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Use this research guide as a starting point for finding books, articles, and Internet sites in college teaching.

Finding Articles with SCC Library Indexes

The following databases are available from the library Web site. These can be accessed off campus by students, faculty, and staff of SCC with a valid ID number. Search the databases for articles from magazines, journals, and/or newspapers.

Academic Search Elite / Masterfile

Academic Search Elite and Masterfile are general periodical indexes which together cover 3,100+ magazines, journals, and some newspapers. These indexes offer searches by keyword, subject, periodical title, author, etc., and include a feature that allows you to search only the scholarly or "peer-reviewed" journals.

ERIC

This education database contains citations to journals and documents, offering some full-text. Articles in ERIC address issues and concepts in education.

Teacher Reference Center

Abstracts for the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals. Some full-text articles are available.

KCDL (Kraus Curriculum Development Library)

KCDL Online provides curriculum guides, lesson plans and much more for Pre-K to 12 from school districts and other educational organizations throughout the United States. Online full text is provided for the 20th edition to the present; the 19th edition is located on microfiche in the SCC Library.

Finding journals currently received at SCC:

Click here for a list of the paper and electronic journals available to SCC users.