Holy Spirit Library

Education Databases Search Tips

CAVALOG

Use Cavalog to locate materials by author, subject, title, keyword or a combination of these. Hint: Set the location field to Internet to find e-books.

DATABASES

General search tip: Once you’ve performed a search in a database, use the navigation buttons/links within the database to go forward and backward. Do not use the back button on your internet/web browser. This might cause you to lose information.

Education Research Complete

Hint: Set your email and citation style by using the Preferences link.

Hint: Use truncation * to expand results. Type the root word followed by *

For example: adolesc* will find adolescent, adolescents, adolescence

Hint: Add records to a folder to create a bibliography

Hint: Batch print or batch email records from the folder.

Hint: Email or print records in APA citation style from the email records option.

Hint: Create your own ‘My EbscoHost’ Account to retain search results, search history

Hint: Use the Electronic ILL (Interlibrary Loan) request form when prompted at Check for full-text availability

Hint: Use the Search history tab to keep track of your search terms

Hint: Search multiple databases simultaneously by selecting the Choose Databases Tab

ERIC

ERIC indexes ERIC documents and journals.

Hint: Limit searches to articles by selecting Journal Articles in the Journal or

Document limiter box.

Hint: Use truncation * to expand results. Type the root word followed by *

For example: adolesc* will find adolescent, adolescents, adolescence

Hint: See also the hints at Education Research Complete

ProQuest Education

Hint: Proceed to the search screen by clicking “Continue” from the list of databases

Hint: Limit searches to Full Text by checking Full text

Hint: Limit searches to Scholarly Journals or Peer-Reviewed article by checking the Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed box

Hint: Limit your results by publication date with the drop down menu “Date Range”

Hint: Use truncation (*) to expand results

PsycARTICLES

Hint: Exclude book reviews by selecting the ‘Exclude Book Reviews’ box.

Hint: Use the truncation key (*) to expand results.

Hint: Use the Published Date option to limit search to a range of years.

Hint: Create your own ‘My EbscoHost’ Account

Hint: Use the Electronic ILL request form

Hint: Use the Search history tab

Hint: See also the hints at Education Research Complete

PsycINFO

Hint: Use the Thesaurus and browse for search terms.

Hint: Use the Published Date option to limit search to a range of years.

Hint: Create your own ‘My EbscoHost’ Account

Hint: Use the Electronic article request form

Hint: Use the Search history tab

Hint: See also the hints at Education Research Complete

Academic Search Premier

Hint: Create your own ‘My EbscoHost’ Account

Hint: Limit searches to scholarly, peer-reviewed periodicals.

Hint: Use the truncation key (*) to expand results.

Hint: Use the Published Date option to limit search to a range of years.

Hint: Add records to a folder to create a bibliography

Hint: Use the Search history tab to keep track of your search terms

Hint: Search multiple databases simultaneously

Hint: See also the hints at Education Research Complete