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All Ebsco databases have a "choose database" function that allows you to search multiple Ebsco databases simultaneously.
1. Click on the "Choose Databases" link
2. Select all the databases you'd like to search. Your best bets are Education Source, ERIC, and Educational Administration Abstracts.
3. Click on OK
When working in databases it's important to save permalinks generated by the database rather than a session URL. This option is not always available, but is often available and will look something like this...
1. In search results
2. In full text view
Google Scholar is a GREAT resource made even BETTER when paired up with the Sojourner Truth Library. Just follow these steps to make the connection...
1. Click on the main menu and select settings
2. Click on library links, type in SUNY New Paltz, select SUNY New Paltz and Worldcat, and SAVE
Click on the link above and enter your campus NPCUID . If you have signed up for an account your personalized landing page will open. If you don't have an account take a few minutes to set one up. You can use N/A in the campus address box.
This article provides great strategies for reading scientific articles that can be applied to any empirical research.
"Most journals use a conventional IMRD structure: An abstract followed by Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Each of these sections normally contains easily recognized conventional features, and if you read with an anticipation of these features, you will read an article more quickly and comprehend more."
https://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj/courses/HowToReadSciArticle.pdf
