Databases/Indexes by Subject:
Education

This page is designed for researching education as a discipline.  Those looking for resources for practicing teachers should see the Resources for Teachers page.  Depending on your specific topic, you may find resources listed on the subject pages for: Psychology, Sociology, Law, and Political Science to be useful in addition to the resources listed below.

The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to online resources.  To find books, you will need to consult the Hiram College Library Catalog and, perhaps, the OhioLINK catalog.

1. Databases/indexes to find periodical articles - These databases are designed to help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or subject searches.  In most cases there will be links to either the online version of the article or a listing of the library's holdings.  If you are not sure, you may check the library's periodical holdings list and/or its list of online journals.  These databases are listed in the order in which the library recommends them.

NOTE: A number of these databases may be searched at the same time using the Education  articles option for OhioLINK's Quick Search.
 

Database Name	Link to access from on-campus	Link to access from off-campus if available	Info about the database
ERIC
Education Research Complete
Education Abstracts
PsycINFO
SocIndex
Academic Search Complete
GPO Monthly Catalog
PAIS International

2. Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store runs of complete periodical titles.  In most cases the databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases and you do not need to search them, too.  If, however, you need only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should consider searching these databases.
 

Database Name	Link to access from on-campus	Link to access from off-campus if available	Info about the database
JSTOR
Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

3. Databases of reference e-books - These specialized reference materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic, or quick facts.
 

Database Name	Link to access from on-campus	Link to access from off-campus if available	Info about the database
Education: e-reference books