Full Text Databases	Journal Indexes and Abstracts
Reference Sources	Additional Internet Websites

• ERIC E*Subscribe
Provides full-text online access to ERIC documents (ED's only) from 1996 to the present with abstracts available for ERIC documents from 1966 forward. However, E*Subscribe does not include full-text access to journal articles in its electronic collection.
 
• InfoTrac OneFile
  A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.

• Mental Measurements Yearbook
  Contains full-text information about and the reviews of the all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas.
  
  
• Proquest Education Journals
  Offers complete information on hundreds of educational topics covering almost 400 leading journals in the field.

• Dissertation Abstracts
  Indexses and abstracts masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe, and the United States. 

• ERIC - Index to Educational Materials 
Indexes and abstracts educational-related literature, including ERIC documents and ERIC journal articles from 1966 to the present. The ERIC Database consists of ERIC documents with an ED number (example: ED445152 ) and ERIC journal articles with an EJ number (example: EJ607522) . Select one of the following versions of the ERIC Database listed below.
 
• ERIC via FirstSearch
• ERIC via Cambridge Scientific
• ERIC via Ovid Technologies

 
• PsychINFO
Indexes and abstracts international literature in psychology and related disciplines covering psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. 
 
• Statistical Universe 
Allows users to search American Statistical Index, the latest edition of Statistical Abstracts of the United States, the Statistical Research Index, and Index to International Statistics. Includes full text of selected U.S. federal and state documents.

Reference Sources

• Concise Encyclopedia of  Special Education
Offers brief  biographies, explanations of terms and theories, and descriptions of diagnostic test in the field of special education.  Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of Library. Call number: REF LC 4007.E53 1990
 
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV
Provides a comprehensive classification of all recognized psychiatric disorders.
Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of  Library.  Call number: REF RC455.2 C4 D54 1994
Location: Circulating Collection, Third Floor, Call number: RC455.2 C4 D54 1994
 
• Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Contains explanations of the terminology most commonly used in special education and rehabilitation.
Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of  Library. Call number: REF LC3957.V47 1997 
 
• Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults
Provides descriptions of leaders in the field of special education, educational and psychological tests, techniques for intervention and much more. Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of Library. Call number: REF LC4007 E53 1987 

• Encyclopedia of Special Education
A multivolume set containing biographies, reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, cross-cultural issues, legal issues, overviews of specific learning disabilities, etc.  Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of Library. Call number: REF LC4007.E53 2000
 
• Handbook of Tests and Measurements for Black Populations
Two volume-set containing that describes psychological tests and measures developed for use with African-Americans. 
Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of  Library. Call number: REF BF176.H37 1996
 
• Mental Measurements Yearbook
Contains descriptive information and critical reviews of standardized English-language educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement and intelligence tests.  Location: Reference Desk, First Floor of  Library. Call number: REF Z5814.P8B932 1998. Earlier editions in the Reference Collection.
 
• Special Education Desk Reference
A reference handbook that includes  the essential tools required to make knowledgeable decisions about  appropriate methods to use with specific exceptional individuals.  Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of  Library. Call number: REF LC3981.E45 1977
 
• Test Critiques
A multi-volume reference set of  test reviews used in the fields of psychology, education, and business. 
Location: Reference Collection, First Floor of Library. Call number: REF BF176.T419 1984
 
• Tests in Microfiche (Educational Testing Service)
A collection of research instruments on microfiche for measuring achievement, aptitude, interests, attitudes and opinions, personality, sensory motor skills, etc.  Location:  Serials Department, Second Floor of Library. 

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• Virginia Division of Instructional Support Services: Special Education
Provides information about recent developments, laws and regulations, Standards of Learning, and other documents on Special Education in Virginia.
 
• Virginia Statistical Abstract
  This is the online version of the Virginia Statistical Abstract. Contains statistical data on Virginia's government, people, business and industry, natural resources, vital statistics, education, etc. Current copy of the printed publication is available at the Reference Desk and back issues in the Reference Collection. Call number: REF HA686.V57