Information Literacy Outcomes for Education Students
Students in Education Courses are expected to:
- Identify essential information sources within their discipline, including journals, reference works, websites, and works by seminal authors/scholars.
- Use both lay and professional terminology within their discipline to formulate keyword searches
- Utilize advanced database search functions to access relevant information from essential sources
- Identify subject-specific databases and search engines relevant to their topic
- Use all AVAILABLE resources to locate resources on a given topic
- Obtain materials, if necessary, from other libraries using Interlibrary Loan services or by physically visiting other libraries
Recommended Databases
- Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of high quality education journals, including peer-reviewed titles and educational reports. - Educator's Reference
Contains selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many reference sources. This database focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. - Academic Search Premier
Provides access to full-text, peer-reviewed articles in social sciences, humanities, general science, and education. Recommended starting point for research using magazines and journals. - Google News
A good source for recent news stories. - ERIC
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center from the U.S. Dept. of Education, lists journal articles and educational documents, such as lesson plans and educational studies. 1966 - present. - Teaching Channel Videos