Alder GSE Library

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EBSCO eBooks Education Collection This e-book collection covers a broad range of education topics from curriculum building to student behavior and dynamics. Titles range from introductory text for undergraduate coursework to more complex works for advanced scholars. Watch this 1 minute tutorial. POPULI LOGIN REQUIRED.
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) EDS is a discovery research tool that allows users to search numerous databases, particularly for scholarly articles. Learn more by viewing this 3-minute video on using the EDS. POPULI LOGIN REQUIRED.
EdArXiv An open repository of pre-print (pre-peer reviewed) publications for research in education.
ERIC From the U.S. Department of Education, Educational Resource Information Center, ERIC provides 1.5 million records of journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides. When searching, please be sure to click on “Full text available on ERIC”.
Dimensions Research Integrity Data-driven insights to help identify the quality and research integrity of publications such as educational research.
Education Commons Find new research publications in the field of education.
Excelsior OWL Check this site for APA in-text citation, formatting or references help.
Google Scholar A search engine that provides links to full-text articles to which Alder Library subscribes or to articles made freely available by the publisher. Scholar also provides articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and scholarly articles posted on the web.
Internet Archive You can create a free account where you can borrow free e-books.
Mometrix Studying for CSET, CBEST or RICA? Check out this database to get test prep materials and sample questions on these exams all online. Note: You must be online to access the materials. The database does not allow users to download or save these files. POPULI LOGIN REQUIRED.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. You can find reports, policies, and data in this website.
Natural Reader Looking for text to speech tool? Natural reader has a free version that can provide some support for you where you can hear texts being read out loud. If you prefer using Google Doc, see here for instructions.
PsyArxiv Preprints PsyArXiv (psychology archive) is designed to facilitate rapid dissemination of psychological research and educational research.
Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) The Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) is a dedicated archive for storing and sharing digital data (and accompanying documentation) generated or collected through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences and related disciplines.
Sage eJournal Collection This database provides online access to the full text of individual SAGE journals in the field of education. POPULI LOGIN REQUIRED.
SemanticScholar A free research and discovery tool that provides access to over 170 million research publications in all scientific domains. Powered by AI, Semantic Scholar enables you to find relevant information more quickly, helps you stay-up-to-date, and manage your papers.
Teaching Channel Complete classroom observations online. Videos that showcase current teaching techniques, model best teaching practices, and provide immediate ideas to support student learning. Includes full, unedited lessons that provide a realistic view of classrooms. Sortable by grade-level (K-12), subject area, and topic. POPULI LOGIN REQUIRED.
Trello Trello is the visual tool that empowers your team to manage any type of project, workflow, or task tracking.
Zenodo Zenodo is a general-purpose open repository developed under the European OpenAIRE program and operated by CERN. It allows researchers to deposit research papers, data sets, research software, reports, and any other research related digital artefacts.

 

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General Formatting for APA Citation These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. The sections contain resources on in-text citation and the References page.