Education Research Guide
Articles/Journals/Periodicals

Here are some tips for finding articles, journals and periodicals. For an overview on searching strategies, see the Finding Articles from Journals and Magazines.

Articles on a Topic
To find articles on a specific topic, search one of the Library's many databases relevant to education. These resources are available remotely to UMass students, faculty, and staff with their OIT accounts, and in the Library to all.

Journals on a Topic
To search for journals and periodicals on a topic in the Library Catalog, conduct a Subject search in the Library Catalog and add the word "periodicals" to your search; e.g., education periodicals.

For many more journals by topic choose Topics in Education on the left and choose a subarea of education.

Journals by Title
To search for a specific journal or periodical, conduct a Journal Title search in the Library Catalog. Note call number and location.

Selected Education Journals

Educational policy Per LC89.E36                 Language teaching Per Z5814.L26L3
Educational studies Per Z5813.E3               Psychology and education Per BF1.P845
Educational theory Per L11.E55                   Science education Per Q1.S385
Harvard educational review Per L11.H3      Sociology of education Per L11.S6
The Journal of educational research
    Per L11.J75                                                 Teaching and teacher education
                                                                               Per LB1025.2.T4154
Journal of Higher Education Per L11.J78     Teaching exceptional children Per LC4001.T4

Location of Education Journals

Very recent education journals (last couple years) are on the main floor in the current periodical room. Previous years are shelved on the 20th floor if in the "L" call number section. Choose the following link for call number locations.

E- Journals
To locate online journals, search by journal title in the "Quick Search" at the Electronic Journal Locator. For more information, consult the E-Journals page.

Printed Indexes
There are many journal indexing and abstracting sources available in print in the Library's Reference collections. For more information, consult the Reference materials page.

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