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EDUC 3088 Senior Research Seminar

A guide for senior capstone research projects in education

Education literature databases

  • ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an online library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, and contains citations, abstracts, and full-text for articles in education periodicals and other publications. ERIC is available through a variety of platforms:
    • ERIC via the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE)/Institute of Education Sciences (IES)/U.S. Department of Education - This is freely available for anyone to search. You might also need to search for the content in CLIO and/or Educat to locate the material in the Columbia Libraries collections. Learn more about the site's advanced search options.
    • ERIC via EbscoHost - Access limited to Barnard/Columbia community; UNI is needed to access the database from off-campus. E-links will try to directly connect you to content in Columbia Libraries collections. In EBSCO, you can simultaneously search across ERIC, Education Full Text, and Education Research Complete.
    • ERIC via ProQuest - Access limited to Barnard/Columbia community; UNI is needed to access the database from off-campus. E-links will try to connect you to content in Columbia Libraries collections. Thesaurus difficult to browse. 

Database Searching

CLIO Database Searching

You can browse Columbia's database by discipline or resource type

  • Click on the CLIO logo with an empty search box
  • Select "Databases" from the left navigation
  • You should see the window below
  • Use the "All Disciplines" drop-down menu to search for a particular subject area (example: arts, architecture and applied arts.)
  • Use the "All Resource Types" menu to search for databases by type (such as encyclopedias, maps, newspapers, sound recordings, etc.).

Screenshot of CLIO Database Search

EDUCAT+

 

Searching the Teachers College library catalog

Go to EDUCAT+ 

Choose the resource type you'd like to search

Choose your facets ("material type" "language" "start date" "end date")

Choose your filters ("title" "author" "ISBN" "ISSN" "Subject" Call Number")

Enter your search terms