jesús
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://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Education.
- Click on ERIC (through FirstSearch).
- Try starting with a keyword search.
- Use core terms or phrases for your search, not sentences.
- Separate different concepts with the word and (for
example, academic achievement and gender).
- Browse through the results and look at the descriptors to get
ideas for other search terms.
- You may limit your results to journal articles or to documents.
When you limit to journal articles, also limit to subscriptions
held by my library to find articles from journals to which we
subscribe.
- Limit to Peer Reviewed for journal articles validated by
scholars in the field.
Finding Articles and Documents:
- The book/building California State University, Stanislaus icon at the
beginning of an ERIC Journal record means our library subscribes to that
journal.
- Click the Find It! button 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 the Request Materials from Main Library link
on the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
- You can obtain articles from journals that we do not subscribe in
the library by submitting an
online Interlibrary Loan Form. Click on Materials Not Owned in
Stockton or Turlock from the Stockton Library Access Center's
homepage.
- 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 Find It! link on the detailed record to retrieve
the full text of the document online.
- Many of the ERIC documents from 1993-present are now available online as
PDF files.
- Documents that are not available online
may be available on microfiche in Turlock. Use the online request form Request
Materials from Main Library.
- Use the book form for ERIC Documents.
- Include the accession number (ED plus six digits).
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Theses and Dissertations.
- Click on Dissertation Abstracts.
- Search for dissertations and theses done at institutions
worldwide.
- To obtain a dissertation from Dissertation Abstracts, click on Materials
Not Owned in Stockton or Turlock from the Stockton Library Access
Center's homepage.
- Use the "Request a Book" link on our online
Interlibrary Loan form
- Search in the same way as described for ERIC (above).
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage
http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Articles, click Databases.
- Click on Theses and Dissertations.
- Click on WorldCat Dissertations.
- Search for theses and dissertations in libraries across the nation.
- To obtain a thesis or dissertation listed in WorldCat Dissertations, click on Materials Not
Owned in Stockton or Turlock from the Stockton Library Access
Center's homepage.
- Use the "Request a Book" link on our
online Interlibrary Loan form
- Search in the same way as described for ERIC (above).
- Stockton Library Access Center's homepage
http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
- Under Find Books and More, click Other Libraries.
- Click on WorldCat. Search in the same way as described for ERIC (above).
- Search for books, videos, theses etc. nationwide, including materials
owned by CSU Stanislaus.
- Click on the Find It! link to determine if the University
Library owns the item and to locate the call number.
- If you need to request books, ERIC documents, theses, video recordings,
etc. from the Main Library in Turlock, click on the
Request
Materials from Main Library link on the Stockton Library Access Center's
homepage. Use the book request form.
- To obtain items owned by other libraries, click on Materials Not
Owned in Stockton or Turlock from the Stockton Library Access
Center's homepage.
- Use the "Request a Book" link on our
online Interlibrary Loan form
Some Books on Theses/Dissertations Available in the CSU Stanislaus
Stockton Library Access 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
How to evaluate and cite information
- Information about thesis requirements at CSU Stanislaus.
- Information on reference assistance, loan periods, etc.
Revised by Warren Jacobs, Reference Librarian, 2/08
Based on materials by Arthur Buell, Reference Coordinator, 9/03
