Finding Journal Articles on a Topic
Checking the Complete List of Journals Available at Albright
Finding Reference Sources
Finding Popular Books and AV Materials
Finding Quality Internet Sites
REMOTE USERS NOTE: Students, faculty and staff accessing these databases from home or off site must log into the remote list of databases. You will need a current college ID card for obtaining access. Anyone with problems accessing these databases should call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@alb.edu for assistance.
The most popular databases with education information are listed below. You can read more information on each database and review the online help options for each database by going to our Complete List of Library Databases. Once you find the sources you need, you can see if we own that particular magazine, journal or newspaper by checking a full listing of the serial items that the college can access in print (in the Library) or by reading online.
- ERIC/EDRS - ERIC also available via First Search, contains journal articles and reports on education. You need Acrobat Reader 6.0 installed to read the documents.
- Education Index - Contain English language journal articles on education, available via Wilson Web
- PsychLIT - Contain journal articles on education from around the world, available via Ebsco
- Research Library - Over 80 journals on education at all levels, available via ProQuest.
- WorldCat - Search book and AV records from thousands of libraries. Available via First Search
Check our list of online and print journals to determine which titles you can access in the library and online. If you cannot find the article you need, request it via interlibrary loan. The journals that we have that support ESL are:
Bilingual Research Journal, available via ProQuest.
ESL Magazine, available in print in the library
TESOL Quarterly, available in print in the library 
--coming soon!
Reference sources provide solid background information on a topic or provide a quick and easy access to sources with factual information. You will want to consult them when you either want to get a good background on a topic (e.g., an encyclopedia entry) or to find a quick fact or definition (e.g., dictionary or almanac). The reference sources listed here may be in print or online format. Online database sources with a double asterisk, must be logged into as a remote user -- see instructions below.
REMOTE USERS NOTE: Students, faculty and staff accessing any starred databases from home or off site must log into the remote list of databases. You will need a current college ID card for obtaining access. Anyone with problems accessing these databases should call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@alb.edu for assistance.
- Curriculum Resource Center**, Junior edition, Gr. K-5 and Senior edition, Gr. 6-12
- Encyclopedia of American Education. 2nd ed. [Ref 370.973 U57e2 2001] 3 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. [Ref 371.97 E56 1998]
- Encyclopedia of Education. [Ref 370.3 E562G 2003] 8 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Language and Education. [Ref 306.44 E56 1997] 8 vols.
- Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education. [Ref 370.196 H236 1995]
To find books and AV materials at Albright, check our Online Public Access Catalog (a.k.a. OPAC). The three most common subject headings for books in this field are:
"Education, Bilingual"
"English language - Study and teaching - United States - Foreign speakers"
"Second language acquisition"
Need some help in using the OPAC? Try scanning our online OPAC instruction guide. If you cannot locate what you need in the OPAC, try these other catalogs to find materials in other libraries, which can be interlibrary loaned.
There are many Internet gateways and high quality resources that provide high quality education information. Some of the ones we recommend are:
Dave's ESL Cafe, annotated web resource list
English as a Second Language, includes web-based reference resources, activities and e-journals
English as a Second Language (ESL) Resources, annotated web-based resource list
ESL Resources on the Internet, resources annotated and evaluated age level
Ideas for Teachers of English, lesson plans
Instructors' E-Library: ESL, broad based web resources list
Internet Resources for Teachers of English as a Second Language, lists ERIC Digests & documents, online journals and magazines; listservs, web sites and other online resources
Literacy Resources for Learners of English as a Second Language (ESL/EFL), includes websites, documents, and strategies
TESOL. Teachers of English to Speakers of a Second Language, the professional organization for teachers of ESL - filled with lots of information and materials
TOEFL, Test of English as a Foreign Language, ETS site of assessment and learning tools
Web Links for ESL Teachers, site divided into cross-cultural communication, comprehensive sites, conversation questions, listening, activities and role-playing, speaking and pronunciation, grammar, dictionaries, minimal pairs, and idioms, slang and phrasal verb sites
