EHD Library Portal: Students
Welcome to the School of Education and Human Development's library portal. The portal provides quick links to the resources you need to succeed in your course. Whether you are online or on-Grounds, UVA Library services and support are available to all students.
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Schedule 1-1 support
Need help? Schedule a 1-1 consultation with our Education and Human Development library team.
We offer in-depth research support.
EHD's Common Read
EHD's 2025-2026 Common Read is After The Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America.
Content warning: This book contains descriptions of political violence, allusions to child sexual abuse, sexual violence, racism, and war-related traumas.
Search for academic articles
Academic databases contain peer-reviewed articles, scientific papers, reports, and more. These are the most used databases for Education research.
ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC is built by educators for educators.
Google Scholar is a free academic search engine that can be thought of as the academic version of Google. It searches repositories of publishers, universities or scholarly websites. Sync with UVA Library to access the PDFs.
PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association, contains over 3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations.
Help me with APA citations
For most courses in EHD our preferred citation style is American Psychological Association (APA): 7th Edition. APA Style is used by writers in many disciplines around the world for concise, powerful, and persuasive scholarly communication.