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Circulating Books, Electronic Books, and U.S. Government Documents

To find circulating books, as well as electronic books and U.S. government online documents, on wide-ranging topics using your key words or ideas:

✓ Go to the Kean University Library’s home page located at .

✓ Click Books, E-books, Videos, & More to access the Kean Catalog.

✓ Type your key words in the search box underneath Find This:

✓ Limit your search results to particular types of records (such as, Main Collection books, Reference Collection books, or U.S. Government Online Document) by selecting an option from the Limit Your Search menu.

✓ Click Search.

✓ Evaluate your search results.

✓ Make note of the Library Location designation for any titles of interest. A designation of Main Collection means that the book is a circulating title, while Reference Collection means that the book does not circulate. A designation of U.S. Government Online Document or Electronic Resource means that the item is available online; you may access the material online by clicking the title, then clicking the hyperlink next to the words Linked Resource.

✓ Make note of the call number and status for any Main Collection titles of interest. When a Main Collection book’s Status is Available, this means that the book is not checked out. Circulating titles are located in the Main Collection on the second and third floors of the Kean University Library.

Reference Books

Listed below are reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection located on the first floor of the Library. The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding title.

Call Numbers Reference Titles

Ref KF 4118 .A39 2005 American Public School Law

Ref LA 217.2 .A45 2006 Almanac of American Education, 2006

Ref LB 15 .E47 2003 Encyclopedia of Education

Ref LB 15 .E473 2005 Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development

Ref LB 17 .U54 2001 Encyclopedia of American Education

Ref LB 1028.3 .H355 2004 Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology

Ref LB 1028.43 .H36 2006 Handbook of Research on Literacy in Technology at the K-12 Level

Ref LB 1044.87 .L45 2004 Essential Websites for Educational Leaders in the 21st Century

Ref LB 1555 .H297 2005 Elementary Education

Ref LB 1570 .J33 2003 Curriculum Trends: A Reference Handbook

Ref LB 1590.3 .C735 2004 Critical Thinking and Learning

Ref LB 2805 .E527 2006 Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration

Ref LB 2805 .S262 2005 Sage Handbook of Educational Leadership

Ref LB 3047 .D57 2005 Directory of Historical Textbook and Curriculum Collections

Ref LC 189 .I53 2003 International Handbook on the Sociology of Education

Ref LC 1099.3 .H35 2004 Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education

Ref LC 3981 .S577 2005 Special Education Almanac

Ref LC 4007 .E53 2000 Encyclopedia of Special Education

Ref LC 4007 .E53 2002 Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education

Ref LC 4704.5 .T86 2006 Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities

Ref LC 5131 .P7 2006 Praeger Handbook of Urban Education

Ref LC 5211 .E516 2005 Encyclopedia of Distance Learning

Ref LC 5211 .I56 2005 International Encyclopedia of Adult Education

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.

British Journal of Special Education  Journal of Special Education Technology

European Journal of Special Needs Education Remedial and Special Education

Exceptional Children Teacher Education and Special Education

Focus on Exceptional Children Teaching Exceptional Children

Journal of Special Education Topics in Early Childhood Special Education  

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 home page (). 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 bar code after you click on a database name. Your bar code 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 terms:

✓ Click the letter E on the Jump to menu.

✓ Click EBSCOhost Research Databases.

✓ Click EBSCOhost Web.

✓ Select Academic Search Premier, ERIC, and/or Professional Development Collection.

✓ 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 “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:

special educ* and high stakes test*

✓ 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, click the TOUR button to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases

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 “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:

no child left behind and special educ*

✓ 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.

Education Full Text To search Education Full Text (WilsonWeb) for scholarly articles using your key terms:

✓ Click the letter E on the Jump to menu.

✓ Click Education Full Text (WilsonWeb).

✓ Type your key terms in the first, second, and/or third boxes adjacent to Find.

✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:

First search box: “special educ*” or “special need*” or differ* or disabil*

Second search box: “no child left behind”

Third search box: assess*

✓ Limit your results to articles reviewed or judged by scholars in the field (in other words, scholarly or peer reviewed articles) by selecting Peer Reviewed.

