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FRIEDSAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY 

EDUC 500 Resources

Professor:  Dr. G. Gibbs
Librarian:  Ann M. Tenglund [e-mail: ateng@sbu.edu ; phone: 375-2378]
Date of library session:  Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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Finding Books and Other Materials in the Library

• Use FRIAR, our online catalog.

  • FRIAR contains records for print and other items that are physically owned by the library.

  • Electronic journals can be found by using the journal locator.

  • Be sure to write down the color code for the item--consult the signs or use the arrows on the main staircase to find the right floor where your item is.

Finding Articles

• Use a variety of databases, depending upon your topic. Good databases to start with include:

  • Academic Search Premier (Login links: On Campus OR Off Campus)

  • ProQuest Research Library

  • ERIC (Login links: On Campus OR Off Campus)

  • Professional Development Collection (Login links: On Campus OR Off Campus)

Finding Dissertations

• Use the "Publication Type" limiter in ERIC (choose "Dissertations/Theses: All" for best results)

• Open access dissertations/theses (full text, online, for free!): http://www.proquest.com/products_umi/dissertations/pqdt.shtml

• Google Scholar also includes a limited number of dissertations and theses.

• Dr. Gibbs recommends looking at a few dissertations to see how educational research is organized and presented.

  Citing What You Use

• Use Noodletools to help you format citations in your research paper.
• Need help understanding what a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is? Find out more here!