SELECTING YOUR DATABASE: 

Selecting the correct database is the first step in finding the information you need. Using the database that best covers your topic will make the entire searching process much simpler.  Here is a list of the education databases available at SPU.

 For the most comprehensive search you may want to search several or all of the databases listed below; however, each database has a specific emphasis. 

GENERAL DATABASES 

 ·        Academic Search Premier:
      - Basic academic index; covers a broad range
      of education topics on a general level
      - Some full text available online
      - Coverage: 1990 to the present

·        Research Library Complete:
- Basic academic index; covers a broad range of education topics on a general level
-Some full text available online
- Coverage: Coverage: 1970 to the present.

 ·     Ingentia:
     - Provides indexing for over 17,000 journals
     - Coverage: Fall 1988 to the present

·        Dissertation Abstracts: covers the full range 
     of academic subjects found in dissertations.
     - Coverage: 1861 to the present

 SUBJECT DATABASES

 ·        ERIC: covers all aspects of education and includes both journal articles (EJ) and ERIC Documents (ED).  Contains links to full text access for 80% of all ERIC Documents published since 1993.
- Coverage: 1966 to the present

SUBJECT DATABASES Cont.

·        Education Full Text: covers topics in education and is a source for book reviews and computer software reviews.
- Coverage: October 1983 to the present

·       Mental Measurement Yearbook: contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, and psychology.
- Coverage: 1989 to the present

·        Physical Education Index:  covers all aspects of physical education.
- Coverage: 1970 to the present

·   Professional Development Collection:  designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals, including more than 300 peer-reviewed titles.
- Coverage: 1984 to the present

·        PsycINFO:  covers psychology and psychological aspects of education.
- Coverage: 1887 to the present

 ·        From computers OFF campus:

 1.) Once connected to the SPU Library homepage choose ... Databases.

 2.) You will be prompted to enter your name, your library barcode number (the number under the barcode on the back of your student ID card) and your library pin number (a six digit number initially set as your birthday).

Note:  You must be a currently registered SPU student or active faculty or staff.

* If you are having problems accessing the databases from off campus, call the Reference Desk at (206) 281-2419 or email reference@spu.edu.

ERIC Database 

·        ERIC: covers all aspects of education and includes both journal articles (EJ) and ERIC Documents (ED).  Contains links to full text access for 80% of all ERIC Documents published since 1993.
- Coverage: 1966 to the present