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10 Things to Get You Started @ The Libraries
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- Contact us, your EED librarians, if you have any questions - research help, literature searches, instruction requests, suggestions for our collection, etc.
- Off campus? Make sure to use the UF VPN to get access to all the Libraries have to offer - journals, books, and databases.
Note: There are 2 types of VPN tunnels & the campus type will not provide access to the libraries' resources.
- Bookmark the Science Library and follow us
- Need articles? Search a database! Find ones appropriate for your research on the Information Resources tab of this guide.
- Looking for a book or journal? Search the UF Catalog. You can also renew your items and check your library account online.
- Need something UF doesn't own? Use Interlibrary Loan to request it and we'll get it for you using our global library network.
- Need course material? Use Course Reserves to access the textbooks, readings, and other resources for your classes.
- Want to keep your references for your paper organized? Learn about options to keep track of your references and generate bibliographies from the Citation Management guide.
- More than just books! Reserve a study room or check out all the tech & tools we have to offer.
[NOTE: Some services and items currently unavailable due to COVID-19]
- Need to print or scan? Marston has B&W, Color, and Plotter printers. Print costs range from $0.08/page to $3.00/foot and can be found here: https://print.at.ufl.edu/help/pricing/. Scanners are located on the 1st & 2nd floors.
Samuel Putnam
Engineering Librarian
Marston Science Library
L201B
(352) 273-2878
srputnam@ufl.edu
Information Resources
In addition to engineering databases like Compendex and IEEE Explore, UF has many education-focused databases.
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ERIC (Ebsco) This database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to education-related literature. ERIC provides coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.
**You can search ERIC, Education Source, & Professional Development Collection together in EBSCO by clicking on the "Choose Database" option**
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Education Source Contains thousands of education journal articles, books and education-related conference papers. Coverage spans all levels of education and includes educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing.
**You can search ERIC, Education Source, & Professional Development Collection together in EBSCO by clicking on the "Choose Database" option**
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Professional Development Collection Specialized information for professional educators.
**You can search ERIC, Education Source, & Professional Development Collection together in EBSCO by clicking on the "Choose Database" option**
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection Covers Anthropology, Emotional and behavioral characteristics, Mental processes, Observational and experimental methods, and Psychiatry and psychology.
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PsycINFO (EBSCO) 1887-Current Databases devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
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Sociological Abstracts Contains international literature on sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print Contains full-text reviews for test products in psychology, education, business and leadership. In addition, it provides a bibliography to all known commercially available English-language tests currently in print.
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Web of Science This multidisciplinary database covers all STEM and social sciences. A good mix when looking for articles in engineering education!
Conference Papers and Documents
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ASEE PEER
The American Society for Engineering Education's conference paper repository.
Full text from 1996 - present
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Frontiers of Engineering Education (National Academy of Engineering)
The Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium brings together some of the nation’s most engaged and innovative engineering educators in order to recognize, reward, and promote effective, substantive, and inspirational engineering education.
Managing Your References
These programs will save you hours--literally!--of time. Citation management software can store all your articles and reformat them to meet the requirements of just about any journal. Just remember to proofread your works cited (or bibliography or references) page in case a citation wasn't formed properly in a database.
Find out more on our Citation Management guide.
Publication Venues
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ASEE Publications
Peer-reviewed journals and magazines from the American Society of Engineering Education
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International Journal of Technology and Design Education
The International Journal of Technology and Design Education encourages research and scholarly writing covering all aspects of technology and design education. The journal features critical, review, and comparative studies. In addition, readers will find contributions that draw upon other fields such as historical, philosophical, sociological, or psychological studies that address issues of concern to technology and design education.
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IEEE Transactions on Education
The IEEE Transactions on Education (ToE) publishes significant and original scholarly contributions to education in electrical and electronics engineering, computer engineering, computer science, and other fields within the scope of interest of IEEE.
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ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE)
Computing Education (TOCE)
covers diverse aspects of computing education by publishing papers with a scholarly approach to teaching and learning, a broad appeal to educational practitioners, and a clear connection to student learning
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Engineering Studies
Engineering Studies is an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the scholarly study of engineers and engineering.
Funding Sources
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Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
The PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) program has two goals: 1) Support research in the Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE), and 2) Increase the community of researchers conducting PFE research. PIs are expected to have little or no experience conducting social science research. PFE: RIEF is not intended for established researchers in engineering education or other social science fields to initiate new projects.
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Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE)
The NSF Engineering (ENG) Directorate has launched a multi-year initiative, the Professional Formation of Engineers, to create and support an innovative and inclusive engineering profession for the 21st Century. Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) refers to the formal and informal processes and value systems by which people become engineers. It also includes the ethical responsibility of practicing engineers to sustain and grow the profession in order to improve quality of life for all peoples. The engineering profession must be responsive to national priorities, grand challenges, and dynamic workforce needs; and it must be equally open and accessible to all.
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department or may offer interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. (2) REU Supplements may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements or may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects.
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Engineering Education and Centers
The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) integrates disciplinary basic research and education conducted in other divisions of ENG and across NSF, into strategic frameworks critical to addressing societal grand challenges and to promoting innovation. Research in the EEC portfolio spans both the physical and life sciences and engineering, from materials to new device concepts, subsystems and systems. Applications range across a wide spectrum, including energy, health care, telecommunications, nanoelectronics, advanced manufacturing, civil infrastructure, the environment, information networks and others. The Division also supports scholarly studies in engineering education, broadening participation and workforce development. Topics of interest include: understanding how people learn engineering, creating diverse pathways for engineering formation and developing future faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral scholars and K-12 teachers.
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IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)
NSF is continuing a program aligned with the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) framework: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments. This funding opportunity enables engineering and computer science departments to lead the nation by successfully achieving significant sustainable changes necessary to overcome longstanding issues in their undergraduate programs and educate inclusive communities of engineering and computer science students prepared to solve 21st-century challenges.
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GEM Fellowship Program
GEM’s fellowship programs span the entire recruitment, retention, and professional development spectrum. GEM’s principal activity is the provision of graduate fellowships at the MS and Ph.D. levels coupled with paid summer internships . GEM also offers fellowships without paid summer internships through our GEM University and Associate Fellowship programs.
Open Educational Resources
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OpenStax
OpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University, specializing in open textbooks for the largest undergraduate courses.
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MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
The MERLOT collection consists of tens of thousands of discipline-specific learning materials, learning exercises, and Content Builder webpages, together with associated comments, and bookmark collections, all intended to enhance the teaching experience of using a learning material.
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Khan Academy - Sciences
Videos across multiple STEM disciplines.
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PhET Interactive Simulations project
Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.
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The Orange Grove: Florida's Open Educational Repository
Harvested Resources, Open Textbook, Open Courseware and Orange Grove collections are open to everyone.
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Open Textbook Library
The Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalog of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks.
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OER Commons - Engineering
OER initiatives aim to grow a sustainable culture of sharing and continuous improvement among educators at all levels. These are their engineering resources.
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Flickr Creative Commons
Images with for open use via Creative Commons license.
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