Library Guides: SED-323 Parents & Families/Special Needs: Articles

Core Databases

EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's discovery service (EDS) is called EagleSearch at ORU. This interface provides access to the majority of ORU resources through a single entry point.
Quick overview of EBSCO's Discovery Service (EDS)

Searches multiple databases simultaneously.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database with book reviews, images, and some books with full-text. Areas covered include biology, chemistry, mathematics, multicultural studies, sciences, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies and more.
More database information from EBSCO.
Basic Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Advanced Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Educational Administration Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic records covering areas related to educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline; linked full-text when available.
More database information from EBSCO.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text, scholarly articles from education journals, covering all aspects of education from early childhood to higher education; includes specialties such as multilingual education, health education, testing, policies.
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ERIC - Education Database (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Contains annotated references to documents from a variety of source types including journals, monographs, conference papers, curriculum guides, policy papers for all aspects of education.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Citations to journal articles and eBooks will link to full-text if ORU has access to that resource.
Instructions on how to set up ORU Library on Google Scholar is found on the
Technical Helps LibGuide.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text content covering all aspects of humanities including articles, interviews, book reviews, reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, etc.
More database information from EBSCO.
Social & Behavioral Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect) This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text from journals and reference works related to the social & behavioral sciences.
Tips for the Advanced Search in ScienceDirect.
Tutorials on using the ScienceDirect database.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
A full-text sociology research database indexing journals, books, working papers, dissertations, conference proceedings; subjects cover criminology, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, criminal justice, social development, religion, substance abuse, and much more.
More database information from EBSCO, including title lists.
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window
Covers a broad range of subjects relevant to sociology and its related disciplines including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, social and cultural structure and more.
More database information from Ebsco, including title list.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing for millions of dissertations, with the full-text available for immediate free download and many available for purchase in print; the official digital dissertation archive for the Library of Congress.
More database information from ProQuest.

Reference Databases

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Ebook reference titles emphasizing all key disciplines; includes images, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and handbooks.
How to run a Basic search on Credo
How to use the Mind Map on Credo
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Various subject encyclopedias covering multiple disciplines.
Video tutorial: "Searching for information in Gale eBooks"

Tips & Examples

✓ Search keywords in the default field and text fields.
✓ Combine subject and keyword searching.
✓ Identify relevant descriptors (DE), or subjects, in the article record and click the link for more items on the subject.

Examples:
The examples below include a variety of formats and search types, such as database "controlled vocabularies," or subjects, with keywords. Click the links below to view the results then evaluate and tweak the search for other similar results. Use the database limits, such as date, peer-reviewed, academic journals, and subjects. Try the searches in different databases.

DE "children with disabilities" AND TX caribbean (DE=descriptor or subject term, TX=text)
"special education" AND cultur* and russia (phrase and keywords search)
DE "Special education" AND hispanic and u.s. (DE=descriptor or subject term and keywords)

Search Strategies

Boolean Operator	Strategy	Examples of key terms for searching
AND	Use to search different concepts together; produces fewer results	culture AND education
OR	Use to link similar terms; produces more results	disabilities OR special needs
NOT	Use to specify a term you do not want in the search results	(children OR child) AND disabilities NOT therapy

Other Search Techniques	Strategy	Examples of key terms for searching
Truncation (*)	Searches the ROOT of a word ended with *; searches alternative endings	educat* AND culture Searches: educate, educates, education AND culture, cultures, cultural
Phrase Search	Use quotation marks to search an exact phrase	"children with disabilities" AND educat* AND cultur*