USER Guide for EBSCOhost Research Databases - Education University of ...

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Research Databases

The Library has subscribed to the following EBSCOhost databases, which are "EdLINK-enabled":

(Note: EdLINK is an integrated e-resources linking platform. Simply click on the "EdLINK" button in the result list and you will be directed to the full text of an article or Library Catalogue.)

Academic Search Ultimate- Academic Search Ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women's studies, zoology and more. Art & Art & Architecture Source ? Covers a broad range of subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. It features full-text articles, indexing and abstracts for an array of journals, books and more. ATLA Religion Database - Provides information on topics such as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. British Education Index - The British Education Index (BEI) provides information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK. Strengths include aspects of educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs. It covers all aspects of education from preschool to higher education. Sources include education and training journals, mostly published in the UK. Some international literature is included. CINAHL with Full Text - Covers nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health ... Econlit - It provides links to full-text articles in all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics, and much more. Education Full Text(1929 ? 1983) - Subject coverage includes adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods and much more. Education Index Retrospective - Subject coverage includes adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods and much more. Education Research Complete - A bibliographic and full text database containing scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include teacher education, curriculum planning, school administration, teaching and learning, language arts, civic education and many more. Environment Complete - Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. ERIC -Contains Resources In Education (RIE) file of document citations and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) file of journal article citations from over 980 professional journals. Family & Society Studies Worldwide -Providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. Gender Studies Database ? Covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship. GreenFILE ? Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts - Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval... MAS Ultra - School Edition -Provides full text for over 500 popular publications, with information dating back as far as 1975 for key magazines. MLA International Bibliography - Subjects consist of literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Primary Search Provides full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. MEDLINE Provides medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Music Index Index of journal articles about classical and popular music from international music periodicals. Topics include forms and types of music, musical instruments from the earliest times to modern electronic instruments, plus computer produced music. Primary Search - Designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children's rooms, contains full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines. Professional Development Collection Provides a collection of over 500 full text journals, including more than 300 peer-reviewed titles. In addition to full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for nearly 800 journals. Full text information dates back as 1985.

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PsycARTICLES / PsycBOOKS / PsycINFO - Included is information on the psychological aspects of related fields

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text

Provides music researchers with access to the richest and most comprehensive full-text resources of scholarly music

research..

SPORTDiscus with Full Text

Provides full text access to over 230 journals in sport and related disciplines.

The Serials Directory

Provides up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information and pricing for U.S. and international periodicals including

newspapers.

1a. Type in keyword(s) in

1. Basic Search

the Search Box

1d.Click Search

1b. Limit your search for Full Text, Peer Review Journals, Date Published, etc.

2. Advanced Search

2b. Use Operators AND, OR, NOT to link the keywords.

2d. Limit your search for Full text, Peer Review Journals, Date Published, etc.

1c.Expand your results to search for related words, full text etc.

2a. Type in keyword(s) in the Search Box and select the field you want to search on , eg. Title, Author, etc.

2c. Expand your results to search for related words or within the full text, etc.

3. Other Search Options

Search for publication

Subject term with subdivision and related terms

Click `More' button to open

`Images', `Indexes' and `A to Z

Publication Locator' menus

Go Back to main

menu to choose database(s)

Some databases provide the ability to "browse references."

Cited References or Times

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Click the title to view citation, to print, to e-mail, to save or add to folder etc.

Click Full Text hyperlink here to view full text in PDF format.

Click `EdLINK' button to open Edlink Menu and check availability of full text

EdLINK Menu

This example indicates full text article are available and then click "Go" button to load the full text

Check holdings in library catalogue or in other UGC Libraries' catalogue

Click to display the citation information in MLA, APA, Chicago or CBE format

To locate more information related to the journal article via a web search engine

To search for related information in Google Scholar

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5. Print, E-mail & Save Options

From the result list, click Add to folder

You may choose Print, E-mail, Save or Export etc in the result details page and under the "Tools".

6. My EBSCOhost It is a personal folder to allow you to save your search results and links to searches, saved searches, search alerts, journal alerts and web pages.

1. Click Sign in to My EBSCOhost

2. Click Create a New

Account if you are first time user

4. Once you have signed in, the EBSCOhost icon displays a MY banner on it.

3. Enter all the required information and click Save Changes

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