Education Databases

The databases listed below can be searched from workstations in both Webster and Vanier Libraries as well as from home. Click on the name of the database for a full description and for connection instructions.

• ERIC
  The largest education database in the world, covering close to 1,000 current journals, most of which are peer reviewed. It also features conference papers, government reports, curriculum materials, and books; coverage from 1966 onwards.
• Education Full Text
  Coverage of over 500 current journals, including 50 related to special education. Approximately 300 journals are available fulltext. Education Full Text is a useful complement to the ERIC database.
• CBCA Education
  Focuses on Canadian information in the field of education;currently over 130 journals are indexed, covering both research and practice oriented publications; 24 journals are currently available in fulltext format.
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
  Internationally published literature on second language learning and teaching, language acquisition, etc.
• PsycINFO
  International coverage of research publications in educational psychology and child development; updated weekly, PsycINFO is a useful complement to the ERIC database.
• EdITLib Digital Library
  Produced by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), EdITLib includes peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning.

Interdisciplinary Databases with Education Content

• ABI/INFORM Global
  Essential resource for research on human performance technology, online instruction, corporate training, etc.
• Academic Search Complete
  Multidisciplinary database which includes scholarly education journals, many of which are fulltext.
• Biblio Branchée
  Search for Education related stories in fulltext French language newspapers like La Presse and Le Devoir, as well as the magazine L'Actualité.
• Canadian Newsstand on Proquest
  Search for Education related stories in fulltext Canadian Newspapers like The Gazette, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun.
• Canadian Research Index
  Includes Federal and Provincial studies on education and related topics.
• INSPEC Web
  Covers computer aided instruction, distance learning, and instructional design.
• Proquest Dissertations and Theses-Fulltext
  Includes the fulltext of North American University Theses and Dissertations from 1997 onwards.
• Repere
  French language periodicals; useful for coverage of the Quebec education system.
• Sociological Abstracts
  Covers the research literature on various social aspects of education.
• Source OECD
  Useful for Comparative Education, providing International perspectives on Education issues; access to fulltext publications such as World Education Indicators, Education at a Glance:OECD Indicators.
• Sport Discus
  Covers the research literature on physical education.
• Web of Science
  Search by cited author, cited work, etc. from 1989 onwards.