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Student I.D.: Obtain a student id immediately. Your UCF ID card shows Library ID. Several electronic resources and services require you to enter a valid, active Library ID number. It is activated the first time you borrow books in the Library. Alternative methods for activating the library ID number are found on the Library Services for Distance Learners page.
Remote access: Current students can gain access to the electronic databases to which UCF subscribes if they follow the directions found at Off Campus Access with EZ Proxy. For additional assistance, contact Ask a Librarian.
Questions: For assistance with catalog or database searching, setting the proxy, or ready reference questions, contact Ask a Librarian. Distance Learning Students should also review the UCF Library’s Library Services for Distance Learners page for additional information.
Books:
Books are arranged on the shelf in a Library of Congress classification system of letters and numbers. Circulating books on education topics are usually located on 3rd floor of the library. Reference books are on the 2nd floor.
You can browse through the call number ranges:
| L-LT | Education |
| LA 173-186 | History of higher education |
| LA 225+ | History of U.S. higher education |
| LB 1788.5 | Higher education administrators |
| LB 2300+ | Higher education |
| LB 2326.3 | Research |
| LB 2326.4 | Two year institutions |
| LB 2327 | Junior colleges (Private) |
| LB 2328 | Community colleges. Junior colleges (Public) |
| LB 2328.15-2330 | Colleges and universities |
| LB 2331 | College teaching |
| LB 2331.69-2335.8 | Personnel management |
| LB 2337-2340.5 | Student financial aid |
| LB 2340.8 | Supervision and administration |
| LB 2341.92-2341.95 | Business management |
| LB 2341.98-23422.4 | Finance. Income & expenditure. Accounting |
| LB 2342.5 | Trustees |
| LB 2342.75 | Communications systems. Telecommunication |
| LB 2342.8-2342.85 | Public relations |
| LB 2342.9-2345 | Student affairs services. Student personnel admin. |
| LB 2346 | Class size |
| LB 2349 | Standardization |
| LB 2350 | Relation between higher & secondary education |
| LB 2350.5 | Choice of college |
| LB 2351-2357 | Admissions & entrance requirements |
| LB 2360 | Transfer of students |
| LB 2360.2 | Academic departments |
| LB 2361-2365 | Curriculum |
| LB 2368 | Grading and promotion |
| LB 2371 | Graduate education |
For additional assistance in using the online catalog, contact Ask a Librarian.
Use the UCF Library Catalog to locate books and multimedia. Enter an author, title, or subject into the Browse Organized Lists form on the basic search screen.
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Journal Databases/Indexes for Higher Education Topics:
| Database | Description | Access |
ERIC via EBSCOhost |
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. |
Vendor: EBSCOhost |
ERIC via CSA |
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. |
Vendor: CSA |
ERIC via Web |
Free access is available to the ERIC Thesaurus The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. |
Access: WWW |
Higher Education Abstracts College student personnel abstracts 1965-1986. |
Focuses on current research and theory of higher education. Arranged by topics, author and subjects. Superseded by Higher Education Abstracts |
Access: Paper; |
| Educational Administration Abstracts (Available from ECO) |
Covers literature in the field of education administration. Topics include leadership, educational policy, and research trends. More than 100 journals in educational administration are indexed here. | |
| Education-line is a freely accessible database of the full text of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature that supports educational research, policy and practice. | Access: Web | |
| Professional Development Collection | Provides a highly specialized collection of electronic information especially for professional educators. This collection offers information on everything from children’s health and development to cutting-edge pedagogical theory and practice. The Professional Development Collection includes abstract and index coverage for nearly 450 well-known professional development titles, and searchable full text for nearly 360 journals covering the most current topics in the field of education. |
Vendor: EBSCOhost` |
A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full text of 26 peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE and participating societies distinguished by up to 40 years of backfiles, and encompasses over 8,000 articles |
Vendor: CSA |
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Education Index, 1924-present. |
Indexes periodical articles, yearbooks, motion pictures, videotapes and computer programs by author and subject. Book reviews are indexed separately at the end of each issue. |
Access: Paper; Index L 11.E39 |
Psychology, 1998-present. |
A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full text of 35 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 36 years, and encompasses over 21,600 articles. |
Vendor: CSA |
Exceptional Child Education Resources, 1977/78- present. |
Covers books, journals, and media about disabilities, giftedness, and special education topics for infants to older adults. Updated quarterly. Much overlap with ERIC. |
Access: Paper;Index |
| Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts | Covers aspects of the study of language, covering various fields of linguistics, including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. Some full-text journal articles. | Vendor: CSA |
Based on the NICEM Audio Visual Database, MediaSlueth is a Catalog to non-print media supporting all levels of education and instruction. |
Access: Unrestricted |
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Definitive subject, title, and author guide to virtually every American dissertation accepted at an accredited institution since 1861. Selected Masters theses have been included since 1962. |
Vendor: Proquest |
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PsycINFO, 1887-present |
From the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. |
Vendor: EBSCHost |
Sociological Abstracts, 1963-present. |
Covers sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, with information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. |
Vendor: CSA |
| Full-text UNESCO documents. | Access: Web | |
| Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse
and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse,
Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources
to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the
Children's
Bureau, Administration
for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
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Access: Web | |
Web of Science, 1965 - present |
Contains indexed and abstracted articles from periodicals. Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Science Citation Index Expanded are the primary indexes. |
Vendor: ISI |
Provides bibliographic citations and library locations for books and other materials worldwide. Click on World Cat to bring up the database. |
Vendor: FirstSearch |
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Indexes articles in 1000 scholarly journals/popular magazines in the arts, humanities, social sciences, science and technology. Some full-text. |
Vendor: Gale |
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Expanded Academic ASAP (1980 - present) |
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
Vendor: Gale |
| LexisNexisAcademic (1980s-present) | Interdisciplinary, full-text database of over 18,000 sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works. | Vendor: Lexis-Nexis |
The UCF Library Catalog is the most complete inventory of journals available from the Libraries and can inform you of the Libraries' past and current print subscriptions and the majority of our current online subscription.
To search for journals, select JOURNALS/SERIALS from the menu near the top of the screen:
Note: The catalog does not contain information about the articles in the journals. It will tell you if the library has a given volume or issue of a journal, but not about what articles were included.
Search Tips:
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Journals vs Magazines:
What is the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine? For help in determining
the difference see What’s the Difference—Journals
vs. Magazines.
Interlibrary Loan:
When UCF does not own the book, article, or other document needed by UCF students, faculty, or staff, the Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery Services Department (ILL) will try to obtain a copy of it from another library--usually within about 2 weeks. For additional information or for the electronic request forms go to Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services.
World Wide Web Sources:
Web sites include:
| Internet Tools | UCF’s Curriculum Materials Center |
| UCF Government Document Collection |
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Citing Resources for Papers/Research:
Prepared by: Terrie Sypolt, Reference Librarian
Last update:28 July 2008
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