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CQ Researcher
This database is especially good for debate topics that have been discussed in Congress.

Short Term Databases (made possible by vendors)

Subject Specific

These databases cover magazines and journals specificially related to education theory and research.

ERIC (EBSCO Version) This link opens in a new window
This primary education database provides access to research from journals and unpublished documents, and including some full text of articles, documents and digests.

Using the ERIC Thesaurus

ProQuest Education Journals This link opens in a new window Contains the full text of almost 400 of the leading journals in the education field covering the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education topics. Indexes more than 500 journals.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window Provides a specialized collection designed for professional educators. This collection covers more than 240 full text journals on a broad range of topics, from children's health and development to cutting-edge pedagogical theory and practice. The Professional Development Collection includes back files to 1990 plus abstract and index coverage for over 330 well known professional development titles and searchable full text for over 240 journals covering the most current topics in education.
Teacher Reference Center (TRC) This link opens in a new window Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals and periodicals. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers Librarians.
NBER Working Papers on Economics of Education This link opens in a new window
Analyzes numerous aspects of the virtual circle between economic analysis and policy innovation because economics is the inspiration for, or intertwined with, many policies: school choice, accountability, savings and aid plans for college, incentive pay for teachers, reducing the barriers of entry into teaching, and so on.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
This database will provide background information on many topics related to Education.

New Education Subscription!

Rethinking Schools
This magazine looks like a web page, but you do not have to subscribe because we have done that! All articles from 1996 to the present are available from this link.
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No need to subscribe or donate to get access to the excellent articles in this professional trade journal. Enjoy!

Ely Library QuickSearch

Use the Ely Library QuickSearch to locate journal & magazine articles in our collection and elsewhere. To do so, select the Articles tab from the QuickSearch box and enter keyword, subject, article title (in quotation marks if you know the specific title), or author.

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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Use this to place a request for any book or article that is otherwise not available through the Westfield State University Library.