Finding a Specific Journal

To find a journal online, use the Electronic Journals search form. Type the name of the journal in the search box.

To find journals on the library's shelves, use the Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog Basic Search. Select "Journal title begins with" and type the name of the journal in the search box.

If the library does not have a journal online or on the shelves, use the Interlibrary Services request form to order the journal article you need. There is no charge for this service. Articles are usually provided within 2-3 days by email.

Frequently Used Databases

Use databases to find journal articles, books, and other documents related to education. Many databases include the full-text of articles and documents.

	Database available to authorized UH Manoa users on or off campus
	Database available via the Web without restriction

Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog (books, documents, AV, journals, more)

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

ERIC (CSA search interface)
ERIC (EBSCOHOST search interface)
ERIC (US Department of Education search interface)

Academic Search Premier (broad subject coverage)
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) (20+ databases)
Dissertations & Theses
EBSCOHOST (20+ databases)
Ed/ITLib Digital Library (10 journals & 5 conference proceedings)
PsycINFO (psychology including educational psychology)
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Professional Development Collection (education and training)
Teacher Reference Center (select from EBSCOHOST menu of databases)
Web of Science (identifies authors who have cited other authors and papers)

          More Databases

Contact for Personal and Research Help

Business, Humanities and Social Science Reference Service
In person: First Floor, Hamilton Library | 808-956-7214 | emailref@hawaii.edu
(Hours of Service)

Susan Johnson, Librarian for Education and Other Social Sciences
808-956-2529 | susanj@hawaii.edu

Ask-A-Librarian Q&A Live
Assistance 24/7
best suited for straightforward questions that do not involve extensive searching

Library Resources for Education

The Library acquires education-related materials to support the programs of the UH College of Education. These materials are located in the humanities and social sciences collection on the first and second floors of Hamilton Library and in the Asia, Hawaiian, and Pacific Collections on the third, fourth, and fifth floors. A small juvenile literature collection is located on the second floor. Additional materials are located in the science and technology collection in the Hamilton Addition.

The physical collections contain more than 125,000 books on education and 300 currently received core journals (plus hundreds of other journals of interest to educators). Audiovisual media are housed in Sinclair Library. All of these materials are listed in the Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog. Many journals, books, and documents are available in electronic form. Some are listed in Hawaii Voyager, others are listed in the Library's Electronic Resources gateway.

The ERIC Collection of nearly 500,000 educational documents in microfiche format is housed in the Microforms Room on the first floor of Hamilton Library. These documents are indexed and described in the ERIC Database. ERIC also lists educational documents and journal articles available in full-text online.

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Last modified: February 5, 2009 by Susan Johnson| susanj@hawaii.edu