Databases

Databases
__**EBSCO Host Database Service**__

Ultimately I found that it is usually easier to go into my school’s EBSCOhost database service and search a select number of relevant databases at once. This most relevant ones in our EBSCO host collection include:

Masterfile Premier Academic Search Premier Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text Professional Development Collection Teacher Reference Center

I found a variety of materials by searching all of these databases at once.

I did look in more detail into Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text from the University of Alberta database interface. I found that this database is not especially useful for teachers on the ground. It’s material is more theoretical as well as often highly technical, and tied to a variety of information science requirements such as the medical and social science fields.

__**ERIC**__ - this provides materials to numerous databases with one search, which is convenient. - I loved the ERIC method of narrowing searches, but it did take awhile to get anything relevant to my inquiry because there is a learning curve to searching this database. Also allows, when exporting an article, to include the search strategy to get you there...BUT you cannot export all materials to Refworks - it is dependant on the sub-database from which the article must ultimately be downloaded. So, for instance, if the articles found on ERIC open it up in e.g. EBSCO, the Refworks export works well, but e.g. the Emerald database not good for this as far as I can tell.

- I did also find in Eric that you could look at a search term to find related search terms - very handy!

__**Education and Information Technology Digital Library Database**__ - some really useful material on knowledge management, but again, really aimed for the more technically inclined and theoretical. But lots of talk about frameworks.

__**Gale Virtual Reference Library**__ - some material on Web 2.0. The book for educators is dated though (2004).


 * Comments and To Dos:**

- create links to the databases or to Diigo links. - still need to try databases such as **Library Literature & Information Science Full Text**