✓ Click Start.

✓ 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 HTML link, a Full Text PDF link, or both immediately below the item. Click one of these links to view the full-text article.

✓ E-mail the article you are currently viewing by clicking the blue Print Email Save button located on the left-hand side of your screen.

✓ If full-text link options are not present, click the TOUR button to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.

SAGE Journals Online To search Sage Journals Online for scholarly articles using your key terms:

✓ Click the letter S on the Jump to menu.

✓ Click Sage Journals Online.

✓ Click Advanced Search underneath the Quick Search box.

✓ Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, using the first row of search boxes, type:

Left-hand search box: inclus* Right-hand search box: school reform*

✓ Note that the “and” operator combines terms and retrieves items containing all of the terms.

✓ Click Search.

✓ Result: The first 10 retrieved citations will be displayed. For any item that shows the message this article is AVAILABLE to you on the left-hand side of the screen, click the Full Text (PDF) link immediately below the item to view the full-text article.

✓ E-mail the full-text article you are viewing by clicking Abstract, then click E-mail this Article to a Friend located in the gray box on the right-hand side of your screen.

✓ If you do not see the message this article is AVAILABLE to you, search for the journal in the Periodicals List to check the availability of full-text for the article in other Kean University Library databases.

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 next to Term(s):.

✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the “or” operator to retrieve one or more of the grouped terms (not necessarily all of the grouped terms). Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:

First Search Box: child* and development Second Search Box: motor and cognit*

✓ Click Search.

✓ Result: The first 100 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 Summary Plus, Abstract, or Full Text + Links, then click E-mail Article located at the top of the article or abstract.

✓ Lastly, find full-text articles cited in the article by scrolling to the references section at the end of the article and clicking Full Text via CrossRef when provided for relevant citations.

CQ Electronic Library To search CQ Electronic Library for reports using your key terms:

✓ Click the letter C on the Jump to menu.

✓ Click CQ Electronic Library (Congressional Quarterly).

✓ Type search terms in the search box on the left labeled All CQEL Search: Search across your library’s CQEL collections.

✓ Click Go.

✓ Click titles in the results list to access full-text reports.

✓ Alternatively, click Advanced Search for the Advanced Search template.

✓ Type your key terms in the search box.

✓ Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type:

special educat* and inclus*

✓ Click Search.

✓ Result: The first 30 retrieved report titles will be displayed. Click one of the titles to view the full-text report.

✓ View a report in PDF (page image) format by clicking either the PDF Color or PDF B/W button (when available) in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

✓ E-mail the report you are currently viewing by clicking E-mail This Document or E-mail Report.

Gale Virtual Reference To search the Gale Virtual Reference Library for encyclopedia and other reference

Library book articles using your key terms:

✓ Click the letter G on the Jump to menu.

✓ Click Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson GALE).

✓ Click Proceed.

✓ In the Basic Search box, type your key terms next to the word Find:

✓ 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 after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: Plato and philosoph* and educ*

✓ Click Search.

✓ Result: The first 20 retrieved article titles will be displayed. Examine retrieved items. Click either the Full-text, Full-text with Graphics, or PDF Pages link immediately below the item to view the full-text article.

✓ E-mail the article you are viewing by clicking E-mail at the top of the Full-text or Full-text with Graphics screen.

Internet Resources

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)



Educator’s Reference Desk



Federal Resource Center for Special Education



Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)



Learning Disabilities Online



National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)



National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities



National Library of Education



New Jersey Administrative Code – Title 6A and 6



New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education



No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)



No Child Left Behind in New Jersey



Office of Special Education

New Jersey Department of Education



Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS)



Special Education News



Special Education Resources on the Internet



U.S. Department of Education



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Copyright © 2007, Kean University Library

Created by Ms. Linda Cifelli, Ms. Caroline Geck, & Ms. Chrisler Pitts.

September 20, 2007

KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

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Special Education Research Resources

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