Foundations of Education

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Foundations of Education
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About the library Whats happening
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Off-campus access
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Searching Techniques
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Keyword vs. Subject

• Natural language
• Flexible terminology
• Less accurate
• Use with Boolean

• Predetermined terminology
• Thesaurus
• More precise

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More about Keyword Searching

• Use phrasing for single concept, multiple words
• (educational system)
• Early childhood education
• Most common use of ( )
• Basic phrase
• Proper names
• Slogans, advertisements
• Famous quotes
• Movie titles, song titles, etc.
• Hyphenated words

• Truncation
• or ?
• How to use
• Roots
• Teach
• Vowels
• Womn

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Boolean

• AND Narrow
• OR Expand

• NOT Exclude

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Subjects

• Predetermined terminology
• Library of Congress
• National Library of Medicine
• More difficult to use in searches
• Very precise
• Sometimes referred to as descriptors.

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Subjects

• Most topics
• Education
• Psychology
• Medicine

• Library of Congress
• ERIC (US Dept of Ed)
• Am Psychological Assn
• National Library of Medicine

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Library Catalogs
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Collections specific to Education

• Curriculum Collection
• Textbooks and curriculum materials up for or
  have been adopted for use in the state of
  Oklahoma.
• Adopted texts circulate (you can check them out).
• Reavis Collection
• A collection of special materials written on
  education topics for a professional audience.
• ENC Collection
• Special Collection of curriculum materials in
  Math and Science
• Juvenile Collection
• Non-fiction and fiction books for children.
• Reference Collection
• Encyclopedias and dictionaries specific to the
  Education Field.

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Library Catalog Found Here
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Helpful Hints
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• NetLibrary
• 1 user per book
• In Library Catalog
• Account system

• Ebrary
• Multiple users per book
• Autonomous
• Personal Bookshelf

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Databases
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Popular vs. Scholarly materials
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• Journal Articles
• ERIC (EBSCOhost)
• Education Research Complete
• Professional Development Collection (EBSCOhost)
• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
• JSTOR (upgraded)
• Project Muse (upgraded)

• Specialized
• Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost)
• PsycINFO (EBSCOhost)
• KCDL Kraus Curriculum Developement Library
• SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost)
• LexisNexis Academic

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