Research Guides: STEAM Education: Find articles

Quick Search Tips

Use quotation marks to search for a phrase. For example, "Integrative STEM education".
Input each different keyword or key phrase or concept in a different field (search box). For example, "Integrative STEM Education" in the first box, "project based learning" in the second field, and “elementary education” in the third will find resources containing all three of those phrases.
Set search limits such as Peer Reviewed/Scholarly Journals; or by document type, like reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Sort results by date or relevance, especially if requested by your professor.
Look at suggested subject headings (sometimes called Subjects) to narrow your search.
Use truncation, for example, strateg* will find results with strategic, strategy, strategies, etc.

What if we don't have it? Resource Sharing Services @ Reese

After a particular book, journal article, or another item that Augusta University Libraries does not hold?

You may be able to obtain the source or its copy via the GIL-Express or ILLiad services.

Service: GIL Express
Obtain an eligible circulating material from one of USG (University System of Georgia) libraries.

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Eligible circulating materials depends on what the library determines to be eligible to be loaned out.
Service: ILLiad
Obtain the full-text of an article, or a hard-copy item outside of the USG libraries, free* for Summerville, and a fee for the Health Science campus community using the ILLiad service.
If full-text of an article is not available; a Get It option should pop-up. Follow the prompts to complete the ILLiad request. If the Get It option does not appear, access the ILLiad directly using the above link or the Library homepage and manually input the request. Tips: Ensure you allow ample time for fulfillment of ILLiad requests.
Journal articles and book chapters typically are electronically delivered within two business days but may take longer.
Hard-copy materials like print books take anywhere from 7-10 days, possibly longer, before ready for collection from the Info Desk.

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*Free: For Summerville users only. We can cover most requests. If the cost is too expensive, we will notify you to discuss the next steps.
WorldCat
Search holdings within libraries across the nation and around the world. Then request a resource via ILLiad.

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Tip! WorldCat gives you a good indication of what resources are currently available on your topic.

Search GALILEO

GALILEO searches across all of the Libraries' databases at once.
Enter a few keywords and/or "key phrases", or search by title or author > Search or hit Enter/Return

Find articles in databases - a "medium level" search

Top databases
Additional databases

Why search within an individual or a set of databases rather than GALILEO?

As GALILEO covers a wide range of disciplines, searching within an individual, or a small set of subject-specialty databases can be more on target and efficient. It is worth trying GALILEO first, and then run a similar search in a subject database/set of databases.

Did you know EBSCOhost databases can be searched together?
Enter one of the EBSCOhost databases below> Select 'Choose Databases' > Select desired databases > OK.

Education Database (Proquest)

ProQuest Education Journals gives users access to over 790 top educational publications, including more than 615 of the titles in full text.
Education Source
Education Source offers the largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals and encompasses an international array of English-language periodicals, monographs, yearbooks, and more to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers. It covers all levels of education - from early childhood to higher education.
ERIC (at EBSCOhost)

A database covering all aspects of education and educational research.
Child Development and Adolescent Studies
Child Development & Adolescent Studies™ provides references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. This database includes all of the issues of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography from 1927 - 2001 previously published by the Society for Research in Child Development, plus new coverage on child rights and welfare issues. Book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals and a bibliography of thousands of technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations covering biomedical and social sciences worldwide are indexed in this database.
Professional Development Collection (education)
Professional Development Collection is a specialized collection of journal articles and pamphlets especially for professional educators that includes abstract and index coverage for 800 professional development titles and searchable full text for over 500 journals covering the most current topics in the field of education.
Science and Technology Collection
Science & Technology Collection contains more than 830 full-text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,740 journals.

Did you know EBSCOhost databases can be searched together?
Enter one of the EBSCOhost databases below> Select 'Choose Databases' > Select desired databases > OK.

ERIC (at www.eric.ed.gov)
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, provides access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research. The ERIC website is available to the public for searching more than one million citations going back to 1966.
JSTOR

Provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals, organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, and the Business Collection.
Project Muse
Project Muse similar to JSTOR, is a full-text journal database for over 100 journals in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies.
PsycARTICLES

PsycARTICLES, from the American Psychological Association (APA), includes full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection includes articles from 410 full-text journal covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
PsycINFO
The American Psychological Association's (APA) resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law, and others.
Social Science Database (ProQuest)
ProQuest Social Science Journals is a definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of scientific journals. The database includes over 570 titles, with more than 340 available in full text. ProQuest Social Science Journals provides information on hundreds of topics,

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Keeping a Research Log

Research Log Template

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It is always wise to keep a log of your research. That way you will keep track of which resources you visited and which keywords or search terms worked best in each resource.

Also, if you have a log and need to find additional sources, the most logical ones to revisit are those that indicated they had lots of material.

You can also print out your research strategies and store them in a binder, or convert them into pdf and store on your device or cloud.