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Early Childhood Education Resources

An early childhood education emphasis provides students with a foundation for working with children from birth to age eight in a variety of settings.

Finding Journal Articles

Recommended databases to find research articles by keyword or subject:

Google Scholar

Google Scholar Search

Tomlinson Library has registered our journal holdings with Google Scholar.  After setting up full text linking for CMU (see next section), you can search Google Scholar and see the full text of articles available through our databases.

Google Scholar

Tell Google Scholar you’re affiliated with Colorado Mesa and you’ll be linked to resources in our databases:

  1. To access Google Scholar, click on the Google Scholar link logo above
  2. Click on the Settings link from the menu at the top of the page
  3. Select Library links from the left-hand menu 
  4. Type “Colorado Mesa University” in the Show library access links box 
  5. Check the box next to Colorado Mesa University—Full-text available
  6. Click Save to save this setting

Google Scholar can be used to search on a topic, but it is especially effective for tracking down a specific article.  If an article is available in full text through the library databases, a link will be provided to the full text.  

Finding the right words

magnifying glass over the definition of the word "research" in the dictionary

The ERIC Thesaurus lists and defines subject terms in the field of Education and can be a handy tool to find the best search words for your topic.