EducationResearch Resources

Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate Professor

Reference Librarian

and Information Literacy Coordinator

Ext. 6089

jgill@ccny.cuny.edu

http://learningthelibrary.com

• Accessing databases from off campus• Proxy Account• Principles of searching• Subject related databases

– EbscoHost Premier• ERIC • PsychArticles• PsychInfo

– Education Full Text– JSTOR– Project Muse– Interlibrary Loans– E-Journals– Finding journals that are not online– CUNY+

• CLICS• Renewing books online

– Research by subject

Educational ResearchContents

• From the City College Library home page click “Databases A-Z” link.

http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/library/

Accessing Databases from off campus

Select your database .

Accessing Databases from off campus

Proxy AccountSearching when off-campus

• Fill in your email address and create a password.

• First time users and those who have forgotten their password will be asked to enter their barcode number.

• Next you will be asked to type in your name, email, and create a password.

• When you access the databases the next time you will only have to type in your email and password.

Proxy AccountSearching when off-campus

Principles of Searching

Similar ideas are expressedin a word with different endings.

educateeducatingeducated

education, etc.

educat* will retrieve all of these words

The asterisk * is a wild card or truncation symbol. All words starting with the letters before the asterisk will be retrieved

secondary education OR

middle school

Anything in either of these circlesIs recovered

Secondaryeducation

Middleschool

Boolean Searching

Combine search terms

“OR” yields the most results

Boolean Searching

“AND” makes your search more specific

Only the overlap of the circles arerecovered

Secondaryeducation

Middleschool

Boolean Searching

Boolean Searching

Same combined

search terms

“AND” yields less results but articles are more specific.

Boolean Searching

Add a third search term

Even fewer results are presented.

EBSCOHOST

EBSCOhost Premier is a portal to 30 databases providing indexing and abstracting for tens of thousands of scholarly journals, magazines, and reference sources in all areas of study. Many of these databases include full text articles. The academic level of the publications covered varies depending on the database, but the brief descriptions on the opening page will help you determine whether a particular database is appropriate for you.

Selecting a database

Select ‘Databases A-

Z”.

Select the first letter of the database

name.

Select the database

name.

EBSCOHOST

• In EBSCOHOST you can search many databases simultaneously.

• Go down the list and select all the databases relevant to your search by checking database selection box.

EBSCOHOST

• Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search.

• Select search options to refine your search. You can use limiters or expanders to broaden or narrow the focus of your search.

EBSCOHOST• Additional

options are available to refine

your search.

EBSCOHOST

• The results are displayed showing the citation and a link to the full text.

EBSCOHOST• PDF or HTML full

text can be saved to a diskette.

• The PDF text can only be viewed in the Adobe Acrobat software.

• If the software is not available on your computer it can be downloaded from http://Adobe.com

• .

EBSCOHOST• Click this link to

send the Full text to your E-MAIL account.

EBSCOHOST• Enter your e-mail

address, subject, and click send.

EBSCOHOST• Click this

link to return to your search results or begin a new search.

Databases A-Z

Education Full Text

Education Full Text provides full indexing and abstracting of almost 700 education journals and magazines; of these, 284 are available in full text. Subjects covered include all areas of education: K-12, higher education, special education, and adult education. The publications vary from scholarly peer-reviewed journals to more popular education magazines. Thus, the database is useful for persons at all levels of knowledge. Images are in black and white only.

Education Full Text

• Click this link to begin searching Education full- text.

• Enter your search terms.

• Select full text and peer review.

• Click SEARCH.

Education Full Text

• Here are the journal articles on your topic. Click the title to view the full text.

Education Full Text

• This is the full text of the article. You can save, print , or email.

Education Full Text

Databases A-Z

J-STOR

JSTOR provides full-text access to more than 300 scholarly journals offering more than 886,000 full-length articles going back to 1838. Here are the subject areas addressed: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Asian Studies, Botany, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. Updated frequently, JSTOR covers important research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, and other items published in key

journals.

J-STOR

• Click advanced search. Advanced search provides additional help features not found in Basic search.

J-STOR

• You can type in your search terms here.

• For example, Asian American education New York.

• Select type

J-STOR

• Select the disciplines and or journals for this search.

J-STOR

• Results are listed by relevance. The list may be sorted by date and the title of the journal.

• Click the title link to view the citation and abstract.

J-STOR

• The complete article may be viewed on this page.

J-STOR

• Click this link to download the file to a disk.

Databases A-Z

Project MUSE is a database consisting of over 300 peer-reviewed scholarly journals, mostly in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, published primarily by small scholarly or university presses. This database is more appropriate for the advanced student or scholar, but lower level undergraduates may also find useful material.

Project Muse

• Select “Article Search”.

Project Muse

• On the search page type your topic in the search box.

• Click “Search”.

Project Muse

• Locate your article and click either the “HTML” or “PDF” link to view the full text of the article.

