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Education Source

Steps to use Education Source beginning from the University Libraries homepage.

How to Access Education Source

  • From the University Libraries homepage, click on Databases
  • Click on ‘By Name’ to search by name
  • Enter “Education Source” in the database search box, and click the ‘Find databases’ button
  • Click Education Source
    • You might need to login with your App State credentials
The databases link follows the search box on the University Libraries homepage
Choose By Name in the menu to find a specific database
Screenshot showing "Education Source" in the Database name search field

Searching within Education Source

Click on the Advanced Search option to display more search options.
Access Advanced Search from the link just before the search box in Education Source

Search Example: If you want to search for scholarly articles on the experiences of youth in schools with a speech impairment, you could:

  • Start by entering in keywords: speech impairment, school, experience
    • Depending on your keywords, you will likely have options to select synonyms to include with your search
    • As you develop your search, you can adjust your keywords
  • Click Search
Screenshot of advanced search interface showing multiple keywords connected with "and" and "or" operators

Below the search you will now see several options for refining your search, including:

  • Searching within Full Text
  • Peer Reviewed
  • Data of publication
  • Source type
Screenshot of refine options that appear after you've run a search in Education Source, such as Full Text, Peer Reviewed, date, and source type filters