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ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) 1966 - present
A U.S. Department of Education Initiative
An essential resource for education research containing more than a million annotated references to articles published in more than 600 education journals and 1,000,000 full-text reports. The EBSCOhost interface also provides direct links to journal content for WCU students, faculty, and staff. Older items are available via microfiche; please ask for Research Assistance. ERIC Help
Academic Search Premier 1980 - present
An index to articles in over 8,000 journals (4,000 of them full-text and 3.600 of them peer-reviewed) in all subject areas including education and related topics.
PsycInfo 1887 - present
Contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in the field of psychology, dating as far back as the 1800s. Use to investigate the psychological aspects of related fields, such as sociology, education, linguistics, law and others. Links to full text are provided, but search the library catalog directly if you have trouble locating full text.
JSTOR
Search for your topic in the full text of more than 500 scholarly journals, including more than 50 in the field of education. JSTOR includes the archival runs of journals, offering cover-to-cover full text back to each journal’s first issue. Due to publisher restrictions, JSTOR usually does not include the last few years of the journals. To access the most current content available, search the library catalog by journal title. Browse Education Titles from JSTOR
Physical Education Index 1970 - present
An index to peer-reviewed journals, reports, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, and many other publications. Topics include physical education curricula, sports medicine, sports law, kinesiology, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sports sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered. Links to available full text.
Web of Science 1955 - present
One of the most comprehensive indexes available from Hunter Library. Provides access to Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Science Citation Index Expanded. Use the Cited Ref search to find articles that cite a particular author or work.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text mega-database. Useful for newstopics, current events, business, politics, and law.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) 1973 - present
Provides abstracts of articles from over 1500 scholarly serial publications. Also includes abstracts of book chapters and dissertations in all areas of linguistics and language including "all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics" and "descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics." Also covers some topics in communication, special education, and speech and hearing. Links to available full text.
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ebrary
Access to ebooks
Hunter Library’s ebrary collection contains approximately 35,000 full-text ebooks spanning most academic disciplines. The database is full-text searchable; allows the creation of personalized bookshelves, notes, and highlights; and includes an interactive suite of reference tools.
NoveList K-8
A readers' advisory service designed specifically for children in grades K-8. Books are searchable by author, title, series name, Lexile level (reading level), and plot (including character, topic, time period, and setting) to retrieve descriptions, book reviews, discussion guides, and feature articles related to books of interest. It includes lists of award-winning fiction, book lists arranged by genre and subgenre, feature articles, thematic units, teacher resources, and more.
NetLibrary
Access to ebooks
Provides access to the full text of over 25,000 reference, scholarly, professional, and fiction books in electronic or audio formats.
NoveList 1994 - present
Readers' Advisory
Offers a wealth of resources for teaching with literature, including book reviews, grab-and-go thematic and genre lists, author read-alikes, book talks, discussion guides, and teaching articles. Education resources include picture book extenders and young adult author biographies. The advanced search screen allows searches by interest and reading levels. Users can create their own book lists.
Also available from NC Live
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ulrichsweb)
Use this great tool to find more information about individual publications, such as whether they are peer-reviewed. Journals that are peer reviewed will be listed as "refereed" under "journal type." Browse or search tables of contents of some titles. To locate full text, search the library catalog by journal title.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online tool for organizing, storing, and sharing citations. Citations can be selected and easily downloaded from most of the library’s databases. They can then be formatted in the needed style (MLA, APA, etc.), shared with other project members, or quickly turned into a bibliography or works cited list. Check the excellent tutorial.
ETS TestLink
From the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a searchable library of more than 26,000 standardized tests and other research instruments covering six major types: achievement; vocational; cognitive, aptitude, and intelligence; tests for special populations; attitude and affective measures; and personality tests. Contains abstracts. Some full text available for download via the ETS store for $25 per test.
Mental Measurements Yearbook
A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments within psychology, education, business, and leadership. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present.
Learning Express Library
Provides an interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Features include immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analyses. Study and test-preparation guides are also provided in searchable ebook form.
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