Community College Leadership

Our Distance Education web site should help you with any questions you may have about reaching FLITE from wherever you are. Be sure to study it carefully and return to it often. If you have any questions, please contact our Distance Education librarian, Stacy Anderson, at 591-3635.

Library Databases

Education Databases

Education Abstracts
Although Education Abstracts provides very little full-text, it contains journals not indexed by other Education databases, and its ability to link out to articles in other databases using the "Find It" link increases its usefulness. Look for the Education Abstracts Limit to peer-reviewed articles checkbox
Education (Sage Full-Text)
Although articles are pulled from just 36 education journals, all are peer-reviewed and the articles are provided in full-text with coverage back more than 90 years. Use this database for in-depth historical research.
Educator's Reference Complete
With full-text provided for more than half the journals indexed in ERIC, this large database covers all aspects of education from pre-school to university.
ERIC
The premiere education database, ERIC (the Educational Resource Information Center) is a digital library provided by the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education.
Note: Use the FLITE-provided interface, not the free web-based ERIC, to search for articles in order to use the "Find It" link feature to full-text .

Here is a Guide to Searching ERIC

(Please contact Kristy Motz if you would like one-on-one help using this valuable resource.)

Related Databases

PsycINFO/PsycARTICLES
With the close ties between psychology and education, the PsycINFO/PsycARTICLES database provides an additional scholarly resource for content that crosses between the two disciplines.

Or, click here to see all of our databases listed by name.

Using Journals

If you have a citation and need to see if FLITE owns the article in any format, use the Journals tab, or Find-Journals from the drop-down menu.

If FLITE does not own the article in any format, use InterLibrary Loan.

If FLITE does own the journals in physical format and you are an off-campus student, use the same InterLibrary Loan form, but put a message into the notes field that that you are distance education student, and a digital copy of the article will be delivered to your InterLibrary Loan account.

Finding Books - Online and Print

Books are a great way to gather background, explore topics, and gain a general understanding about a variety of topics. Start with our Electronic Reference Resources, found under Databases on the home page.We have quite a variety of items in our reference collection pertaining to education topics, so take a look in the L's (education section) for good reference materials on Education. Many Education books are available within FLITE and can be mailed to you. Try searching the Online Catalog, for the keyword: "education". You might also want to try other keywords that relate to "education", such as "teaching", "learning", or more specific topics such as "collaborative learning".

Finding Online Books,

Don't forget about using Online books, also known as ebooks or electronic books.

FLITE provides more than 30,000 book titles online. We have prepared a short tutorial Finding and Reading Online Books and a web document, Finding Online Books, as guides for you with tips for using the different interfaces from the four major vendors we use: Ebrary, Springer, Credo Reference, and NetLibrary. (Hint, always turn your browser's pop-up blocker off when accessing online books or articles from library databases.)

MeL

As a researcher or as an educator, the MeL collection of databases should be very helpful to you and to your students. Several of the major FLITE databases are available as free online resources to the citizens of Michigan, provided by the Library of Michigan without charge. Use this valuable tool yourself, and promote it to your students: MeL - the Michigan eLibrary Click on MeL Databases - See Databases From Home for a list of available resources, including Academic OneFile, ERIC, and Educator's Reference Complete. When you are not in a library, you will need to use either your Michigan library card barcode number or your Michigan Driver's License/ID number to access the databases.

On the Web

There are several good sites on the Internet for resources about education topics:

Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the Oval Information Desk and ask for help any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.

Make an appointment for a research consultation with a librarian - one-on-one personal library help.

Last update: April 8, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Community College Leadership

Links to Available Resources - Spring 2010

Books Arranged by Designated Category (MS Word)

Additional Books Arranged by Call Number Classification (MS Excel)

Journals in FLITE

Education Research Guide

Off-Campus Access