Education Databases

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
The CLCD is a complete source of information about children's books, audio recordings, and films. It includes reviews of children's books all full-text searchable. In addition you can see what awards books have won and read reviews from major publications like Booklist, Horn Book, and Kirkus.

Current Research @ KSU
Provides listings, 24-page previews, and the full text of dissertations and selected theses from Kansas State University published in UMI's Dissertation Abstracts. If you are an authorized user from Kansas State, the downloaded copies are free. (For non-K-State dissertations and theses, see Dissertations and Theses - Full Text .)

Dissertations and Theses - Full Text
This is the well-known Dissertation Abstracts database, but with full text for most dissertations written after 1996 as well as many from earlier years. Also includes some master's theses, although not nearly as comprehensively as doctoral works. Copies of dissertations not available in full text in this database may be requested via interlibrary loan and/or purchased as microfilm or as unbound copies from UMI .

Education Full Text
Contains articles with page images, plus abstracts, and indexing. Comprehensive coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks includes 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC. View the list of journals covered.

ERIC (CSA)  ERIC (OCLC)
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. Includes full-text ERIC digests and links to some full-text articles. Also includes a Thesaurus.

Journal Citation Reports
Evaluate and compare journals in the sciences and social sciences using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals. Use JCR to find the most frequently cited journals in a field and/or a journal's impact factor, among other information

kcdlonline - Kraus Curriculum Development Library
kcdonline help guide
kcdonlin is a database of curricula, frameworks, and standards brings together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education. Many of the materials are available online in .pdf format, or contain a link to the web page of the issuing agency.

Mental Measurements Yearbook
This yearboook contains fulltext information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests as printed in Mental Measurements Yearbooks.

PsycINFO
PsycINFO is produced by the American Psychological Association and contains citations and abstracts of the world's literature in psychology, behavioral sciences, and related subjects. It includes citations to journal articles from more than 1700 journal titles, technical reports, and dissertations of psychological relevance from more than 50 countries.

Web of Science
Essentially an online version of the three traditional Citation Indexes: Science, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. Web of Science is one of the most powerful indexes available, but also relatively difficult to use. There is extensive help , however.

Exceptional Child Education Resources 2nd Floor Reference Stacks LC 3950 E2
Published quarterly, this resource provides abstracts on ERIC documents, journals, books, dissertations, and non-print media. Formerly called Exceptional Child Education Abstracts.

Children’s and Young Adult Books about Disabilities
An online annotated listing of selected books available at Kansas State University Libraries.

Complete Learning Disabilities Directory (LDD)
Social Science/Humanities Reference LC 4704.6 C66
An annotated listing of organizations, programs, classroom materials, computer programs, videos, web sites and more.

Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education
Social Science/Humanities Reference LC 4007 E53 2002
Provides brief articles on a variety of topics and sometimes, additional reading references.

Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Social Science/Humanities Reference LC 3957 V47 1997
Provides short entries on a wide variety of topics related to special education and rehabilitation.

Directory of National Information Sources on Disablities
Government Publications Reference Sudoc # ED 1.30/2 D 63 1994-1995
Compiled to "serve as a resource to organizations that provide information, referral, or direct services relating to disabilities...on a nationwide basis." Regional and local resources are not included.

Encyclopedia of Special Education
Social Science/Humanities Reference LC 4007 E53 2002
Provides short essays on a wide variety of special education topics.

Special Education: a Reference Handbook
Social Science/Humanities Reference LC 3981 S33 2001
Includes chapters on chronology of laws and court decisions, curriculum, and lists of organizations, associations and government agencies.

Special Education Law
Social Science/Humanities Reference KF 4210 G83
Provides overviews of various subjects within the field of special education law. Issues covered include identification, evaluation, and eligibility. Specific cases and laws affecting special education are described. Includes a table of cases and a general index.

Special Education Yellow Pages
Social Science/Humanities Reference LC 4031 P488
A guide for finding sources dealing with specific disabilities

KSU Library Catalog

Council for Exceptional Children

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education

Office of Special Education Programs

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Curriculum Materials & Juvenile Literature Center

Midwest Equity Assistance Center

Multicultural Research and Resource Center

Animals in Society Information Collection