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Getting Started

Welcome to Trexler Library's Education Research Guide!

This guide is designed to help you complete research assignments for Education courses. In includes general information on conducting research, and resources to help you find:

It also includes information for student teachers and APA Style Guide.

Meet Your Research Librarian

Katie Quirin Manwiller, MLIS
Evening Public Services Librarian
Social Sciences & ACCESS
Katelyn.Manwiller@desales.edu
@desales_trexler

Key Resources

ERIC
The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals. ERIC Documents from 1996- include full text.
Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
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Provides full text of articles from over 350 journals as far back as 1996, in addition to indexing of more than 770 periodicals dating back to 1983. Content includes in-depth coverage of special education and more than 100,000 controlled and cross-referenced names of educational tests. Subject coverage includes adult education, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods and much more.

Where to Get Help

Schedule an Appointment with a Librarian
Meet with a librarian to discuss the research process, literature reviews, citation, and style guides. Librarians are available for appointments in person or virtually and during the evenings.
Chat with a Librarian Online
Get help right when you need it but clicking on the Ask Us button on this and many of our web pages. You'll be connected with a librarian over chat who can address your problems. If a librarian isn't available, enter a question or browse the questions previously answered.
Visit the Academic Resource Center
The ARC can help you with reading comprehension, time-management, study-skills, and test anxiety.
Interlibrary Loan Article Request
If Trexler Library does not have full text of an article, or you find one online that asks you to pay, we can get it to you for free through another library. Fill out this form with the article's information, and a PDF will be emailed to you. Wait time is generally 1-2 business days.
English Language Learners
This guide provides online resources for ELL students, including on grammar and vocabulary, language activities, and academic writing.
ACCESS Students
This guide is tailored to the experience of ACCESS students and provides information on using library resources online.
Graduate Students
This guide provides academic and writing resources for graduate students, including information on creating a literature review and where to get help.

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