EDRG 5350--Reading & Language Arts: Research & Trends
Instructor: Mary Borba

ERIC

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 ERIC (through FirstSearch).
Try starting with a keyword search.
Use core terms or phrases for your search, not sentences. 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 iby 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 not owned by 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.

Academic Search Elite

Good starting point for your research.
Index to over 8 million articles published in over 3000 periodicals, including 2500 peer-reviewed journals representing all disciplines, with full-text articles from over 1500 peer-reviewed journals and 500 general periodicals.
Click Journal Articles and Databases, then click Education.
Limit the current search to Full Text to retrieve the complete article instead of only citations and abstracts.
Limit the current search to Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed Journals) to retrieve results from scholarly journals.
You may also limit by date, publication type, or journal title.

Retrieving articles:

Click on the title of the article to read the full text.
To print or e-mail full-text articles, use the links at the top of the screen.
If the full text is unavailable in Academic Search Elite, click to determine if the full text is available in another database, or in print in the University Library.
The subject terms displayed towards the top of the screen can give you ideas for other search terms.

Education Full Text

Many full text articles from education journals from 1984-present.
Click Journal Articles and Databases, 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.

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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.
Click Journal Articles and Databases, then click Theses or Dissertations.
Click 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 through Interlibrary Loan from the University Library's homepage. Use the book request form.

Books on Reading Research Available in the CSU Stanislaus Library

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
Gentry, J. R. (2006). Breaking the code: The new science of beginning reading and writing. LB1525 .G46 2006
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
Richardson, V. (2001). Handbook of research on teaching. REF LB1028 .H315 2001
Snowling, M. J., & Hulme, C. (2007). The science of reading: A handbook. LB1050 .S365 2007