How to Use the Education Databases
Watch the video below to learn the tips and tricks of searching the education database.
Databases
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EBSCO Search This link opens in a new windowNot one database but over a dozen different databases on the EBSCOhost platform, covering a wide array of topics and sources, combined here to search them all at once.
Great for business, economics, nursing, health sciences, communication, education, literary studies, music, psychology, public administration, social work, and sports & exercise sciences.
Not as great for history, natural and applied sciences, the arts, philosophy, sociology, or magazines/newspapers. -
Education Source This link opens in a new windowScholarly research database from EBSCO covering early childhood to higher education and diverse educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Indexing for more than 3500 journals and full text for over 2000 journals, 500 books, and 1700 conference papers. Coverage from 1800 to present.
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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowFull-text, searchable access to more than 175 specific encyclopedias in many subjects, including business, social sciences, history, biography, religion, popular culture, and much more.
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Mometrix eLibrary This link opens in a new windowOffers study guides for such tests as the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TExES ACT, SAT, CLEP, GED, STAAR, and many dozens more in 16 categories such as Nursing, Graduate & Professional, Career, Personal Fitness, Business, and more.
Also includes an Employment Resources section covering creating a resume, writing a cover letter, applying for jobs online, interviewing, negotiating an offer, and more. -
Sage Journals Online This link opens in a new windowFull-text from 860+ scholarly journals, with excellent coverage for criminology, psychology, sociology, health sciences and the humanities. Numerous journals also cover education, general and international business, and management.
