EDUC 305 - Learning Differences

Find education resources on the Internet?

Doing a Google search is one way to find information especially when you are looking for publicly available government information.    There are also websites that have been created that index some resources.

• Add "site:.gov" or "site:.edu" to limit to government or educational domains.  You can also use the Google advanced search.
• Use the search "tools" found at the top of a Google results page.  You can limit to a specific date range.
• Other Tips for better Searching

Some specialized websites:

Get a journal article that I cannot access through Buswell?

Articles can be requested through ILLiad. 

• Use the "Find it @ Wheaton" button found in most databases.  If Buswell Library does not have access to full text, you can place an ILLiad request. 
  • You will be prompted to set up an ILLiad account the first time you make a request. 
• Articles are delivered electronically, you will get an email when an article you requested is available.

Find the full text of an article if I have a reference/citation

Use the Citation Search. (Also accessed from the "Articles" tab on the Library home page)

• If we do not have access to the full text you will be given the option to place an ILLiad request.

Add the "Find it @ Wheaton" link in Google Scholar and then search there by title. This link will give you access to full text resources that Buswell subscribes to when searching Google Scholar.

• How to add the "Find it @ Wheaton" link to Google Scholar

Find out if the library has access to a journal?

Search using Journal Finder. (Also accessed from the "Articles" tab on the Library home page.)

Get a book that is not owned by Buswell?

You can request a book through i-Share or ILLiad.  Both options are available from the detail results screen when you search from the library home page. 

• i-Share requests can be made for books.  Requests go to consortia member libraries in Illinois.  This is typically faster than an ILLiad request. 
• ILLiad is traditional interlibrary loan for both books and articles. 
  • You will be prompted to set up an ILLiad account the first time you make a request.