Sources for A121 -- Teaching and Learning: Links between Research and Practice

• Finding Books
• Finding Journal Articles
• Finding Newspaper Articles
• Using Google & Google Scholar
• Associations and Organizations
• Finding Full Text of a Specific Article
• Accessing Books and Articles not Available at Harvard
• Research Consultations
• Writing Consultations
• Ask Us

Finding Books

Use HOLLIS to find books, journals, manuscripts, government documents, visual materials, data files, and more owned by the Harvard University Libraries. Note that while HOLLIS includes journal titles, it does not index the articles within them. Information on Finding Journal Articles.

To search a topic in HOLLIS, type a term in the search box and use the options on the right to refine your results by date, topic, author, etc.

Specialized topics may benefit from a look beyond Harvard's collections. WorldCat contains over 47 million records for books, journals, dissertations, and more owned by over 40,000 libraries (including Harvard). Information on Accessing Books and Articles not Available at Harvard.

Finding Journal Articles

Use the following indexes to find scholarly journal articles and more by topic or author:

• 3-in-1 Education Articles Search -- ERIC, Education Abstracts, and Academic Search Premier
• Academic Search Premier -- multidisciplinary; covers over 8,000 journals and magazines
• Education Abstracts (1983+) -- covers over 680 English-language education journals and yearbooks
• ERIC (1966+) -- covers hundreds of education-related journals, as well as conference papers, research reports, state, federal, and local education documents, and selected books
• JSTOR -- covers more than 500 core scholarly journals from their first issues, but generally excludes the most recent five years

Finding Newspaper Articles

• LexisNexis Academic -- access to thousands of news and information sources. To search in a specific newspaper (e.g., The New York Times), go to the Sources field, uncheck "U.S. Newspapers & Wires," and check the name(s) of the newspaper(s) you wish to search. Be aware that the default date searched is "previous 3 months."
• Education Week Research Center -- includes searchable K-12 data, brief issue summaries and links to resources in "Issues A-Z," and facts and figures about education in specific states. Website requires free registration. Articles from 1995+ are also available in Academic Search Premier.

Using Google & Google Scholar

Use Google (and other search engines) to search the open web for current government publications, academic working papers, association newsletters, conference proceedings, curriculum materials, and more. Google Scholar will find citations to scholarly articles, papers, and books, but it offers only a small fraction of what is available through library resources. See A Scholarly Guide to Google for tips.

Associations and Organizations

See Gutman's links to Education Associations, Organizations, and Conferences for a selected list.

Finding Full Text of a Specific Article

Use Citation Linker to locate online or print access for a specific article at Harvard.

Accessing Books and Articles not Available at Harvard

Request books and photocopies of articles not owned by Harvard via interlibrary loan.

Research Consultations

Make a one-hour appointment with a librarian to:

• develop a research strategy
• identify and learn about relevant sources
• work on any research-related question, problem, or skill

To arrange a consultation, contact the Reference Desk (617-495-3421/617-495-3422) or a Research and Instruction Services staff member.

Writing Consultations

Make an appointment with a writing coach to:

• define a research question
• organize the content of your paper
• review and revise drafts
• cite sources appropriately

Sign up for a writing consultation.

For additional information or assistance, contact Gutman Library Research and Instruction Services (617-495-3421/3422 or reference@gse.harvard.edu) or stop by the Gutman Reference Desk.