Education Subject Guide

Education Databases

PsycINFO
Indexes professional psychology journal articles, books, chapters in edited books, and dissertations.  Links to articles that are full text in EbscoHost Academic Search and PsycARTICLES..

PsycARTICLES
Full text of APA journals online.  Searchable by author and keyword, but not the additional subject indexing used for PsycINFO. 

EbscoHost Academic Search Premier
An interdisciplinary database, it indexes more than 8,000 periodicals and includes full text for nearly 5,000.  Both popular and scholarly  publications are covered, including many education titles.

LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Indexes books, journal articles and dissertations on  language and language learning.  Very good for ESL.

Communications and Mass Media Complete
Provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media.

Dissertation Abstracts
Information on doctoral dissertations from universities throughout the US.  Dissertations from the University of Mississippi are available electronically for free.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (Buros)
Information on published tests and test reviews.  The Buros Institute has an excellent guide to this resource.

Web of Knowledge
Includes Social Sciences Citation Index and Science Citation Index.  Search by author, keyword, or cited references.  1981 forward

WorldCat
Cataloging records on material, primarily books, owned by libraries participating in OCLC, including the Library of Congress.

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
Full text news, business information, and law.  Use Site Map to navigate.  "Area of law by topic" has state and federal education law.

Free Internet Resources

APA Style Guides
Purdue University Writing Lab guide
USM guide to APA style
APA style crib sheet
Electronic reference formats recommended by the APA

Praxis information and study tips

U.S. Department of Education

Mississippi Department of Education