LibGuides: Education and Childhood Studies: Library Essentials

Top databases

Proquest Central This link opens in a new window ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window Education Research Complete covers a range of subjects and all levels of education from early years to higher education. Content includes academic journals, teaching magazines and conference papers.
ERIC This link opens in a new window A free database. Indexes publications (journals and grey literature) in the field of education. Searches can be limited to peer-reviewed items only. Some items are full-text. Most journal articles will not be, so you should use IFind (Articles & more) to check if we have access to any articles you find.

Your Librarians

Education librarians

Hello, we are Naomi Prady (Academic Liaison Librarian) and Philippa Price (Subject librarian).

We are here to help you find information for your assignments and reference the information you use.

You can get in touch using the following contact details:

MyUni Library Essentials - Enrol This online course is your starting point for learning how to use the Library. This course is made up of videos and tutorials designed by your Librarians, and will help you to get the most out of your Library both online and on campus.
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Please follow the link to self-enrol on MyUni Library Essentials if you have not accessed the course before.

This course is made up of videos and tutorials designed by your Librarians. You can work your way through the complete course to ensure a good working knowledge of how to use the Library. Alternatively, you can pick and choose which topics you wish to look at and can always come back to this course whenever you want a refresher.