1. The document provides information about various research resources for childhood education available at CCNY Libraries, including databases, journals, and other materials. 2. It describes how to access and search key databases like EBSCOhost, ERIC, JSTOR, and subject-specific databases, as well as how to find and request print journals and books. 3. Instructions are given for exporting citations to RefWorks, creating bibliographies, and accessing full text through interlibrary loans when articles are not available directly.

1. Research Resources for Childhood Education Professor Jacqueline A. Gill Information Literacy Coordinator and Reference Librarian CCNY Libraries 212 650-6089 [email_address] http://learningthelibrary.com

8. Principles of Searching

9. Principles of Searching Similar ideas are expressed in a word with different endings. educate educating educated education, etc. educat* will retrieve all of these words The asterisk * is a wild card or truncation symbol. All words starting with the letters before the asterisk will be retrieved

10. Preschool* OR Television Anything in either of these circles Is recovered Preschool* Television Boolean Searching

11. Combine search terms “ OR” yields the most results Boolean Searching

12. “ AND” makes your search more specific Only the overlap of the circles are recovered Preschool* Televison Boolean Searching

13. Boolean Searching Same combined search terms “ AND” yields less results but articles are more specific.

14. Boolean Searching Add a third search term Even fewer results are presented.

15. EBSCOHOST EBSCOhost Premier is a portal to 30 databases providing indexing and abstracting for tens of thousands of scholarly journals, magazines, and reference sources in all areas of study. Many of these databases include full text articles. The academic level of the publications covered varies depending on the database, but the brief descriptions on the opening page will help you determine whether a particular database is appropriate for you.

24. Education Full Text Education Full Text provides full indexing and abstracting of almost 700 education journals and magazines; of these, 284 are available in full text. Subjects covered include all areas of education: K-12, higher education, special education, and adult education. The publications vary from scholarly peer-reviewed journals to more popular education magazines. Thus, the database is useful for persons at all levels of knowledge. Images are in black and white only.

37. Export citations and create a bibliography

68. This and other PowerPoint tutorials are at http://www.learningthelibrary.com/PowerPointTutorials.htm Jacqueline A. Gill Associate Professor Reference Librarian and Information Literacy Coordinator [email_address] ext. 6089

69. Paper Journals Finding Journals that are not online – use CUNY+

70. From the City college Library homepage click “Books, videos, and more”. Journal Title Search

76. E-Journals Searching for a particular journal – Go to

80. Interlibrary Loans

82. Interlibrary loan

83. Interlibrary loan Click “ILL Request” link

84. Interlibrary Loan

86. Select a subject. Research by Subject

88. SCHOLAR Searching all CCNY databases

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