Electronic Databases
Many of the databases listed below are for use by UW-P students, faculty and staff only. For information on using databases from off campus, please see the Guide for Off-campus users or Service to Distance Education Students.
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- Academic Search Premier Abstracts and full text journal articles in all subject categories from more than 4,650 journals.
- Education Full Text Subject coverage includes all areas of education ranging from multicultural education to computer technology. Full text.
- ERIC Indexes and abstracts to journal articles and documents in education. ERIC Thesaurus
- Mental Measurements Yearbook Contains fulltext information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas. Also available in print REF LB3051.T4
- Middle Search Plus Provides indexing and abstracting to magazines commonly used in middle school libraries.
- Primary Search Provides indexing and abstracting to magazines for young readers.
- Professional Development Collection For professional educators, provides a specialized collection of over 550 full text journals, indexing and abstracts are also provided for 800+ additional journal titles.
- PsycINFO Abstracts from over 1300 psychology journals.
- General Electronic Databases
Print Indexes
Print indexes are available on the main floor of the Karrmann Library. Ask at the Reference Desk for the exact location.
- Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography
- Exceptional Child Education Resources
- Higher Education Abstracts
- Physical Education Index
Electronic Magazines/Journals
Comprehensive Sites on Education
- Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) This is the starting point for accessing ERIC's many services, clearinghouses and collections. Note that there is a link to all ERIC sites from this page.
- Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) The main objective of GEM, created by the National Library of Education, is to expand educator's access to Internet-based lesson plans, curriculum units and other educational materials available on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
- U.S. Department of Education This site provides the latest funding opportunities and current federal legislation related to education, grants and student financial assistantships, and federal education initiatives, as well as links to educational organizations and departmental publications. Also available at this site is Topics from A to Z. The topics range from "accreditation" to "writing report cards." Clicking on a subject brings the user to program descriptions, reports, and other data.
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) The home page for DPI contains the staff directory; various DPI documents; links to Wisconsin Public School District Directory and Wisconsin Private School Directory.
- Yahoo! EducationThis directory provides links to sites in adult, K-12, and higher education issues.
- Yahooligans!This Web guide for kids contains educational resources helpful to both kids and teachers.
Related Sites at UW-Platteville/Karrmann Library
Education at UW-Platteville
- The School of Education office is located in 139A Doudna. The interim director is Tom LoGuidice. For a listing of courses or for more information on this program, call (608) 342-1131 or 342-1274.
- Regina Pauly is the Karrmann Library's liaison to the School of Education. Contact Regina at (608) 342-1099 for individualized consultations and/or library instruction sessions. Her e-mail address is paulyr@uwplatt.edu.