Digital Dissertations/Abstracts and Full Text 
Indexes over 250,000 dissertations in the field of education, with citations from 1861-1980 and abstracts from 1980+. Includes the full text of most CUNY dissertations and post-1997 dissertations from other institutions. Database Guide (PDF)
Note: citations, abstracts, recent text
Directory of Open Access Journals in Education (AERA) 
Includes links to electronic journals that are scholarly, peer-reviewed, full text and accessible without cost.
Education Full Text 
Abstracts of articles from over 600 publications since June 1983 and full text of articles from over 350 publications, many beginning with 1996.
Note: over 200 journals
ERIC (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts version)
Citations from over 600 education journals, 1966+. ERIC documents, those with ED, not EJ, numbers, are available on microfiche on the second floor of the library from ED 000001 through ED 462533. Other ERIC documents may be available at the government's ERIC site. Database Guide (PDF).
Note: indexes education resources
ERIC (DOE version)
The open access version of ERIC, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the Dept. of Education (DOE). Database Guide (PDF).
ERIC (EBSCO version)
ERIC provides bibliographic citations from over 600 education journals from 1966 to the present. ERIC documents, those with ED, not EJ, numbers, are available on microfiche on the second floor of the library from ED 000001 through ED 462533. Other ERIC documents may be available at the government's ERIC site. Database Guide (PDF).
Note: indexes education resources
Education Index Retrospective
Indexes 500 education periodicals from 1929 through 1983. This database may be searched in conjunction with Education Full Text, which includes articles from recent issues of 350 periodicals.
Note: citations 1929-1983
Education Research Complete
Includes full text of nearly 1,200 journals and more than 500 books and monographs. Includes indexing for an additional 1,000 journals.
Note: 1,700 journals and books
Professional Development Collection
Provides the full text of 550 education journals and more than 200 educational reports. Indexes an additional 150 journals.
Note: education journals & reports
SAGE Education Collection
Full text of 36 SAGE education journals from 1917 to the present.
Note: 36 journals since 1917
Academic Search Complete 
Interdisciplinary full-text database. Full text of over 8,700 journals, including 7.600 peer-reviewed journals, with indexing for another 4,000 titles. While full text is available as far back as 1887 for a few titles, the text of most titles is available only for the past decade or two. Also includes the text of books, conference papers, conference proceedings, and educational reports. Database Guide (PDF)
Note: text from over 8,700 journals in all disciplines
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Curriculum & Methods
Information about scholarly publishing opportunities.
Note: scholarly publishing opportunities
Multi-Database Search
This resource allows the simultaneous searching of all the full-text and bibliographic databases to which all of CUNY subscribes and all EBSCO databses, as well as the CUNY+ Online Catalog. It does not include the resources to which the Graduate Center subscribes separately. Database Guide (PDF)
Note: Search all CUNY-wide electronic resources simultaneously
Palgrave Connect Education
Full text of 79 books.
Note: 79 books
WorldCat.org
Free union catalog containing the holdings of thousands of libraries. Use the Find-it at CUNY feature to look up titles in the CUNY library system and to make ILL requests. Mobile WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/m/
Note: free catalog of the holdings of thousands of libraries; request ILL items with find-it
Chronicle of Higher Education
All issues from September 1989 to the present.
Note: 1989 to present
Educational Curriculum & Methods
Information about scholarly publishing opportunities.
Note: scholarly publishing opportunities
Journal Citation Reports
The number of articles published in journals indexed by the Web of Science and the number of citations to individual journals. This information may be viewed by journal name, subject, publisher, and country or territory. Be sure to choose science or social sciences before selecting a subject. Statistics are currently available for 2007 and 2008.
Note: Web of Science citation statistics
JSTOR
Interdisciplinary collection in the Arts and Sciences of over 1,300 scholarly journals including education and other social sciences. Coverage begins with the first issue of almost every journal and continues through varying periods within the last five years. To use JSTOR with such citation-management tools as EndNote and RefWorks, create a MyJSTOR account.
