What if we don't own it?
Did you find something you need that we don't own? You can request that we borrow it from another library. Just login to your Inter-library services account to request it.
Finding Books
You can search by authors, titles of books, and topics. For example, you might try the following:
- Gallagher, Kelly
- Teaching writing and science
- Writing instruction and mathematics
- Library Catalog
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Find print and electronic books available from USU Libraries, as well as videos and other materials.
Practitioner Journals
- Search by JournalIf you want to know if we own a journal online (and what database has access to it), go here to search by journal title and select the database with the access you want.
Key Databases in Education
Once you have found some background information on your topic, either in education encyclopedias or other books you found in the library catalog, databases are great place to find articles relating to your topic. Here is a list of the databases in education that I recommend the most often.
Try keywords like teaching writing and elementary education
- Education Source
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A large, online digital library focused on a broad range of educational topics in scholarly articles, news, magazines and trade journals. - Teacher Reference CenterProvides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science and Mathematics, and more.
- PsycINFO via EBSCOhost
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One of the top resources for research in psychology and the behavioral and social sciences. Includes information on topics ranging from education to pharmacology.
- More Education DatabasesThis is a more comprehensive list of databases related to Education.
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