This document provides an overview of resources and services available at the University of Mary Washington (UMW) Libraries. It outlines steps for students to successfully conduct research, including navigating the library website and databases, using interlibrary loan for items not available, and properly citing sources in APA style. Key databases for education topics are recommended, such as those available through EBSCO. Tips are provided for effective searching within databases and Quest, the library's discovery tool. Research guides and assistance from library staff are also highlighted.

1. TEACHING &
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
LEARNER
EDCI 500
Prof. Huffman
Paul Boger, stafflib@umw.edu, 540-286-8025

2. Steps to Success
 Navigate the library’s website to find information
 Databases – search tips
 Interlibrary Loan (ILL) – we don’t have
everything
 APA citations – Zotero

3. UMW Libraries – 2 locations
Stafford and Simpson Research Help
 Access to both libraries
 Books delivered between campuses
 Student ID cards (Stafford)
 Coffee and M&Ms (Stafford)
 Praxis Test Prep (Stafford)
 Textbooks (both)
 Refine a topic
 Understand online databases
 Identify keywords and subject terms
 Evaluate resources
 Help – Phone, email, chat, social media,
Canvas

4. Finding information - 2 choices
• Quest – search everything
• Catalog – search for books, gov. docs., journal titles
• Journals – access to a specific journal
• Database – access to a specific database
• Guides – recommendations by subject area
Find the
“Education –
Stafford” guide1
2

5. Quest: Quick breakdown
• Search by keyword
• View It – online
• Get It – in print
• Use “Refine” options
by date, location, full
text, or peer-
reviewed

6. Research Guide
http://libguides.umw.edu/staffordcoe
• Click “Find
Articles” to use
recommended
databases

7. EBSCO: Search multiple databases
• Click “Choose Databases” above the search boxes
• Select your databases and click OK
• There are 3 education databases to try

8. EBSCO: Searching
• Link keywords
together by using
“AND”
• Use quotes to
search for phrases
• Find full text links
• Limit your results
by peer-reviewed
or Date

9. Thesaurus – Find the best search terms
• Click “Subjects” or
“Thesaurus” in the blue menu
• Search theThesaurus for
official subject terms
• You can also create searches
here

10. Interlibrary Loan: We don’t have everything
• Always click “Check for FullText”
• If “No full text available” appears, click
“RequestVia Interlibrary Loan”

11. Interlibrary Loan: If we don’t own it,
request it!
• Create an online account
• Request articles, books, and more

12. Reminders:
 Try different keywords
 Use the database thesaurus
 Asterisk* for multiple word
endings
 “Use quotes for phrase
searching”
 Adjust your limiters
 Evaluate your sources
 ILL - not everything is full text
 And, Or, Not
Ask for Help

13. APA Citations - Zotero
• Use these free programs to create APA bibliographies!

14. Google Scholar
• Click the 3 line symbol (hamburger)
• Under Settings, choose “Library Links” and search for UMW
• This will find full text items at UMW and on the web