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Psychology of Reading Research Resources
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Circulating Books
To find circulating books on wide-ranging topics using your key words or ideas:
✓ Go to the Library’s homepage ().
✓ Click Books, E-books, Video, & More to access the Kean Catalog.
✓ Scroll and type your key words in the search box underneath Find This:
✓ Click Search.
✓ Scroll down to view the search results list. Circulating titles are located in the Main Collection on the second and third floors of the Library.
✓ Make note of the call number and status for any titles of interest.
Reference Books
Listed below are reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection located on the Library’s first floor. The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding title.
Call Numbers Reference Titles
Ref BF 39 .E497 2003 Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment
Ref BF 76.7.P83 2001 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Ref BF 176 .T43 2003 Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business
Ref HQ 767.84 .E52 2005 Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science
Ref LB 15 .E473 2005 Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development
Ref LB 15 .L4695 2002 Learning Theories, A to Z
Ref LB 1028 .H315 2001 Handbook of Research on Teaching
Ref LB 1050 .H278 2000 Handbook of Reading Research
Ref LB 1050 .H2781 2002 Methods of Literacy Research
Ref LB 2395.3 .L36 2003 Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills
Ref LB 3051 .L4543 2000 Handbook of Tests and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences
Ref LC 151 .L487 2002 Literacy in America
Periodicals
Provided below is a list of select journals available in electronic format through the Library’s databases. To check holdings information for these titles and numerous other journals, go to the Library’s Periodicals List available from the Library’s homepage () by clicking Periodicals List and then clicking Periodicals List again.
Developmental Psychology
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Exceptional Children
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy
Journal of Educational Measurement
Journal of Instructional Psychology
Journal of Reading Education
Journal of Research in Reading
Journal of Literacy Research
Journal of Visual Literacy
Language Instruction
Literacy
Literacy Today
New England Reading Association Journal
Reading and Writing Quarterly
Reading Horizons
Reading Improvement
Reading Psychology
Reading Research and Instruction
Reading Research Quarterly
Reading Teacher
Reading Today
Written Language and Literacy
Electronic Databases
To start using the Library’s electronic databases to search for articles on certain topics using your key words, go to the Library’s homepage (). Click Articles & More to access the Databases. The databases are organized in two different lists. In one list the databases are listed alphabetically, and in the other list the databases are listed by subject or format. Brief directions are provided on the next pages to help you navigate these electronic databases. [Note: When you are off-campus, you will be asked to enter your Kean Library Barcode after you click on a database name. Your barcode is located on the back of your Kean University photo ID card.]
EBSCOhost To search the EBSCOhost Research Databases for scholarly articles using your key Research Databases terms:
✓ Click the letter E on the Jump to menu.
✓ Click EBSCOhost Research Databases.
✓ Click EBSCOhost Web.
✓ Select Academic Search Premier, ERIC, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, Mental Measurements Yearbook, and/or PsycBOOKS.
✓ Click Continue.
✓ Type your key terms in the search box labeled Find:
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For instance, type:
reading and beginning and parent*
✓ Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals under the Limit your results heading.
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see one or more of the following links immediately below the item: HTML Full Text, PDF Full Text, Full Text from ERIC, or Linked Full Text. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking E-mail located at the top of your screen.
✓ If full-text link options are not present and you are on-campus, click the TOUR button to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases. If off-campus, search for the journal in the Periodicals List.
ProQuest Psychology To search ProQuest Psychology Journals for scholarly articles using your key Journals terms:
✓ Click the letter P on the Jump to menu.
✓ Click ProQuest Psychology Journals.
✓ Type your key terms in the box underneath Basic Search.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For example, type:
reading skill* and motivat*
✓ Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a Full Text link, a Text + Graphics link, a Full Text - PDF link, or a combination of theses links immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking Email at the top left-hand side of your screen.
✓ If full-text link options are not present and you are on-campus, click Find a copy, then click TOUR Full Text or Check for full text via Tour Resolver to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases. If off-campus, search for the journal in the Periodicals List.
ProQuest Education To search ProQuest Education Journals for scholarly articles using your key
Journals terms:
✓ Click the letter P on the Jump to menu.
✓ Click ProQuest Education Journals (ProQuest).
✓ Type your key terms in the box underneath Basic Search.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For example, type:
reading comprehension and classroom* and discussion*
✓ Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a Full Text link, a Text + Graphics link, a Full Text - PDF link, or a combination of theses links immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking Email located at the top left-hand side of your screen.
✓ If full-text link options are not present and you are on-campus, click Find a copy, then click TOUR Full Text or Check for full text via Tour Resolver to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases. If off-campus, search for the journal in the Periodicals List.
Psychology: A SAGE To search Psychology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection for scholarly articles
Full-Text Collection using your key terms:
✓ Click the letter P on the Jump to menu.
✓ Click Psychology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection (CSA Illumina).
✓ Type your key terms in the Quick Search box.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For example, type:
"reading achieve*" and kindergart*
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed.
✓ Click View Record below a retrieved citation to see the full record including the citation, abstract (summary of the article), and descriptors (subject headings).
✓ Click Full-Text PDF to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the article record by clicking View Record, then clicking Save, Print, Email located on the top of your screen and proceed.
Education: A SAGE To search Education: A SAGE Full-Text Collection for scholarly articles
Full-Text Collection using your key terms:
✓ Click the letter E on the Jump to menu.
✓ Click Education: A SAGE Full-Text Collection (CSA Illumina).
✓ Type your key terms in the Quick Search box.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For example, type:
"reading achieve*" and kindergart*
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed.
✓ Click View Record below a retrieved citation to see the full record including the citation, abstract (summary of the article), and descriptors (subject headings).
✓ Click Full-Text PDF to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the article record by clicking View Record, then clicking Save, Print, Email located on the top of your screen and proceed.
ScienceDirect To search ScienceDirect for scholarly articles using your key terms:
✓ Click the letter S on the Jump to menu.
✓ Click ScienceDirect (Elsevier).
✓ Click the Search button to access the Basic Search Template.
✓ Type your key terms in the first and second boxes underneath Term(s):.
✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol to replace the ending of your key words and retrieve items with similar word roots. For example, type,
First Search Box: reading
Second Search Box: preschool*
✓ Click Search.
✓ Result: The first 200 article titles will be displayed. If the full-text article is available online for a specific item, you will see a Full Text + Links link, a PDF link, or both immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.
✓ E-mail the full-text article you are viewing by clicking Abstract or Full Text + Links, then click E-mail Article located in the green box on the right-hand side of your screen.
✓ Lastly, find full-text articles cited in the article by scrolling to the references section at the end of the article and clicking on Full Text + Links when provided for relevant citations.
Internet Resources
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
International Reading Association New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards – Language
Arts Literacy
Learning Point Associates
New Jersey Reading Association
Literacy
Reading Online
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