Education Databases *
Education Databases
- ERIC This link opens in a new windowYou can use ERIC to access abstracts and some full text articles from 760 major education and education-related journals. It also provides information on unpublished documents and research. This valuable index is produced by the Educational Resources Information Center.
- Education (ProQuest Research Library) This link opens in a new windowThis collection provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals.
- Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new windowTRC provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
Databases for Children and Teens (K12)
- Britannica (School Edition) This link opens in a new windowIncludes unique interfaces for elementary, middle, and high school level as well as teacher's resources.
- Gale in Context: Middle School This link opens in a new windowAimed at middle school students, includes encyclopedias and multimedia content.
- Gale in Context : High School This link opens in a new window
- Explora Teens This link opens in a new windowContains middle and high school-appropriate magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles and also includes primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia.
- MAS Complete This link opens in a new windowDesigned specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for popular, high school magazines, full text reference books, and primary source documents.
- Explora Kids This link opens in a new windowContains elementary school-appropriate magazines, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and images.
- Science Reference Center This link opens in a new windowThis database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
- TumbleBook Library
- an online collection of animated, talking picture books which you can read, or have read to you.
Magazines to Browse
The following titles and more are available in the periodical section on the main floor of the library.
Google Scholar
Search Google Scholar to find citations to scholarly articles. While some articles are freely available via the web, many are not. If you find a useful article citation using Google Scholar, check the Berntsen Library's Journal Title Search to see if you can access the journal via the library. Otherwise, you may request the article via Inter-Library Loan by submitting a request through Library Search.
Other Resources
- Journal Title SearchUse this tool to search for full text journals held by the Berntsen Library (either electronically or in print).
- Interlibrary Loan requestInterlibrary Loan System
Request items not available in Library Search or Journal Articles not available through the Berntsen Library - Course ReservesSearch for Items placed on reserve for a specific course.