Directory - Databases for Education - LibGuides at Kennesaw State University

Education Easy Search

Starting summer 2025, the interface for the EBSCOHost databases Discovery, or "SuperSearch," has changed.

EBSCO Super Search This link opens in a new window

New EBSCOhost Interface This link opens in a new window

1. Key Education Indexes

I recommend starting your search for education literature with the large in scope indexes that include an Education Thesaurus (Learn Thesaurus or Concept Searching techniques).

ERIC on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
This is the main index for the field of education. It includes a Thesaurus of terms used in the scholarly and professional literature. Good place to start any research in Education

ERIC (free) This link opens in a new window

Education Source This link opens in a new window
Coverage in Education Source spans all levels of education with a focus on scholarly journals vs. ERIC, which, includes all types of documents. It supports the Thesaurus browsing. Use if you are looking for scholarly content only.

Complementary databases

Education Database This link opens in a new window
Include ProQuest Dissertations and Thesis, cover some journals that are not available via EBSCO, and have no Thesaurus but a Subject list to help with discovery.
OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete This link opens in a new window
The majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database, including journals, books, and reports. The Gale database doesn't have a Thesaurus but has a visualization option (search by Topic).
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
Another more specialized collection from EBSCOhost goes beyond K-12 education.
SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new window

What Works Clearinghouse This link opens in a new window
Aims to provide scientific evidence of What Works in education, with high-quality reviews of the effectiveness of educational interventions.

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Index and evaluate intervention studies created by educators, reviwes of practitioner's research

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (PQDT) This link opens in a new window

2. Instructional Technology & Instructional Design

Databases are listed based on the coverage of "instruction technology" or "online learning"

LearnTechLib This link opens in a new window

The LearnTechLib (formerly EdITLib Digital Library) is the premiere online resource for aggregated, peer-reviewed research on the latest developments and applications in Educational Technologies and E-Learning. Encompassing more than 25+ years and 100,000+ documents of published international journal articles, conference papers, e-books, and multimedia content from tens of thousands of leading authors, LearnTechLib connects research and learning within one platform.

EdiTechHub database This link opens in a new window

ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Computer Science Database This link opens in a new window
O'Reilly This link opens in a new window

Libraries can now give students a competitive advantage in the classroom and beyond with the new Safari platform exclusively available to academic libraries through ProQuest. Available under an unlimited user and content model, the new platform now includes over 43,000 tech and business ebooks from more than 250 publishers along with videos, case studies, exclusive O’Reilly-produced content from world-renowned innovators and corporate leaders, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments. The Safari platform has a new modern interface with mobile access, downloading and personalization that users expect.

Repository of the International Society of Learning Sciences This link opens in a new window

Instructional Design
by Olga Koz Last Updated Nov 10, 2026 38 views this year

Instructional Technology
by Olga Koz Last Updated Aug 4, 2026 134 views this year

2. Educational Leadership

Databases & indexes are arranged by the scope of the journals on Education Management, Administration, Finance, and Policies.

Educational Administration Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window
ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
EconLit with Full Text This link opens in a new window

Educational Leadership
by Olga Koz Last Updated Aug 4, 2026 118 views this year

2. Special Education

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition This link opens in a new window

The most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers of all orientations. DSM-5 is used by health professionals, social workers,and forensic and legal specialists to diagnose and classify mental disorders, and is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. The criteria are concise and explicit, intended to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical settings- inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, consultation-liaison, clinical, private practice, and primary care.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Compendium of Scales and Measures in Communications (COSMIC) This link opens in a new window

Inclusive & Special Education
by Olga Koz Last Updated Aug 3, 2026 327 views this year

2. Educational Psychology

Thesaurus search available:

PsycInfo on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
PsycArticles on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window

Complementary databases

Child Development & Adolescent Studies This link opens in a new window
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Psychology Collection This link opens in a new window

Educational Psychology
by Olga Koz Last Updated Aug 4, 2026 51 views this year

2. Educational Sociology

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window

Social science journals This link opens in a new window

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window

2. Teaching Language Arts & TESOL

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Modern Language Association Journals This link opens in a new window

CompPile This link opens in a new window

2. Mathematics Education

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- This link opens in a new window
MathSciNet This link opens in a new window

3. All KSU Library Databases

A-Z Databases This link opens in a new window
Full list of databases at the KSU Library System. Use the filters to narrow by database subject, type, or vendor.

EBSCO Super Search This link opens in a new window

Advanced Search KSU Library Catalog This link opens in a new window

3. Multidisciplinary Indexes/ Search Engines

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window

ProQuest Databases (complete list of available ProQuest databases) This link opens in a new window

Gale Power Search This link opens in a new window

Citation Indexes

Citation indexes support backward citation (BWC) and forward citation (FWC) or citation chaining search and essentially for citation analysis, finding seminal work, and evidence synthesis.

Scopus This link opens in a new window
It is one of the largest indexes of the literature in the hard science, medical, technical, and interdisciplinary areas. Full-text is limited
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window

Scite (searching citation statements) This link opens in a new window
Searching for how a method, dataset, gene, organism, research result, etc. are spoken about in the literature. Search over 900M citation statements to see what experts are saying about virtually any topic.

Academic OA Aggregators

Academic OA Databases/Indexes
by Olga Koz Last Updated Oct 5, 2026 392 views this year

AI for Discovery and Review of the Literature
by Olga Koz Last Updated Nov 6, 2026 2146 views this year

CrossRef This link opens in a new window
Crossref makes research outputs easy to find, cite, link, and assess
Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) from Web of Knowledge This link opens in a new window

3. Open Access Databases

Academic OA Databases/Indexes
by Olga Koz Last Updated Oct 5, 2026 392 views this year

National Center for Education Statistics This link opens in a new window

Databases for Education: Directory

Education Easy Search

1. Key Education Indexes

2. Instructional Technology & Instructional Design

2. Educational Leadership

2. Special Education

2. Educational Psychology

2. Educational Sociology

2. Teaching Language Arts & TESOL

2. Mathematics Education

3. All KSU Library Databases

3. Multidisciplinary Indexes/ Search Engines

3. Open Access Databases

Education E-Books

Other Useful guides

Education

Education - Scholarly Article

Education - Advanced Searching for Research Literature

Searching Techniques

Interlibrary Loan, GIL Express, and Document Delivery

RefWorks

Databases for Education: Directory

Education Easy Search

Education Literature (EBSCOhost databases)

1. Key Education Indexes

2. Instructional Technology & Instructional Design

2. Educational Leadership

2. Special Education

2. Educational Psychology

2. Educational Sociology

2. Teaching Language Arts & TESOL

2. Mathematics Education

3. All KSU Library Databases

3. Multidisciplinary Indexes/ Search Engines

3. Open Access Databases

Education E-Books

Other Useful guides

Education

Education - Scholarly Article

Education - Advanced Searching for Research Literature

Searching Techniques

Interlibrary Loan, GIL Express, and Document Delivery

RefWorks