Getting Started Finding Articles   Professional Organizations   Citing Assistance Getting Started Use I-Share to find books on your topic. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Books not available through I-Share may be ordered through our online Interlibrary Loan book request form. Reference Books The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education, vol. 1-10, R378.003 I61 The International Encyclopedia of Education, vol.1-12, R378.003 I61i 1994 Encyclopedia of Education, Vol.1-8, R370.3 E56g Encyclopedia of Education, v1-8, R370.3 E56d The Social Science Encyclopedia, R300.3 S678 1996 Credo Reference ~ an online collection of Reference Books. return to top Finding Articles Find out about WebFeat -- like Dogpile, but for databases! ERIC Allows users to access articles from scholarly as well as professional periodicals, in addition to ERIC documents. Many articles are available in full-text, and there are links to full-text ERIC documents available. Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, provides journal articles, many of which are peer-reviewed. Academic Search Complete Provides abstracts from almost 8,200 periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others, with full text articles from nearly 4,650 titles. PDF's go back to 1975 or further, and almost every topic of study is covered.   Use I-Share to determine if the library owns the journal in print or microfilm, and check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If the article you seek is unavailable from these sources, please request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form. return to top Professional Education Organizations National Council for the Social Studies National Education Association Consortium of Social Science Associations return to top Citing and Research Assistance Citing Sources Using APA Style Elmhurst College Library Style Guides Duke University Library A print version of the MLA Publication Manual, Sixth Edition, is available at the Reference Desk, R808.042 M685 2003. A print version of the APA Publication Manual, Fifth Edition, is available at the Reference Desk, R808.06615 P976 2001. return to top This page was created 01/31/2006by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Librarian, Elmhurst College. Updated January 5th, 2008 by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Librarian.