Lamson Library: Educational Leadership, Learning, and Curriculum: Home

[Subject Specific Resources]

Mental Measurements Yearbook w/ Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments.

Journal Titles

If you have a citation to an article, type the journal title into the library catalog to find out what years of the journal are available at PSU.

Dissertations

Dissertation Abstracts Online
This database contains citations and abstracts for over 2 million dissertations.

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In most cases, you can read the first 25 pages of a dissertation. The "Order a Copy" option does not link to the PSU Interlibrary Loan System. To request a full dissertation go to the Interlibrary Loan Page and fill out a request form.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations
Search theses and dissertations that are freely available online from over 800 colleges and universities.
OpenDOAR
This portal lets you search the contents of digital repositories including dissertations and theses.

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These repositories may include many types of documents. To limit your search, try including the phrase "thesis or dissertation" in the search box.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Full text collection of over 800,000 dissertations from many disciplines.

Create a My EBSCOHost Account

Using a MyEBSCOhost Account

You have your own account to save (and find again!) those terrific articles you found. You can also save search terms, or create an alert for new articles available with your search terms.

To access your account:

Access an EBSCO database, like Academic Search Premier.
Click the Sign In link in the horizontal green menu along the top of your screen.
A yellow MY will appear on the EBSCOhost logo when you are logged in.
To access previously saved articles, click the Folder link in the horizontal green menu.

Find Journal Articles

In a library database

ERIC This link opens in a new window
Educational Resources Information Center: Free government repository made searchable through EBSCOhost. Contains 1.3 million documents and records all pertaining to education.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts of 270 journals and magazines in teaching and school administration.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
The library's primary scholarly database. Contains over 17,900 journals, over 15,900 of which are peer-reviewed. Over 8,900 journals are full text.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Sociology database with full text for 860 journals in addition to over 800 books and thousands of conference papers.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Full text for 330 journals. Indexing for 750 journals, 670 of them peer-reviewed.
Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
Full text of articles from over 300 periodicals. Indexing for almost 700 journals—of which 470 are peer-reviewed.
Covers articles, interviews, bibliographies, obituaries, and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and book reviews, as well as reviews of movies, dance performances, TV programs, and other performances.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text access to about 800 core journals spanning most subject areas. Specializes in recent, but not newest issues. For the latest issues, see Project MUSE.

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See also: Project MUSE
Project MUSE (Basic Collection) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
All journals are available up to the most recent issue. For earlier data ranges, see JSTOR Arts & Sciences. Available to alumni.

Search Tutorial Series
See also: JSTOR Arts & Sciences

Search Books

To see books in other libraries, change the dropdown menu to Libraries Worldwide.
Books not owned by PSU can be requested from another library through Interlibrary Loan (see information at right.)

Some books in the library catalog are available as eBooks - look for the View Now link in the results list.

To find more eBooks on Art topics, visit the eBook Academic Collection.

Browse the Shelves

Many books on educational leadership, theory, and practice have call numbers starting with LB. Some of the categories are listed below. Please ask at the Information Desk or the Reference Desk on the main level if you need help finding anything.

General: LB-5-45
Teaching (Principles and practice): LB1025-1050.75
Reading (General): LB1049.9-1050.75
Early childhood education: LB1139.2-1139.5
Kindergarten: LB1141-1489
Primary education: LB1501-1547
Elementary or public school education: LB1555-1602
Secondary education. High schools: LB1603-1696.6
Education and training of teachers and administrators: LB1705-2286
Professional aspects of teaching and school administrators. Vocational guidance: LB1775-1785
Teacher training in universities and colleges: LB2165-2278
Higher education: LB2300-2430
Supervision and administration. Business management: LB2341-2341.95
Curriculum: LB2361-2365
Educational tests, measurements, evaluations and examinations: LB3050-3060.87

Interlibrary Loan

If you need a book or article that PSU does not have you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan.

This service is free to all PSU students, faculty, and staff.

Go to the Interlibrary Loan Page.
On the left side of the screen, under New Request choose the material type you want, then fill out the request form.
Articles are delivered to your interlibrary loan account in PDF format, usually in 2-5 business days.
Books are delivered to Lamson and can be picked up at the information desk in 1-2 weeks.

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover full text for 35 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Has selective full text for 375 regional U.S. newspapers. Full text transcripts are also included from CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News, Face the Nation (CBS), 48 Hours (CBS), 60 Minutes (CBS), All Things Considered (National Public Radio), and others
New York Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Full text access to The New York Times from the first issue (1851) up to about four years ago. (For more recent coverage, see "New York Times 1980 to Present"