Note: 1,729 scholarly journals
PsycArticles
Covers general psychology and basic, applied, specialized, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology. Contains over 150,000 articles from 70 American Psychological Association journals and eight journals from related organizations from 1985 to the present. Also includes letters to the editor and errata. Database Guide (PDF)
Note: 70 APA journals
PsycBooks
This American Psychological Association (APA) database provides the full text of more than 2,000 APA books published since 1950, including over 100 out-of-print titles. Also included are 1,500 archival resources from other publishers dating back to the 1660s and more than 1,500 entries from Encyclopedia of Psychology, published in 2000 by APA and Oxford University Press.
Note: 2,000 APA books
PsycInfo
Abstracts of articles from nearly 2,000 journals in thirty-five languages since 1872 and abstracts of books and essays in books from 1987 to the present. Datatabe Guide (PDF)
Note: abstracts since 1872
SAGE Sociology Collection
Full text of 37 SAGE sociology journals from 1952 to the present.
Note: 37 journals since 1952
Social Sciences Citation Index
Bibliographic citation, abstract, cited references, and times cited. These records are for articles in major social science journals from 1975 to the present. To search only this portion of Web of Science, scroll to bottom of search screen and check only Social Sciences Citation Index. Scopus is a similar citation index. Database Guide (PDF)
Note: cited references since 1990
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes English-language periodicals in the social sciences from 1983 to the present. Includes abstracts for articles published beginning January 1994. Includes full text from 250 periodicals.
Note: indexes articles since 1983
Sociological Abstracts
Bibliographic citations from 2,600 journals concerned with sociology and related disciplines from 1963 to the present.
Note: indexes 2,600 journals
Web of Science
The Graduate Center subscribes to the full run of Web of Science, covering the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. After performing a search, click the Web of Science button for a complete record, which includes a bibliographic citation, abstract, cited references, and times cited.
Note: cited references in all disciplines
Digest of Educational Statistics (NCES)
Annual compilation of statistical data from the Dept. of Education on a broad range of educational topics.
Nation's Report Card (NCES)
Reports of the national assessment of educational progress
State Education Data Profiles (NCES)
State-wide data for all levels of education and selected demographic information.
ChildStats.gov
Annual report on the well-being of children and families in the United States.
New York City Dept. of Education
Contains mostly current information
Library of Congress: Thomas
Federal legislation information
National Library of Education
Contains the archives of the Department of Education
New York City Municipal Library
Recent publications; Papers of the NYC Board of Ed, 1842-2002; Papers of Board members available online; photographs; City Hall Library
New York State Archives
See "Research Topics: Education"
U.S. Dept. of Education
Select "Research and Statistics"; the site is much stronger in post 1998 material
Frequently Used Sites for Federal Govt Information
Site managed by the Gov. Docs Roundtable of the American Library Assoc.
New York State Research Library
Serves as a federal & NYS depository; includes links to local depository libraries; online collections, and "Historical Documents Inventory".
Teachers
From the Library of Congress, a web site designed to help teachers use primary resources in their teaching. Includes digital collections and links to professional development tutorials
Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid
COS Funding Opportunities
Grants, internships, graduate and post-graduate fellowships in all subject areas. Search by keyword; set alerts for relevant opportunites.
Note: grants, fellowships, internships
Foundation Directory Online
Information about 20,000 large and mid-sized U.S. foundations and files for more than half-a-million grants. The Trustees, Officers, and Donors search field and its corresponding index allow users to search over 110,000 trustee, officer and donor names.
Note: covers 20,000 foundations
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Search for scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other financial support for individuals, with more than 6,100 entries, updated quarterly., including detailed descriptions of approximately 2,000 programs which fund individual grant seekers. Accessible only in library. Users must ask reference librarian to log them in.
Note: financial-support sources
Grants.gov
Source for finding and applying for federal grants
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