Topics: All aspects of education (adult ed., comparative ed., competency-based ed., computers in education, continuing ed., distance ed., educational technology, elementary ed., government funding, higher ed., instructional media, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic ed., parent-teacher relations, prayer in public schools, preschool ed., religious ed., school administration, secondary ed., special ed., student counseling, teacher ed., teacher evaluation, teaching methods, vocational education).

Sources: Scholarly and other periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks.

Indexing: 770+ titles (440+ peer-reviewed). 1983– present. Includes abstracts.

Full-Text: 350+ titles. 1996– present. Also via other EBSCOhost databases and

Topics: All aspects of education (adult, career, & vocational education; information & technology; assessment & evaluation; language & linguistics; disabilities & gifted education; reading & communication; educational management; teachers & teacher education; elementary & early childhood education; urban education; higher education; and many more subjects).

Sources: Journal articles, government reports, conference proceedings, project & program descriptions, curriculum guides, bibliographies, and more.

Indexing: 1,085 journal titles (most peer-reviewed) plus reports and other non-journal content from 800+ organizations. 1966– present.

Full-Text: 84 journal titles and many of the reports—323,000 records. Also via other EBSCOhost databases and

The premier index in the field of religion and theology.

Topics: Biblical studies, religion, theology, anthropology, business, history, law, medicine, philosophy, psychology, sociology.

Sources: Journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews.

Indexing: 1,712 journal titles; 1881– present. 17,445 essay collections; 1960– present.

Full-Text: 186 titles. Also via other EBSCO databases and

Topics: Everything. General, all-purpose database.

Sources: Mostly journal articles; some scholarly books and reports.

Indexing: 8,500+ titles (7,400+ peer-reviewed). 1911– present. Includes abstracts.

Full-Text: 4,600+ titles (3,900+ peer-reviewed). Also via other EBSCOhost databases and

Topics: Scholarly materials posted on the open web from a variety of disciplines.

Sources: Articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites.

Full-Text: Hit or miss. Some materials freely available; others require payment or subscription.