For full description of these databases and EBook collections, see Databases by Title and EBook Collections by Title webpages.
Mometrix offers test preparation study guides and materials. These materials are primarily in electronic book format and focus on education professional exams, such as PRAXIS.
Databases:
Academic OneFile is the premier source of peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
Academic Search Complete is the world’s most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
Academic Video Online: Premium (Alexander Street Press)
Academic Video Online: Premium delivers more than 48,000 video titles spanning essential subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, history, music, film, science, and more.
We offer premium content through databases, e-books, journals and magazines, and more, as well as a versatile discovery tool for searching across all library resources. Our content and feature-rich technology platforms serve the needs of researchers at all levels, whether they access EBSCO products at academic institutions, schools, public libraries, hospitals and medical institutions, corporations or government institutions.
ProQuest Culture Grams – Provinces (ProQuest) (for k-12 students)
ProQuest Culture Grams – States (ProQuest) (for k-12 students)
ProQuest Culture Grams – World (ProQuest) (for k-12 students)
Provides in-depth information on over 200 countries around the world, and including maps, statistics, photo galleries, recipes, and more. World editions.
elibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest Central) (for k-12 students)
eLibrary® Curriculum Edition—the ultimate easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource—delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for schools and libraries of all sizes.
Education Database (ProQuest Central)
ProQuest® Education Journals gives users access to over 900 top educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text. The coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education.
Education Research Complete covers the areas of curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. This database also includes full text for books, monographs and numerous education-related conference papers.
Education Source (EBSCOHost)
The Most Authoritative Resource for Education Studies. The world’s largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals, this database provides scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals, and policy makers.
ERIC (EBSCOHost)
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database contains more than 1.3 million records and provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
ERIC (U.S. Department of Education)
ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
Films on Demand Films on Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that makes it easier than ever to incorporate outstanding educational programs from Films Media Group into your content management systems, online lesson plans, distance learning courseware, or electronic card catalog system. Most titles are available for individual lease or purchase, or you can buy access to large curriculum-focused collections on a subscription basis.
Gale databases are a part of Cengage learning, providing access to databases across a variety of disciplines. Search individual collections or across multiple databases at once using this access tool.
JSTOR is a not–for–profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover, use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive. Our overarching aims are to preserve a record of scholarship for posterity
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOHost)
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
MAS Ultra – School Edition (EBSCOHost)
This comprehensive database, designed specifically for high school libraries, contains full text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for 84,074 biographies and 86,135 primary source documents, an Image collection of 188,323 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
National Assessment of Educational Progress
National Center for Education Statistics
Novelist K-8 (EBSCOHost)
NoveList K–8 Plus is a database about books specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests.
Designed specifically for elementary school libraries, this database contains full text for popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection. Students can learn about a variety of topics, such as endangered species, famous musicians, fitness, space exploration and more.
Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. NOTE: When searching this collection, be aware that Magale Library does not have access to all Project Muse content. You may want to consider selecting “Only content I have access to” under “Access” to view items available to the SAU community.
This database serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels. Covering more than 160 subjects areas, ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated database of periodical content. This award-winning online reference resource features a highly-respected, diversified mix of content including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, reports and videos.
Professional Development Collection
This database provides a highly specialized collection of electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOHost)
Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 300 peer-reviewed journals. Topics covered include Best Practices, Curriculum Development, Literacy Standards, Pedagogical Research, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Science & Mathematics, School Administration, and more.
TOPICSearch (EBSCOHost) (for k-12 students)
TOPICsearch is a current events database covering social, political, and economic issues as well as scientific discoveries and other popular topics. The database contains full text of over one hundred thousand articles from more than a thousand diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. The search options allow users to select particular current events and popular topics from drop-down menus.
*Above highlighted are portals that allow federated searching of all databases from this provider.
**ProQuest databases are currently being provided to Arkansas Public Schools via Arkansas State Library.
E-Books:
Contains information on agriculture, Arts & Leisure, Business, Education, Geography, History, Health & Medicine, Language, Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, Science, Technology, & more.
EBSCO eBook Collection (EBSCOHost)
Covering a variety of subjects such as Education, Technology, Science, Literature and Humanities as well as a comprehensive range of audience levels from basic introductory level texts to high level research materials.
eBook Education Collection (EBSCOHost Subscription)
Titles in eBook Education Collection range from introductory texts for undergraduate coursework to more complex and detailed works for advanced students and scholars. The subscription collection also includes support materials for student teachers and professionals working in K-12 and higher education classrooms, covering topics from curriculum building to student behavior and dynamics.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains references and monographs covering education, literature, science, history, science and technology and more.
Mometrix offers test preparation study guides and materials. These materials are primarily in electronic book format and focus on education professional exams, such as PRAXIS.
World Book eBook Collection (25 classics and an additional 25 proprietary World Book title)
World Book eBooks supports a span of curriculum areas and reading levels with one-of-a-kind features, including interactive features as games, videos, and audio clips to enhance learning. Any number of library patrons can enjoy World Book eBooks at any time–– with no holds or waiting.
Selected Websites:
Arkansas Department of Education ade.arkansas.gov
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development https://ascd.org/
National Association for the Education of Young Children www.nayec.org
Association for Middle Level Education www.amle.org
Center for Measuring University Performance https://mupcenter.org/
International Literacy Association www.reading.org
National Council of Teachers of English www.ncte.org
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics www.nctm.org
National Science Teaching Association www.nsta.org
Education books that are available for checkout are located in the L section on the 3rd floor. The Children’s Collection is located on the 1st floor and is also available for check out.
A variety of PRAXIS study guides are available for checkout from Magale’s Reserves Collection. Magale also has Mometrix eLibrary which contains electronic PRAXIS study material available in its eBook Education Collection (EBSCOHost Subscription).
These resources are provided to public libraries, namely public school libraries, of Arkansas. Traveler Resources include research databases with electronic journals, newspapers, and magazines as well as electronic books.
