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Use an article database (also called a periodical index) to locate articles published in magazines, scholarly journals or trade publications. When you have a specific topic in mind, use an appropriate article database and search by keyword. To browse articles, find a journal dedicated to your topic or field of study.
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Note that some journals and articles are freely available on the Web, while others are fee-based, requiring that the user have a subscription to gain access. The OSU Libraries provides access to over 10,000 fee-based online journals for students at OSU and to over 300 article databases for searching for articles by key word.
NOTE: Access to sites
designated with *** is restricted. You will be prompted to authenticate with an OSU
username.number if you are accessing from off-campus.
ERIC***
http://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/databases/login/eric
The Educational Resources Information Center produces this index to over 750 scholarly journals in the field of education. Also included is an index to thousands of "education documents," unpublished materials of all types that have been archived by ERIC and made available through the ERIC microfiche collection (including conference papers, speeches, government reports, etc.).
Education Research Complete***
http://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=Web&defaultdb=ehh
Indexes articles in the areas of curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding and related social issues. This is the largest collection of full text education journals available.
Campus Technology
http://www.campus-technology.com/index.asp
Online version of a free print publication. Online are highlights (some full articles and some abstracts) of the print publication. Focuses on the role of technology in education.
Education Policy Analysis Archives
http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/
Full text of articles on various aspects of education policy at all levels of the education system in all nations. Freely available.
Education Week on the Web
http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html
Online version of one of the leading news sources in education. Focus is on current events, with more substantive articles available in its sister publication, Teacher Magazine. Includes a searchable archive of past issues (1981- ). Must have a subscription to view articles.
OSU Libraries: Electronic Journals
http://nf4hr2ve4v.search.serialssolutions.com/
Search or browse electronic journal titles to which the OSU Libraries subscribe, or that are freely available to you.
OSU Libraries: Research Tools by Subject
http://library.ohio-state.edu/screens/databases.html
Browse the subjects in the "Databases arranged by Subject box".
FindArticles at BNET.com
http://www.findarticles.com
Search this general article database for free (mostly consumer and trade) articles by keyword or browse journal titles by topic area. This is a service freely available on the Web and does not require special OSU access.
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
Use this special search within Google to find just: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. By setting the "Library Links" within "Scholar Preferences", you can have the results link to OSU holdings of fee-based material when owned.
Yahoo: News and Media
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/
Browse by topic area to find links to appropriate online magazines, journals and trade publications. This resource is useful for finding publications on a topic- not for finding individual articles.
Using Yahoo: News and Media, find an online magazine to bookmark in your browser. You can visit the site regularly to keep up with educational news and issues.
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