Education Subject Guide

  Articles
Journals
Books + Media
Reference Sources
Statistics
  Websites

Articles

Education Databases:

ERIC    LMU only
Education Resources Information Center. Comprehensive index to all aspects and subjects in the field of education. Includes abstracts.

Education Full Text    LMU only
Index to 400 education periodicals, with Full-Text in over 200.

PsycInfo   LMU only
Indexes journals back to 1887. Comprehensive index to psychology, including educational psychology, includes abstracts.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (Humanities and Social Sci)   LMU only
Contains over 90% of North American doctoral dissertations and a smaller percentage of theses in the humanities and social sciences. Includes Adobe Acrobat .pdf full text of dissertations and theses published 1997-present and abstracts for earlier years.

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Journals

Journal List
Find a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper.

If LMU does not have what you need, you can order articles via our Document Delivery Service for a small charge. Ask at Reference.

Books + Media

LINUS
LINUS is the library catalog for LMU. Use LINUS to find books, media, periodicals, print reserves, ebooks and more.

LINK+
LINK+ is a catalog of over 40 academic and public libraries throughout California and Nevada. All LMU students, staff, and faculty, can request books from LINK+ libraries online. The books are delivered to LMU at no charge to the borrower. Read more...

Worldcat    LMU only
Records of any material (books, manuscripts, videotapes, musical scores, etc.) cataloged by member libraries. Contains more than 60 million records from libraries worldwide. Graduate students, faculty and staff may request items through LMU's Document Delivery office.

Reference Sources

The following list represents some examples of the specialized reference work types in the Von der Ahe Library useful for research in education. For additional sources, please consult LINUS and/or the Reference Librarian.

A Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts. REF LB15.B29 1990
Education and the Law: A Dictionary. REF KF4117.T39 1996
Encyclopedia of American Education. REF LB17.U54 2001
Encyclopedia of Education. REF LB15.E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Educational Research. REF LB15.E48 1992
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education. REF LB1139.25.E53 1992
Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities. REF LC4707.5.T86 2002
Encyclopedia of Special Education. REF LC4007.E53 2000
Greenwood Dictionary of Education. REF LB15.G68 2003
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education. REF LC1099.3.H35 2004
The Language of Learning : a Guide to Education Terms. REF LB15.M32 1997
Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia. REF LB17.P485 1996
World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide. REF LB15.W87 2002

Testing

Mental Measurements Yearbook LMU only also in print REF LB3051 .M4
Test Critiques. REF BF176.T419
Tests : A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business. 3rd ed. REF BF176.T43 2003
Tests in Print VI: an index to tests, test reviews, and the literature on specific tests. REF LB3051.T4 2002

Statistics

The Almanac of American Education. REF LA217.2.A45 2006
The Condition of Education. REF L112.N377a 2006
Digest of Education Statistics. REF L 112.A6 2003
Education State Rankings. REF LA217.2.E382 2005/2006
Education Statistics of the United States. REF LA201.E38 2003
National Center for Education Statistics
Projections of Educational Statistics to ... REF LA 210.A28 2005

Statistical Universe LMU only
Access to statistical information compiled by governmental agencies, business groups, independent research organizations, and universities.

Statistics Websites - A short list of important Web sources for statistics compiled by LMU reference librarians.

Websites

Education Websites

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Elisa Slater
Education Subject Selector/Liaison
Reference Librarian