Education Studies Subject Page

The Library’s print book collection is located on the ground, first and second floors. All books are listed on the Library Catalogue. The Library also provides access to over 5,000 e-books. When you search the Library catalogue you can refine your search by choosing "E-Books" on the left hand side of the screen. When you click on the link to view the book you may be asked to verify yourself as a registered student by logging in with your computer username and password (Novel login).

Apart from individual titles accessible via the catalogue, we also have searchable collections of e-books, have a look at our e-books page for a full listing.

All our e-books can accessed off-campus.

Short Loan Collection

Books in the Short Loan Collection are copies of ‘essential’ and ‘recommended’ module texts as requested by academic staff. This collection is located on the ground floor in a glassed area to the right as you enter the Library. Books can be borrowed for 48 hours and 3 hours only.

Main Lending collection

All other books are located in the Library's Main Lending Collection. This collection includes text books but also provides lots of titles which will allow you to read around a specific topic. The collection is divided between the first and second floor. Main lending books can be borrowed for 1 week or 3 weeks. 1 week books will have a white tape on the spine.
On the first floor you will find books relating to business, education and humanities. Books relating to engineering and science are on the second floor.

Education books are shelved at the following numbers:

Subject	Book Shelf Mark
Adult Education	374
Education	370
Educational Ireland	370.9415
Educational Disadvantage	371.96
Educational Technology	371.3078
Curricula	375
Gender Discrimination	370.19345
Higher Education	378
ICT and Education	371.334
Learning Disabilty	362.2
Microteaching	370.733
Primary Education	372
Psychology of Learning	370.15
Public Policy Issues	379
Research in Education	370.78
Secondary Education	373
Special Education	371.9
Teacher Training	370.102
Teaching Methods	371.3

Journals

A journal is simply a publication that appears at regular intervals. The Library provides access to popular and academic journal in both electronic and hard copy (paper) format. Searching the journal literature is the easiest way to incorporate good quality information into your assignment. The Library holds tens of thousands of journals electronically and articles are searchable by keyword, making information accessible and relevant to you.

Make sure you attend a Library Training session to learn how to get the most from the electronic journals holdings (ask your lecturer about sessions for your class or keep an eye out for drop in sessions in the Library). The Library Blog, Twitter and the white boards in the Library are all updated regularly with details of new courses and sessions.

A-Z of Journals
If you know the title of the journal you’re interested in search the A-Z of Journals to link directly to a journal of interest.
Click here to watch a simulation that shows you how to use the A-Z of Journals.

Databases

The Library has access to dozens of databases, many of which include education titles. The databases are primarily searchable collection of journal articles. Some databases also provide references to reports, conference proceedings, theses and even books.

Databases offer a quick and effective way of searching for literature on a particular subject. You can search these databases by author, title, or conduct a subject or word search. Some databases provide only brief details (abstracts) of articles such as author, title and a summary, others provide the entire article (full-text).

Listed below are some which you will find useful and have very strong education content

Academic Search Complete
Full text access to 4,473 and 3,619 peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journals including education
Click here to watch a search demonstration of Academic Search Complete

Education Research Complete
Formerly Professional Development Collection. Education Research Complete is a bibliographic and full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. 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. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals, as well as full- text for more than 750 journals. This database also includes full text for more than 80 books and full text for numerous education-related conference papers.
E-tutorials :  Basic Searching |  Advanced Searching |  Creating Journal Alerts |  Creating Search Alerts

JSTOR
An archive of core scholarly journals with strong education content.

Federated Search

If you are finding it difficult to source information on these databases try widening your net by using Summon, which searches across all library databases simultaneously.

Advanced Search | What is Summon?

Alternatively, use Google Scholar to search for articles of interest. (Go to Scholar Preferences – Library Links and select DCU Library to link directly to articles we subscribe to).

How to search the databases

Use the LETS Find module to discover the best ways to search and find relevant information.

Staff & Researchers

• Ordering Books
• Online Order Form
• Developing your student’s information literacy skills
• Linking to e-resources via Moodle or the web
• Impact Factors
• DORAS – DCU’s Open Access Institutional Repository