EDUC 1301 @ NLC Library 

HANDOUTS 

• Library Essentials -
• Using Online Databases -
• Education Research -

• Evaluating Websites -   

ACTIVITY - Use it or Lose it?

1. Booker T. Washington - The Man of the Hour
2. Booker T. Washington Biography
3. Booker T. Washington: Online Resources

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

Some relevant books:

• 50 Major Thinkers on Education: from Confucius to Dewey
• Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: from Piaget to Present
• Encyclopedia of American Education (3 v.)
• Foundations of Educational Thought (4 v.)
• Eminent Educators: Studies in Intellectual Influence
• Historical Dictionary of American Education
• Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

   Databases by Subject - Education

INTERNET SITES

     NLC Library Hotlinks - Education 

SEARCH STRATEGIES

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

•  PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL

NEED HELP? Contact Us!

Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

Library Instructor: Sarah Garrett