Project Muse

• This is a PDF file.

• You can view the complete article online .

• You can also email, print, or save the complete article.

Project Muse

• Project Muse database allows you to export your documents into “RefWorks” (citation database) to create a bibliography.

• You select the articles you want to export to RefWorks by checking the boxes preceding the title of the article.

RefWorks

• RefWorks opens to the sign in page. You can learn more about RefWorks by viewing a PowerPoint tutorial on RefWorks at my site http://learningthelibrary.com

Interlibrary Loans

Interlibrary LoansFinding materials not owned

by CCNY LibrariesInterlibrary loans are free

▪ Reprints of journal articles▪ Reprints of magazine articles▪ Temporary loan of books, some dissertations, reports, documents – but not

textbooks

Books owned by CUNY must be requested using CUNY+ through CLICS

• Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. • You will be notified via email when the book has arrived at the Circulation

Desk . • Loan period is 3 weeks.• Articles are sent to your email account.

Interlibrary LoansSending a loan request

CCNY Libraries Homepage

• To request an Interlibrary Loan you need the citation (author, title, year etc.) .

• You can request an Interlibrary Loan by going to the CCNY Libraries homepage.

• Click “Services” and then click “Interlibrary Loans”.

Interlibrary Loans

Click “ILL Request” link

Interlibrary LoansSending a loan request

WorldCat DatabaseInterlibrary Loans can be searched and

ordered in WorldCat.

Click “Databases A-Z” and click “WorldCat”.

Interlibrary LoansSending a loan request

WorldCat Database1. Enter

search terms here

2. Locate your title.

3. Click the ILL link.

4. Fill in the form and submit.

Interlibrary Loans

E-Journals

Looking for a particular journal article? Go to E-Journals on the CCNY Libraries Database page.

E-Journals

• Go to the CCNY Libraries homepage and click “Databases A-Z”.

E-Journals

• Select E-Journals A to Z”.

• Type in the name of the journal and click “Search”.

• You can select any one of the databases to find your article.

E-Journals

• Select the year and issue.

E-Journals

• Select the title of the article and view the full text.

E-Journals

Finding Journals that are not online

Journal Title Search

• Click “Journal Title Search” and type your title in the search box..

Journal Title Search

• Identify your title.

• On the right of the title is the college link. Click this link to view the all paper issues.

Journal Title Search

Journal Title Search• This is a list

of “Bound” journals which are located on the

1st floor.

Journal Title Search

• Paper journals are shown here.

• Go to the Circulation Desk to request the journal.

BooksGovernment DocumentsAudio Visual Materials Journal subscriptions

CLICSRenewing Books Online

CUNY+

CUNY+ Catalog/Internet stations,

2nd Floor

Searching in CUNY+• From the City

College Libraries homepage type your search request in the box provided.

• Use the pull-down menu to identify your search.

• Click “Search”.• You can also

click this link to begin in the CUNY Union catalog.

• Select the “City College” link to view the call number.

Searching in CUNY+

• This is the location of the book.

• The call number is noted here.

• Item status tells you that the book can be checked out.

• Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out.

Searching in CUNY+

Book Location ChartOnce you have the call number look at the first letter of the call number and look at the Book Location Charts which are posted near the computer catalogs on the 2nd floor.

Circulation Policy

Undergraduate and Graduate Students 3 weeks with 4 online renewals

http://Circulation Policy

CUNY+ - CLICS

• If you have chosen a book from another CUNY College you can pick the book up yourself or you can have the book sent to City College and you can pick the book up at the City College Circulation Desk. This is called a CLICS Book Request.

• Click this link to request the book.

CUNY+ - CLICS

• Enter you barcode number.

• You barcode must be validated once a semester at the Circulation Desk.

• Your barcode is also your password.

CUNY+ - CLICS

• Click “Go” to submit your request. You will see a confirmation page – Click “Go” a second time.

• The book will normally be available to you within 48 hours of your request. If the book is not available, you will receive an e-mail notice.

Go to CUNY+ and click “My Account”.

CUNY+ - Renewing materials from off campus

CUNY+ - Renewing materials from off campus

Click “My Account” to login in.

Type in your 14 digit barcode number found on the back of your CCNY ID card.

Click “Log in”.

1. Select “Loans”.

2. Select the number next to

the materials that you want to

renew.

3. Click “Renew”.

CUNY+ - Renewing materials from off campus

• From the City College Library home page click “Research by Subject” link.

Research by Subject

Select a subject.

Research by Subject

– Within each subject related page you will find topics that will lead you to additional databases and web pages,

Research by Subject

Circulation Desk, 2nd Floor

Reference Desk , 2nd Floor

Bound Periodicals, 1st Floor

PowerPoint Tutorials

Prof. Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate Professor

Reference Librarian

and Information Literacy Coordinator

Ext. 6089

jgill@ccny.cuny.edu

http://learningthelibrary.com