SPED500 - Research in Education: Home

This guide outlines how to get started on your research. If you'd like more one-on-one research assistance with the Education librarian, please make an appointment by clicking the "Schedule Consultation" button. 

Quick Links: 

• Ask A Librarian: Get research help from a librarian immediately via chat or email, plus options for phone, zoom, or in person consultations. Chat is available 24/7
• Interlibrary Loan: Get articles and books UST libraries don't own delivered to you for free using this service. Living outside of the seven-county metropolitan area? Get books delivered to your home address. 
• Library Search: The best place to get started. Explore physical and digital materials like books, journals, ebooks, maps, videos and more 
• Google Scholar: Search for your topic in this database that covers many different fields and includes sources like articles, dissertations, court proceedings, professional conference papers, and more. Use the "Cited By" link to show materials that cited an article. Be sure to navigate to Google Scholar through the A-Z databases page or manually log in to be sure you get access to the full text of articles for free. 

You can access databases, journals, articles, ebooks, and more from off campus! Just enter your UST log in and password when prompted and you'll be granted free access to content UST libraries subscribe to.

Citation Help: Looking for help citing a paper or presentation in APA? There are many options available: 

• UST libraries APA Format Guide
• OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue 
• If you have specific citation questions, the full APA manual is the most extensive source 

Research Assistance: Saint Thomas librarians offer "drop in" research help at the Reference desk of most UST libraries and are also online through chat (the chat service is available 24/7). If you would like more personalized assistance, schedule an appointment with the Education librarian by clicking on the "schedule consultation" button.  

School of Education Graduate Writing Center: The School of Education Graduate Writing Center offers in-person, zoom, and written feedback for any graduate level students in the School of Education including Doctoral students. Consult hours are by appointment, register with the online scheduling system. If you have any questions email gradwriting@stthomas.edu.