Librarian
A List of All Databases to Which UVA Subscribes
Databases Focused on Educational Psychology / Developmental Science
- APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowBeginning in the 1800s, covers journal articles in more than 30 languages and books in English about psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education.
- APA PsycBOOKS This link opens in a new windowFull books and chapters from APA books, classic books published by others, and the full electronic release of the Encyclopedia of Psychology. New books are added each month.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowFull text of articles from most journals and some book series published by Elsevier Science.
- 7 Education DatabasesSimultaneously search the following 7 education databases:
1) ERIC, 2) Academic Search Complete, 3) Education Full Text, 4) Education Index
Retrospective: 1929-1983, 5) Education Research Complete, 6) Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and 7) SPORTDiscus
Click the PEER REVIEWED button to limit articles to only peer reviewed journals.
- Web of Knowledge/Web of Science This link opens in a new windowIncludes Science Citation Index (1970-), Social Sciences Citation Index (1981-), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1981-), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (2005-present). Daily updates make it a good source for very recent information. Citations include number of times the article has been cited.
- Child Development & Adolescent Studies This link opens in a new windowThis database contains references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21.
- Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new windowTool for journal evaluation, using citation data taken from over 8,000 journals in the areas of science and technology. Used to find impact factors.
- ScimagoUse to find journal impact factors. Remember, you should only compare journal impact factors if the journals are in the same field, for example, compare an Ed Psyc journal to another Ed Psyc journal. Journal Citation Reports (listed above this entry for Scimago also provides impact factors).
Google Scholar (GS) Database
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Google Scholar (see settings below to get full text articles))Set Google Scholar preferences on your computer to recognize you are a UVA student! This will allow you to access the full text journal articles to which UVA subscribes when they are in Google Scholar. You will also see links to the Web of Science if that article has been cited by another journal article indexed in the gold standard database, Web of Science! Reading articles that cited an earlier article is a great technique for researchers to use.
You can search GS by author, title, keywords, etc. Once the list of articles displays, GS will also includes a Cited by link that leads to the articles scrapped by GS that cite a given article. There is also a Web of Science that leads to articles that leads to articles in WOS that cite a given article. indicate if they have been CITED. WOS citations are often viewed more favorably that the cited links in GS.
To set your Google Scholar preferences:
1) Go to Google Scholar and click on the Menu icon (3 bars that are usually in the upper left of the screen).
2) Click on Settings.
3) Click on Library Links
4) If you do not see the University of Virginia listed as your library, search for University of Virginia in the search box.
5. Select the University of Virginia listing
6. Click Save preferences.
Now search results will have the Find@UVA link that will connect you to full text (online or in print) or an interlibrary loan form when we don't have any access.
Google Scholar is a very useful database, but do know that it does not retrieve many of the scholarly articles you would find using the subscription databases listed at the top of this guide. However, if you use Google Scholar and find an article you may be able to get the article you find in Google Scholar full text by using UVA's Journal Finder .
Note: If you are using GS and you are asked to pay for access to an article, know that you can check UVA's journal holdings using the Journal Finder to see if we have it. If not, UVA students, faculty, and staff can submit an interlibrary loan request to obtain a PDF copy of the article without any charge!
Connecting to Databases from Off-Grounds
If you experience problems connecting to the Library's subscription databases such as PsycInfo, Medline, or Ebsco's education database from off-Grounds, we offer the following troubleshooting tips:
1. Refresh your browser screen and then try.
2. If you are using the Chrome browser, switch to Firefox, IE or Safari.
3. Update your computer's browser to a newer version.
4. Try the link again later as the database may be down.
5. Consider installing and using the VPN UVaAnywhere to authenticate and access the databases.
6. Find out if you are behind a firewall that prevents access to the database. K-12 schools frequently have firewalls.
Interlibrary Loan Services
If none of the UVA libraries have the book you need in print or online, use the Library's free Interlibrary Loan Service request form to request it.
First, you must register for an Interlibrary Loan account.
To register, go to the Interlibrary Loan site, click on the button, FIRST TIME USER and fill out the form. Students and faculty in the Curry Off-Grounds program should register by clicking on the "Distance Education/SCPS link. Other students should register using the "Graduate & Undergraduate student" link.
Next, fill out an Interlibrary Loan request. Library staff will borrow a copy of a book for you. If you just need a chapter from the book, we recommend that you fill out an Interlibrary Loan request for a PDF copy as opposed to asking to borrow the book as that process is faster.
If students are taking classes on-Grounds and they request a book through interlibrary loan, the library will be send them an email with instructions for picking up and returning the book. If the student requests a book chapter, it will be emailed to them.
If faculty request a book, LEO staff will deliver it to his or her office. Faculty can return Interlibrary Loan books to any of the UVA Library book bins or library circulation desks located at the main entrance of all UVA Libraries.
If a student is in Curry's off-Grounds program requests a book, the book will be mailed to then without charge. The student can mail back the book using the enclosed prepaid postage stamp the library provides, or he or she can drop it off at one of the UVA Libraries. PDF copies of book chapters will be mailed to the off-Grounds student. The due date for the book is included in the mailing envelop. Note that off-Grounds students use interlibrary loan to get books in the UVA book collection as well as books the UVA Library does not have in its collection.