This introduction uses a simple search example to show how to search for and access articles through British Education Index

1. British Education
Index
This short introduction to the British Education Index
uses a simple example to show how you can combine
keywords to search for and access journal articles.
It includes animation so is best seen as a slide show.

2. British Education Index
• British Education Index (BEI) is one of several specialist
education databases available to you at SHU
• Information databases monitor what is published about a
particular subject. you can search BEI to find Journal
articles on all aspects of education.
• We will be working to improve this guide or offer a
suitable alternative. There is a link for your feedback in
the final slide.

3. Finding Databases
In the Library Gateway
Click on Subject guides
Under Social Sciences
choose Education to see
the Education and Autism
guide.

4. The main education
Databases are listed
under Journals.
Click on Journals and
then click on the
database title to open
British Education Index
Journals
BEI

5. • Access to BEI is through EBSCO Host.
EBSCO provide access to a wide range of
information services including several other
education databases which can be searched
in a similar way.
• We will look for keywords Autism and
Inclusion

6. The database
opens with the
Advanced Search
form. This is as
easy to use as
the Basic Search.
Type Autism and
Inclusion into the
search boxes.
You can choose to limit
your search results.
Options include date,
peer reviewed and
educational level.
When you are
ready click
Autism
Inclusion

7. This search has
produced 35 results
which look useful for
our topic, but we may
be able to find more.
One way to do this is
to think about our
search terms.
To the left of the results
you can see options to
refine your search and
some information
about your search
results.
Scroll down to look at
the Subject list
Subject

8. Subjects
The words in the subject list are
found in subject headings from the
search results. The more often a
term appears in the results the
higher up the list it will be.
Autism is at the top of the list.
Inclusion is not in the list but instead
we can see inclusive. So we can
search for inclusive as well as,
inclusion. To see the full list of
subjects click on Show More.
If we wanted to narrow our search
we could use the check boxes on
the list, but with only 35 results this
is probably not a good idea.
Instead we can do a new search
using the information we have
gained from looking at the list.
Click for more
about Subjects

9. Click on Advanced
Search to start a new
search and change
the second line of the
search so that it
reads inclusion OR
inclusive, and click
For more information
about combining
keywords see
Re: SEARCH
Autism
inclusion OR inclusive

10. Finding articles from the results
The new search produced 75
results. If you want to know
more about an article click on
the title or the detail icon:
To read an article click on
If the article is available online
a page will open with the
abstract or full text. If only the
abstract is shown there will be
a further link to the full text.
Sometimes you will see the
journal home page from which
you can browse to the article.

11. If no full text is available you will see
the SHU Links page.
From the SHU Links page you can:
• Check to see if we have a print
copy in the learning centre
• Order a copy from our Document
Supply service
• Contact us to report a problem or
ask for help
Print
Order
Contact

12. Help
• We hope this has been useful. You can
contact the learning centre for further help:
– Help Desk: opening hours
– Telephone: 0114 225 3333 (24 hours)
– Email: learning.centre@shu.ac.uk
– Subject guide: Education and Autism
– Support for academic skills
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