Getting Started - RE510 - History and Foundations of Literacy Instruction - Research Guides at Loyola / Notre Dame Library

Off-Campus Users

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Policy Research

National Education Policy Center (NEPC)
NEPC Policy Briefs
Example policy briefs
U.S. Department of Education
Has resources about federal policies.

The "Seeker" Database

For some literature searches, Seeker, may be the best option because it includes citations about topics like history, policy, and government and politics.

To effectively search Seeker, use the Advanced Search option. At the LNDL home page, select the Advanced Search option found under the search box. Alternately select the Seeker link below.

Seeker This link opens in a new window
An all-encompassing database, Seeker searches books and media from our catalog as well as newspaper, magazine and journal articles, business publications and more.

Education Databases

ERIC This link opens in a new window
Citations to education journal articles & non-journal resources including theses, dissertations, & reports (1966-present). Note: Many ERIC documents are currently unavailable. Try locating the author (or authoring institution) of the document online, or consult a librarian.
Education Journals (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
600 journals in education and related fields (mostly full-text, coverage varies from 1988-present).
Taylor & Francis Education Journals This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to over 175 journals in education and related fields (1997-present).
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) This link opens in a new window
References to sources on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax & semantics (1973-present).

LearnTechLib: The Learning and Technology Library
Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Features approximately 25,000 peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and conference papers on research, development, and applications related to educational technology and e-learning. This database does not link directly to full text. Please use the Journals tab on the library homepage to search for full text of an article. If the library doesn't have full text, request via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Other Databases

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Google Scholar Help
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
References to sources in psychology & related fields (1887-present).
Social Sciences This link opens in a new window
Collection of databases including Linguistics and Language Behavior, Sociological Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, and ERIC.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
References to sources on the social & behavioral sciences (1963-present).
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Cited reference searching, bibliographic information, and abstracts covering the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Web of Science Help

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RE510 - History and Foundations of Literacy Instruction: Getting Started

See Also

Off-Campus Users

Policy Research

The "Seeker" Database

Education Databases

Other Databases

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