Library learning resources for FoE students

Searching

Here are some resources created for FoE students to provide guidance to the most relevant databases and search tools

Selecting search tools tutorials 

• Matching search tools with your information needs interactive tutorial with activities [5-10 minutes] 
• Which database should I use? Your guide to the best search tools for finding education research articles - interactive tutorial with activities [10-15 minutes] 

Database tutorials - the basics

• Finding journal articles for your topic. A search tutorial using Education database (ProQuest) - interactive tutorial with activities [10-15 minutes]

• Searching with ProQuest Central: Finding journal articles for your topic - interactive tutorial with activities [10-15 minutes]

  • Choose this tutorial if you are studying Applied positive psychology or another wellbeing course, or an Evaluation course 

• How to search multiple EBSCO or ProQuest databases - a quick guide for searching more than one database simultaneously [10-15 minutes]

• PsycINFO (Ovid) Tutorial - a series of short tutorials created by the MDHS Library team - [9 x 3 minutes]
• Finding grey literature - interactive tutorial with activities [10-15 minutes] 

Database tutorials - Advanced skills

• Advanced searching - EBSCOhost databases 
• Advanced searching - Informit databases 
• Advanced searching - ProQuest databases 
• Searching with Google Scholar 

Video

• Level up your search skills (2 min 10 sec) - a video on levelling your search skills with five tips to find the best resources for your assignments 

Database recommendations for specific courses/disciplines

For further recommendations of databases for your course, open your course guide and navigate to the databases page:

• Applied positive psychology databases / Educational Psychology databases / Evaluation databases / Learning Intervention databases