EDF 6637
Race, Class, and Gender in Education: Library Resources
Professor Cruz
Librarian: Ken Frankel

February 14, 2007
 
 

FAU Libraries Research Guide on Multicultural Education
Includes listings for both electronic and print sources of information. 
 

I. Locating books in the Library:

1. FAU Libraries Catalog:  The following types of basic searches are available:

A. Keywords: This search looks for a word anywhere in the record. Keywords can be truncated with a ? For example, educ? will search for education, educational, educators etc.  B. Author's Name: last name first, you don't need to capitalize
C. Title: if a title starts with "The," "A," or "An," omit that and skip to the next word.
D. Subject: This search looks for items classified by a subject heading and organizes the results into sub-topics. Subjects must be entered in a specific manner according to the Library of Congress subject headings. You may get a cross-reference to the preferred subject heading.  Some subject heading examples that might be useful:

• African Americans - education
• Asian Americans - education
• Busing for school integration
• Educational equalization
• Hispanic Americans - education
• Indians of North America - education
• Multicultural education
• Sex discrimination in education
• Women in education
• Educational sociology

*If you're not finding anything with a subject search try a keyword search instead*

E. Journal/Magazine Title: be sure to check the "Library Has" link to see which dates the Library owns. (Note: not all electronic journals we have are listed in the catalog. There is also a link to a list of all electronic journals available at FAU.)

The advanced search screen allows combination of search terms using AND, OR, NOT as well as ability to limit by format, language, and/or date. Note the location box, which can be used to limit your search to a particular campus as well as sections of the library such as the Reference, Curriculum, Children's Literature or Government Documents Collections. 

II. Searching for articles in databases

To search for articles click on "Indexes/Databases" or "Articles". There are both alphabetical and subject listings of databases. The Library provides access to the two major education databases: ERIC and Education Full Text. Note: when using these databases from off-campus you must log in through the Off Campus Connect (EZ Proxy) link. You will need to enter the number from your Owl Card in order to do this.  The SFX feature allows you to link to external sources such as other databases holding the full text of the article, the Library's catalog, the list of FAU's electronic journals, etc.

Selected Library Databases

1.  Education Full Text
Education Full Text is an online version of the paper Education Index. This database covers periodical (magazine and journal) articles only.  Searches may be limited by full text, page image, peer reviewed status, date, document type or physical description.

2. ERIC
 ERIC is a combination of two databases: Cumulative Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education (RIE). RIE covers non-journal education documents, such as reports, conference papers, curriculum guides, etc. Several versions of ERIC are listed on the database list. By using the Advanced Search screen, you can limit your search by document type (e.g. guides-teaching), source, format, or date. Many of the more recent ERIC documents and articles can be accessed online by clicking on the SFX link. Older ERIC documents are available on microfiche in the Library, and are arranged by the six digit ED number.

3. Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text general reference database of the newspapers, magazine and journal of the ethnic, minority, and native press -- English and Spanish language.  These are not scholarly resources but may provide valuable insight into the viewpoints of various ethnic groups in the United States.

4. Black Thought and Culture
Provides access to the published works of numerous historically important black leaders. Along with well-known works, the collection features approximately 5,000 pages of unique, fugitive, and never-before-published materials.

5.  Chicano Database
Covers all types of materials on Mexican-American topics and about Chicanos including materials on the broader Latino experience, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants.

6. GenderWatch
A full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.

7. Women's Studies International
Includes access to Women Studies Abstracts and Women's Studies Database.  Coverage includes the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research.

8. Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL Online)
This searchable database of curricula, frameworks, and standards brings together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education. Searches may be limited by subject, grade level, educational content, etc. Documents with a "page" icon are available online. The other documents are available on microfiche in the Library (LB 1570 K72). The Library has the microfiche for 1983-1994 and 1997-2000.

9. SocINDEX with Full Text
The world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database.

10.  JSTOR
Journal Storage has more than 500 scholarly journals in education, humanities, mathematics, science [including the General Science Collection, Ecology and Botany Collection], and social science disciplines.  Contains the back files of all titles, making it valuable for historical research.

11.  Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3, 600 peer-reviewed publications.

12. WorldCat
The world's most comprehensive bibliographic database, includes over 48 million records in over 400 languages worldwide. Includes records for books, documents, audiovisual materials, etc. Does not include citations for journal articles.
 

13. ProQuest Dissertation and Theses
Covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last 150 years. It includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. The full-text of most recent (1997 to present) dissertations is available to download.
 

14. Web of Science
Three unique citation databases which allow searching cited references as well as traditional searches independently or in combination: the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Sort search results by "Times Cited" to determine most influential articles.
 

15. RefWorks
With RefWorks, users can create their own personal database by importing references from online databases.  They can use these references in writing their papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.  For a tutorial to RefWorks, see The Bare Bones Beginner's Guide to RefWorks

 

 III. Interlibrary Loan

Use this service to order materials the Boca Campus library does NOT own. You may order books, journal articles, videos, etc. Also, use this service to order materials at the Jupiter or Port St. Lucie libraries to have the materials delivered to the Boca campus circulation desk. To set up this free service, create an account for "first time users" here.

IV. Citing your References

APA style is the way to format research papers based on the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001). This book is available in the Reference area and on 3 hour reserve (BF 76.7 P83 2001). Many quick reference guides to APA & other styles are available on the Internet. A good example from Purdue University is:

APA Formatting and Style Guide
 

V. Research Assistance
 

In -Person: at the Reference Desk

Reference Desk Phone Number: 561-297-3785

Ask A Librarian: assistance by email or instant messaging

Make an appointment with a librarian: One-on-one reference consultation

Library Hours