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This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not
being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting
started in your research about learning disabilities. Below you
will find pointers to suggested research terms about learning disabilities, materials in the library catalog about
learning disabilities,
websites relevant to learning disabilities, and links to library
databases that contain information about learning disabilities.
Please use our email reference
service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at
the reference desk if you need further assistance.
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Research Terms Materials in the Library
Catalog Websites
Library Databases
Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic
is a short list of terms related to a topic. We think the following terms
will help with your research about learning disabilities:
- cognition disorders
- dyslexic children
- dyslexics
- language disorders
- attention deficit disorder
- ADD
- ADHD
- Ritalin
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Materials in the library catalog related to learning disabilities
We have the following materials in the library catalog related to learning disabilities:
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Websites on learning disabilities
The following websites will help you with your research on learning disabilities:
The Learning Disabilities
Association of America (LDA)
The Association is a "national, non-profit organization [whose]
purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of children and
adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest
disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature."
The Learning Disabilities
Association of California (LDA-CA)
LDA-CA is the California affiliate of LDA. Their homepage offers links
to explanations of what constitutes learning abilities, their symptoms,
and related sites.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
Homepage for the ADDA includes explanations of ADD, reports on research
and treatment, and discussions of family and other issues associated with
ADD.
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Library Databases relevant to learning disabilities
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain
material relevant to learning disabilities. Databases may include magazine,
newspaper and journal articles. Please note: you must be a Santa
Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
ERIC
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals.
Professional Development Collection
Over 550 full-text journals of interest to professional educators, librarians and education researchers. Offers information on a wide variety of educational topics ranging from children's health and development to pedagogical theory and practice. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide
full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text
for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans
virtually every area of academic study and offers information
dating as far back as 1975.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals,
covering topics
such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry
& psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational
and experimental methods.
Health Source
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information
on many health topics
including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition,
childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for
nearly 300 journals.
Medline
Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals
for information on medicine,
nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care
system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
National Newspapers (U.S.)
Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage
Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International)
Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
Science Full Text Select
Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.
Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext
links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Health Source
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information
on many health topics
including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition,
childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for
nearly 300 journals.
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