Hello! I regret that due to a schedule conflict I was unable to present information about the library to you in person. In lieu of that, and to supplement the instructions that Paul Parent is going to give you about how to access the articles in the online databases, I have set up this Web page for you use.

If, during the weeks that follow, you have any trouble whatsoever in accessing any of the articles or using the library, I hope you will use the contact information on my home page, www.ineedgood.info to give me a call or send me an e-mail. Barring any emergency, I'll get back to you within one business day.

Should you not be able to wait that long, please feel free to contact Brenda Braham, our Digital Initiatives Librarian, at 240-567-8033. She works a late shift and is at the library until 9:00 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays.

Your task is to locate an article in one of our full-text databases. In library-speak, a "full-text database" is an enormous collection of articles from print journals, magazines, and newspapers that have been put online for ease of access. Here at Montgomery College, we have over 40 such collections from various aggregators.

The trick will be to locate which database carries content from the journal in which your article appeared. To do that, you will need to search for the *journal* title across all 40+ of our databases. On the Libraries' home page, locate the heading "Magazine & Journal Titles" and click on the link entitled "Full Text Electronic Journals."

Once you are at the page which begins "Find e-journals by title," enter the title of the *journal* in which your article appears. After clicking the search button, you will get a list of the databases. Examine the date ranges and select one that matches the publication date of your article. Jot down the name of the database next to the article title. Perform this search for all of the articles you are trying to retrieve.

Unfortunately, at this point you cannot simply click on the hyperlink and go straight to the database. Instead, return to the libraries' home page and get to the database page by selecting the "From home or work" link. After entering your name and ID number at the log in screen, locate the appropriate databases and simply enter, in quotation marks, the first several words in the titles of the articles. For example,

"collaborative school communities that support teaching and learning"

"teaching reading in mathematics"

"phonological awareness and bilingual preschoolers"

If you have any trouble, please give me a call or send me an e-mail.

Semple Links > Education

This is a small but growing list of links I have gathered.

Semple Links > Web Directories & Portals

These are portals to collections of links that other librarians have collected and posted. Browse their lists of Education or Reading links.

Semple Links > For Teachers

Again, my personal collection of links.

If you are looking for a book and you are confident about your searching abilities, feel free to visit their Web page and search their online catalog.

If you are curious about their journal subscriptions, then check their Periodical Holdings List.

It is also worth noting that while Montgomery College does not have access to the full text of many of the articles in ERIC, the Professional Library can offer you access to the full text of most of the articles if you do your searching from their computers.

If you are not confident about your ability to locate items in their collection, use their Web site to check their hours. They are across Mannakee Street in the Carver Education Building. From the duck pond, head towards what appears to be the back of the building (away from Hungerford Drive/Rockville Pike). Enter at the first doorway, find Stairway 8 and go up one flight, and then look for signs to the Professional Library, Room G50. Once there, introduce yourself to a librarian and ask for help.

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