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Research Databases & Online Resources
- Ebsco Education This link opens in a new windowProvides users with an ability to search all of the Ebsco Education databases from one search form. Databases include: ERIC, Education Full Text, Education Source, and Educational Administration Abstracts.
- General Social SurveyKey data is collected to monitor social behavior within the U.S. and to compare the U.S. to other countries. Use the Data Explorer feature to examine trends in how people have viewed education over the years.
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new windowProQuest Congressional is the primary source for electronic government documents such as hearings, committee prints, CRS reports, legislative histories, the Congressional Record, federal regulations, and the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Many documents are in full text and cover the years 1789 to the present; others are citations that are available in full text in print or microform in the library.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowCumulates five databases:
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science
Emerging Sources Citation Index
Science Citation Index Expanded
Social Sciences Citation Index
In addition to traditional author, title and keyword searches, the citation databases offer access to articles' cited references (from authors' bibliographies). You may take a known, relevant paper and find other, more recent papers that cite it.
Policy Briefs
- Think Tank Search (Harvard Kennedy School Library)A custom Google search that searches the websites of notable think tanks. Can search U.S. and international. Find more examples of policy briefs here.
Using Think Tank Research
Search Tips
Tips for using search tools:
- Use more than one
- Use filters
- Use interlibrary loan (request form)
Types of information sources:
- Primary sources (original research, first-hand accounts)
- Secondary sources (commentary and reviews)
- Tertiary sources (reference sources and encyclopedias, fact sheets)
- Grey literature (policy briefs, white papers, working papers, reports, etc.)
