Contained in this comprehensive resource guide are listings for the various types of information sources providing access to educational research, including: (1) basic guides; (2) encyclopedias, dictionaries, and research reviews; (3) selected research books; (4) guides to doctoral dissertations and masters theses; (5) Dissertation Abstracts International; (6) periodical indexes, abstracts, and directories; (7) research journals; (8) Social Science Citation Index; (9) Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC); (10) statistical sources; (11) government education publications; (12) test sources; (13) interlibrary loans; (14) search strategies; and (15) style manuals. Entries in each of the sections are arranged alphabetically and annotated, and each section contains a short test on the use of the resources it lists. Appended to the guide are a list of approaches to research topics in education, a set of guidelines for narrowing research topics, and an outline of steps in library research, a diagram of possible search strategies, and a listing of the Library of Congress classification scheme for the field of education. (JL)