Hours & Contact Information
Library Hours 508-531-1749
ERC Hours 508-531-1304*
*Note: the ERC (Educational Resource Center) is not staffed all the hours the library is open.
ERC Service Desk
508-531-1304
Library Reference Desk
508-531-1394
Library Circulation Desk
508-531-1392
Cite It
For BSU's TESL classes, you will be required to use the APA (American Psychological Association) citation format. Use the links below for samples and instructions on using this format.
- APA Style HelpInformation from the APA website
- APA Style ExamplesSample citations and bibliographic entries
Steps to Finding Full-text Articles (Read This First!)
Finding full-text articles is easy, once you become familiar with the resources available to you.
There are three possible scenarios you will face. Follow the links below for information on how to find full-text articles in each case.
Find Articles Using Periodical Databases
Use the following databases to find research and other kinds of articles on topics related to the discipline of education. If you need PEER-REVIEWED or SCHOLARLY articles, click on the scholarly/peer-reviewed boxes on the database search screens.
(Note: Off-campus access to all databases, unless otherwise noted, is restricted to BSU students, faculty and staff.)
- Education Research Complete This link opens in a new windowThis resource covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,840 journals, as well as full text for more than 950 journals, and includes full text for more than 81 books and monographs, and for numerous education-related conference papers.
- ERIC (via EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to information from over 1000 education journals, as well as to government documents. The database contains >1,000,000 records and links to >300,000 full-text documents back to 1966.
Find Journals Using the A to Z Journal List (Journal Look-up)
Use the A to Z Journal List to find print, microfilm, and electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers held by Maxwell Library. Note: This resource will help you find specific periodical titles; it will not identify articles within those periodicals!) To find articles, you must search within Maxwell Library's periodical databases.
Find Articles Using Google Scholar
Google Scholar Instructions
Maxwell Library provides access to nearly 200 periodical and informational databases in all academic subject areas. You can connect Google Scholar back to BSU's databases by following the instructions below:
1. Go to the Google Scholar “preferences” page at https://scholar.google.com/scholar_settings
2. Click on Library Links (found on the top of the page)
3. In the text box, enter bsumax and click search (the magnifying glass icon)
4. When “BSU Maxwell Library – Find-it @ BSU Max” appears, click the box to select it
5. Click Save.
Now, when you do a search in Google Scholar, if Maxwell Library has an item in the results list, “Find-it @ BSUMax” will appear to the right of the item. Clicking on “Find-it” will lead you back to the library’s resources.