Foundations of
Education
Overview
• Library Website
• Library Catalog
• Collections in the Library
• Searching Techniques
• Searching for Articles
About the library &
What’s happening
Information about the
library can be found here.
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information.
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When you have
questions, we have
answers. Ask us
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phone or in person.
When we don’t have the
material we will get it from
another library for you (ILL)
or if you live too far from
campus we will send
materials to you through
the postal service or email.
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sites for your
convenience.
Off-campus access
If you have problems logging in, please contact us.
http://www.swosu.edu/library/infoservices/remoteaccess.asp
If you are off-campus and trying to access a restricted section of the
library’s resources, you will be prompted for your username and
password. Students enter your webmail username and password and
you should be able to proceed with no problems. Students
experiencing problems should contact the library’s Reference Desk
[(580) 774-7082 ] for assistance.
Library Catalog Found
Here
Helpful Hints
NetLibrary
Ebrary
• 1 user per book
• In Library
Catalog
• Account system
• Multiple users
per book
• Autonomous
• Personal
Bookshelf
Collections in the
Library
Collections Specific to
Education
• Curriculum Collection
– Textbooks and curriculum materials “up for” or
have been adopted for use in the state of
Oklahoma.
– Adopted textbooks circulate.
(you can check them out)
• Reavis Collection
– Special materials written on education topics
for a professional audience.
• ENC Collection
– Specialized curriculum materials for the fields
of Math and Science.
• Juvenile Collection
– Non-fiction and fiction books for children and
young adults.
Searching
Techniques
Keyword vs. Subject
• Natural
language
• Flexible
terminology
• Less accurate
• Use with
Boolean
• Predetermined
terminology
• Thesaurus
• More precise
More about Keyword
Searching
• Use phrasing for
single concept,
multiple words
– (educational
system)
– “Early childhood
education”
• Most common use of
“ ” & ( ):
– Basic phrase
– Proper names
– Slogans,
advertisements
– Famous quotes
– Movie titles, song
titles, etc.
– Hyphenated words
• Truncation
– * or ?
• How to use:
– Roots
• Teach*
– Vowels
• Wom*n
Basics of operators
• AND
– children AND television
– children AND violence
– children AND television AND
violence
• OR
– child OR adolescent
– television OR video
– violence OR bullying OR
harassment
• NOT
– children NOT babies
– television NOT YouTube
– video NOT game NOT music
Subject
• Predetermined
terminology
– Library of
Congress
– National Library of
Medicine
– ERIC (US Dept of
Education)
• More difficult to
use in searches
• Very precise
• Sometimes
referred to as
“descriptors.”
Searching for
Articles
Databases available
for Education Majors
General Articles
Specialized
• Education
Research
Complete
• ERIC
• Academic Search
Complete
• CQ Researcher
• Issues &
Controversies
• JSTOR Journal
Archive
• Project Muse
Journal Archive
• Mental
Measurements
Yearbook
• Cabell's
Directories
• KCDL: Kraus
Curriculum
Development
Library
• SPORTDiscus
The Articles section is for locating journal
information. You can look up articles by
subject, alphabetical order or use the
Periodicals List to see if we own a
particular journal either online or in the
library.
For education related
searches Click the
“Education” option.
For general education articles you will want to search either ERIC or
Education Research Complete. Education Research Complete just has
articles, while ERIC is a depository of various types of information about
education from the U.S. Department of Education.
Amendment Topic Summary:
I. Establishment of religion
prohibited.
Freedom of speech and press;
right to assemble and
petition
IV. Unreasonable search and
seizure
X. Rights reserved to the states
XIV. Citizenship rights. Due
process of law. Equal
protection of the laws
Keyword Ideas:
•
•
•
•
1st Amendment –
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
academic freedom
prayer in school
religious freedoms
4th Amendment –
search and seizure
unreasonable
warrants
electronic surveillance/wiretapping
right to privacy
arrest and criminal law
10th Amendment –
police powers
guns and school zones
violence against women
state rights versus national law
14th Amendment –
protective rights
citizenship protection
due process
equal protection of the law
privileges and immunities
affirmative action
school busing
• Databases with the type of
information you will need for
your assignments:
• Education Research Complete
• CQ Researcher
• Issues and Controversies
• ERIC
• Academic Search Complete
For Educators
• Finding articles regarding your
special interests or a particular
field of study.
– Education Research Complete
– ERIC
Constitution Reference
Sources:
Maddex, Robert L. The U.S.
Constitution A to Z.
Washington, D.C.: CQ Press,
2002.
Vile, John R. Encyclopedia of
Constitutional Amendments,
Proposed Amendments, and
Amending Issues, 1789-2002.
2nd ed. Santa Barbara: ABCCLIO, 2003.
Questions??
• Please contact me:
– Jane Long
Reference Services Librarian
• 774-3030
• jane.long@swosu.edu