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EDUC 8010 - Reflective Teaching Practice Seminar (Pellegrino & Gerber)

This webpage gives the resources necessary to complete your Library Research assignments.

Developing a Search Statement

Boolean, Truncation & Wildcard (guide)
Constructing a Search Strategy (guide)

Using Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings (Print - located near Reference Desk)
Library of Congress Authorities (Online version of Library of Congress Subject Headings)

ERIC Thesaurus (Online thesaurus of Education terms)

Locating books, theses, dissertations & government documents

Searching in the GIL Catalog (guide)
Searching GIL (video tutorial)

WorldCat (link)
WorldCat (guide)

Using Databases

ERIC (link)
ERIC - Searching (guide)

Profesional Development Collection (link)
Teachers' Reference Center (link)
Dissertation and Theses: A&I (link)
Other Education Databases (link)

Retreiving Articles

Getting Your Hands on the Articles

Locating bound & current print journals in Odum Library

Getting to Journal Articles in Print (guide)
Bound periodicals are located on the 1st and 2nd floors of Odum Library (map)
Current periodicals are located on the 1st floor of Odum Library (map). Don't forget to lift up the sheft if you are looking for previous months' issues.

Using InterLibrary Loan

ILL - Get articles in 2-5 days, or books in 2 weeks
- ILL FAQs
- ILLiad FAQs

APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (GIL Catalog)
APA Style Guide to Electronic References (PDF)
APA Citation Guide (Odum Library) (guide)

Other Skills/Resources

Services for Distance Education Students
Anywhere Access (off-campus/home access to databases)
Live Chat (chat with a VSU Librarian to get research help)
Peer Review (guide)

Annotated Bibliographies (guide at The OWL at Purdue)
Paraphrase: Write it in your own words (guide at The OWL at Purdue)
Evaluating Sources of Information (guide at The OWL at Purdue)

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