ezproxy
Access library databases, ebooks, journals, journal articles, and streaming video from off campus.
Directions:
1) select a resource from Databases A-Z or a Research Guide (ex. EBSCOhost)
2) on the “EzPproxy” login screen
3) enter your FalconNet username and password
NOTE: Your EzPproxy login is the same as your Campus Network login (FalconNet); also, your Canvas login and your Email login--without the @cedarcrest.edu. It is NOT your My CedarCrest login.
If you encounter a problem or need assistance email Cressman Library Information Services at libinfo@cedarcrest.edu. Email individual librarians to make a Reference appointment for help with research questions.
Google Scholar is a place to start but make sure you use your professional indexes. A controlled vocabulary search is often more reliable & less overwhelming than a Google search.
If you use Google for a web search; use Google advanced which gives you more control over the results. If you limit by Domain you can see the results from goverment sites (.gov), organizations sites (.org), or education sites (.edu). You can also limit by when the site was last updated.
Evaluate sites the way you would evaluate a book or other resource. Who sponsors it? When was it last updated? Who wrote it? Who thinks it is a good site? Typing "Link: " then the sites address in the Google search bar should result in a list of sites that links to that particular web-page. Who points to it will tell you something about the usefulness of the page.
Google Advanced Search -- Example, Search ERIC via Google with an advanced search!
Search tips to maximize & limit results How to get the most out of Google without drowning in the results.
Search Terms
databases
(ERIC.gov) Educational Resources Information Center
Contains open access journals that focus on education; including "Procedia" which provides Open Access to conference proceedings in education.
Multidisciplinary collection of resources. Life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. Now including Reference works from Blackwell Reference Online and access to over 1,800 journal titles.
Search for books, ebooks, media, streaming video, and journal articles. Search Libraries Worldwide in WorldCat Discovery to request an Interlibrary Loan. Try Advanced Search, too. Add/remove databases to include ERIC.
ERIC
Off campus? Go to ERIC through Ezproxy to have access to Cressman Library subscriptions.
When you are off campus, our ERIC links will go through EzProxy so that if we have access to an article via an ERIC "direct link" you will be able to get to the full text. Warning: Direct links that are openly available sometimes take you out of EzProxy. Be sure cedarcrestcollege.idm.oclc.org is part of the URL when you are searching from off campus and need access to what we subscribe to.
Check E-Journals & Periodicals to verify whether or not Cedar Crest has access to certain journals if the ERIC "direct links" do not take you to the full text.
Google Scholar
Search Google Scholar from Databases A-Z or from a Cressman Library Research Guide so that your results will include Find It @ Cedar Crest links when the library has full text access.
Find an article when you already have a journal article citation
If you already have a citation, use Google Scholar or WorldCat Discovery, the library catalog.
If you have the DOI, go to the DOI System. Use the link given here or from Databases A-Z so you have access to library subscriptions.