1. Using Education Databases at HKIEd Sept 2009

2. Why use an e-database?

3. Because …  Use electronic databases to search for local and international literature.  Electronic databases contain recent information from book reviews, journal articles, conference papers, and other materials.  Some databases provide the complete full text articles or papers.  Other databases will just provide abstracts of the journal papers.

4. Because …  An e-database is an organized collection of information. It supports search for journal title, article title, author, issue, volume, etc., which is more flexible and in-depth. Journal title search

5. Can EdCAT retrieve journal articles?

6. No, because …  We can only search for journal title in EdCAT, but not on individual article title or author. Journal title search

7. Why use an e-database?  Therefore, e-database is extremely useful when you want to find articles containing particular details, e.g. keyword = peer assessment in classroom  You could retrieve journal articles on this topic from e-databases, but you could not find the same information via EdCAT. This is because EdCAT allows search in journal title only; the search does not go into details of each issue or volume of the journal.

8. Some prominent e-databases on Education Some examples of local electronic databases:  Chinese ERIC ( 華人社會教育文獻資源中心上網計劃 ) Chinese ERIC ( 華人社會教育文獻資源中心上網計劃 )  Hong Kong Journals Online Hong Kong Journals Online  Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC) Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC) Tips:  Available via Library Website  E-Databases  Subject = EducationLibrary Website E-DatabasesEducation

9. Some prominent e-databases on Education Some examples of international electronic databases:  ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)  Education Research Complete Education Research Complete  ProQuest Education Journals ProQuest Education Journals  Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier  A+ Education A+ Education Tips:  Available via Library Website  E-Databases  Subject = EducationLibrary Website E-Databases Education

10. Notation of e-databases EdLINK-enabled e-database Abstract e-database Full text e-database

11. Identify your keywords  Keywords are words or phrases that should appear in the information you are searching for.  Keywords are used to do search in the library catalogue and e-databases. For example, your topic is : Study the development of inclusive education under education reform Keywords are : inclusive education education reform  Use Boolean Operators (AND/OR/NOT), Wildcards (*), etc, where appropriate, e.g. inclusive education AND education reform

12. What is ERIC database?

13.  Provides access to education literature and resources and to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. It contains full text with citation and abstracts from educational and education-related journals.

14. Access to ERIC database

15. Demonstration  Keywords:  inclusive education AND education reform  Limit your search to full text articles  Use thesaurus / subject term where necessary.  e.g. (inclusive education) use (inclusive schools) How many records retrieved?

16. Searching tips: Expand your search  Use “expanders” from the database search screen to expand your search  Use boolean operator “OR” to include more search terms (Find Any of My Search Terms)  e.g. youth OR adolescent OR teenager  Use truncation (*) to expand your search term in alternative way  e.g. adolescen* to search for adolescent, adolescence, etc.

17. Searching tips: Narrow your search  Use “Limiter” from the database search screen to limit your search results in various way (e.g. limit by year)  Consider the suggested “Narrow Search Results by Subject” from the search result screen  Use boolean operator “AND” to limit search results to a narrower scene (Find All My Search Terms)  e.g. youth AND hong kong

18. Searching tips: “ Find Similar Results ” (SmartText Searching)  Instead of sorting the results by “date”, you can sort them by “relevance”  If you find an article useful, try the “Find Similar Results” function

19. Try yourself  Tentative topic: Are electronic books effective in teaching children reading?  Suggested keywords:  electronic books AND children reading  Limit your search to full text articles How many records retrieved?

20. How can I export my search results?

21. Export Search Results You may export your search results to:  An email account  Bibliographic management software such as RefWorks (available from Library Website http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk/refworks/ ) http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk/refworks/

22. Select records here. Click on ‘ Folder has items ’. Export Search Results - Email

23. Click here to Save / Email your records Export Search Results - Email

24. Save Citations in APA Format for your Bibliography

25. Click here to direct export to RefWorks Export Search Results - RefWorks

26. References imported into the last imported folder Export Search Results - RefWorks

27. Steps to create bibliography: 1.Select Bibliography Tab 2.Select Output Style 3.File Type to Create e.g. MS Word 4.References from Folder

28. Export Search Results - RefWorks References exported into the MS Word

29. Try yourself Export your search results to:  An email account or  Bibliographic management software such as RefWorks

30. Can I search across multiple EBSCOhost databases?

31. Yes, you can …

32. Other EBSCOhost Databases Closely Related to Education Research Education Research Complete Academic Search Premier Professional Development Collection Teacher Reference Corner Primary Search Child Development & Adolescent Studies

33. Any other educational e-databases?

34. What is ProQuest Education Journals database?  Covers almost 400 leading journals in education and related fields.

35. Access to ProQuest Education Journals database

36. Search across multiple ProQuest databases

37. Access to ProQuest Education Journals database Advanced search interface

38. Try yourself Search and retrieve full-text via ERIC and ProQuest Education Journals:  Keyword: gifted education AND teaching method  Limit your results to full text Try to observe: 1. How many records retrieved from each electronic databases? 2. Evaluate the relevancy of the results retrieved from the TWO databases.

39. A Lot More if You Want to do a Thorough Literature Search … Just name a few: JSTOR Social Sciences Citation Index Sociological Abstracts Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) And even Google Scholar…Google Scholar

40. http://scholar.google.com/ Change The Scholar Preferences

41. Include HKIEd EdLINK in the “Find Library” Function Choose “RefWorks” as Bibliography Manager

43. Thank You! Questions?