Cowles Library Drake University

Cowles Library Online Catalog

iLink, the online catalog for Cowles and Drake Law Libraries. Go there...

ebrary ebook collection

A collection of over 12,000 electronic books in a wide variety of subject areas. You will need to download the "ebrary reader" plug-in to view the e-books. Updated monthly. Go there...

Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

Provides a listing, by major subject area, of the most important resources for research. Available as a netLibrary ebook, and also in the Reference shelves of Cowles Library, REF LB 15 .027 2000. Go there...

Encyclopedia of Education & World Education Encyclopedia

Both of these encyclopedias are available on-line through Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click on "Education" to see these titles. Go there...

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children

Available on-line through CREDO Reference, this is an essential reference on research in early childhood education not only in the United States but throughout the world. Go there...

netLibrary ebook collection

A collection of over 12,000 academic e-books in many subject areas. These ebooks require check-out; create your own account if you are on campus, or call the Reference Desk (515-271-2113) if you're off campus. Go there...

OCLC WorldCat

A international catalog used for locating books all over the world. Go there...

1- Education Databases

All education databases available at Cowles. Go there...

Academic Search Complete

Covers current events, including those related to Education. Go there...

Education SAGE Full-text

Full text articles from 23 journals published by Sage covering many topics in Education. Coverage ranges from 1-40 years. Go there...

ERIC

ERIC is a comprehensive database of articles and documents about Education on all levels. Covers 1969 to the present. Go there...

Mental Measurements Yearbook

A comprehensive guide to over 20000 contemporary testing instruments in psychology, education, leadership, and business. Produced by the Buros Institute. Go there...

Professional Development Collection

Provides full text of 516 educational journals, plus indexing for 400 more titles. Years of coverage varies by title. Go there...

PsycINFO

PsycINFO is the comprehensive database of publications in the field of psychology. It may be used to research educational psychology, theories of learning, and other topics related to education. Coverage is 1887 to present. Go there...

Teacher Reference Center

TRC provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education. Go there...

Tests In Print

TIP serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s). Go there...

Wiley Interscience

Includes many education journals in the Social Sciences section Go there...

Chronicle of Higher Education

Full-text access to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Content is updated daily and goes back to September 1989. Go there...

Education Journals at Drake

A listing of journals related to Education available through Cowles Library. Links to journal content are provided. Go there...

Open Access Journals in Education

Includes links to electronic journals that are scholarly, peer-reviewed, full text and accessible without cost. List is created by the AERA Special Interest Group for the Communication of Research. Go there...

Education Week & Teacher Magazine

This is the web site built to accompany the Education Week & Teacher Magazines. It provides news about education along with archives, a database of state indicators, and listings of jobs for educators. Free registration required for full access. Go there...

Educators Reference Desk

Well-organized collection of online resources and services for the education community. Go there...

Mesoj, an Education Blog

Welcome to Mesoj, an education blog from an education librarian. The Shqip word "mesoj" (pronounced muss-OY) from Albania, where your blogger was once a schoolteacher, has three alternate meanings: I learn, I study, or I teach. Provides daily updates related to education and information. Go there...