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Databases for Journal Articles in Education, Psychology, Behavioral Sciences and Related Areas
| Source | Connect | Contents | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center | Connect to Education Resources through the E-Resource list: The link to ERIC via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts provides the most comprehensive search interface. Also, available to everyone via ERIC system at: |
World's largest source of education information, with over 1,000,000 abstracts, on education research and practice. Contains two types of literature: |
Best to use when you need full text, non-journal literature since 1996. |
| ERIC Documents via EDRS -ERIC Document Retrieval Service | Connect through the E-Resource list for Penn State users only | Full text access to ERIC documents (the RIE portion of ERIC) since 1996; non-journal literature such as full text curriculum guides, theses, conference papers, standards, reports, etc. Not peer-reviewed. | Best to use when you need full text, non-journal literature since 1996. |
| Psychology Databases |
Connect through the E-Resource listfor Penn State users only | Primary resource for psychology and related disciplines including education, organizational management, psychophysiology, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, etc. Abstracts over 1300 journals from 50 countries; also includes books and chapters. 1887-Present. Online version of Psychological Abstracts. |
Abstracts only |
| Dissertation Abstracts | Connect through the E-Resource list for Penn State users only | Primary source for 1.4 million doctoral dissertations (and selected master's theses) from over 1000 North American and European universities. |
Includes a link to the UMI full text dissertation pilot project. |
Web of Science [Social Science Citation Index] |
Connect through the E-Resource list for Penn State users only | Multidisciplinary, SSCI is best used to find the articles that have cited an author or title. |