Education - SPE 583

Outline of the Library Presentation: 

It is highly recommended that you view all the videos below if you are a first time learner to access and research for primary research articles.  However, if you have some experience on the area, you can selectively view the sections/videos below.

Section 1: Things to do before starting your Library research:

• Scholarly articles vs. Magazine articles (Video: 7:05 minutes)

• Effective way to read a scholarly article – save your time (Video: 4:08 minutes)

• Analyzing the topic before starting research, and Identifying the keyword (Video: 7:02 minutes)

  • Click here to get a copy of the"Topic Analysis" Worksheet (PDF)

Section 2: Search Education Articles & Court Cases:

•  Your SPE 583 assignment:

  • Find Federal and State court cases

  • Find articles relating to evidence-based practices in special education

• Based on your assignment, I suggest that you conduct TWO sets of searches as below:

  • 1st set: Search WestLaw database for Federal and State court cases (direct URL: https://libguides.csudh.edu/Westlaw):

    • PPT illustration on accessing & searching WestLasw (Video: 5:18 minutes)

    • Optional: Hands-on practice on search Westlaw (Video: 8:56 minutes)

  • 2nd set: Search the education article databases (direct link: Top Education article databases URL):

    • Using these keywords to search: Evidence-based practices & special education

    • (data entry example screen)(PPT) 

    • How to search Education article video, (Video: 8:49 minutes)