This guide will introduce you to Gleeson Library resources that are essential for students and faculty conducting Education Research. It includes links to relevant databases, streaming video, as well as library related instructional tutorials.
Additional Databases Search multidisciplinary databases and databases in other subject areas.
Journal Finder Search across USF databases for a specific journal or browse publications by subject. Regional students can use Document Delivery to request articles only available in print at the Gleeson Library.
Library Catalog Search the Library catalog for print books, e-books, dissertations, and videos. Regional students can use Document Delivery to access materials in the Gleeson Library.
Link Plus Quickly obtain books and videos from more than 50 cooperating libraries.
Interlibrary Loan Request books, articles, and dissertations for other libraries. May take 2-4 weeks.
Curriculum Resource Center Juvenile literature, teaching resource books, education theory, and videos. Regional students can contact Kate Sky for delivery options.
Thousands of streaming documentaries and feature films available by faculty advance request, usually for one-year licenses. Order directly from the Kanopy link or contact your library liaison for assistance. (License expiration dates are noted in our catalog records.)
The films in the Media Education Foundation (MEF) Collection encourage critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
With a special focus on representations of gender and race, and the effects these representations have on identity and culture, MEF films are especially well-suited for use in Women's Studies, Sociology, Race Studies, Communication, Anthropology, Education, and Psychology courses.
Citation Management
RefWorks Generate bibliographies and manage your citations online from any computer with this robust online citation management database. Free access for USF affiliates.
Ed Stats International education statistics compiled by the World Bank.
NAEP Statistics The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas.
Research GuidesGeneral guides on using the library resources, subject guides, and databases guides.
Ask a LibrarianContact a librarian in-person, over the phone, by text message, via IM, or through email. Schedule an appointment to meet one-on-one with a librarian in-person or remotely.
Library LiaisonLibrarian dedicated to supporting all the programs in the School of Education.
Regional LibrariansRegional campus library staff members are available to meet with students on their respective campuses.
