LibGuides: American Sign Language: Databases

Open Educational Resources

American Sign Language 101 OER
This American Sign Language 101 OER is a Google Doc containing instructional videos of original design. The document also offers media content from ASL instructors and creators across the Web.
American Sign Language 102 OER
A continuation of American Sign Language 101 OER.
American Sign Language I (ASL 121)
From the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges. ASL I is an introduction to the naturally existing language widely used by Deaf people in North America.
American Sign Language II (ASL 122)
From the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges. ASL II is a sequential course following ASL I.
American Sign Language III (ASL 123)
From the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges. ASL III is a sequential course following ASL II.

The Open Educational Resource Reader and Workbook for Interpreters
This Open Educational Resource (OER) on interpreting offers authors and readers free and open access to current, relevant, easy-to-access materials.

OER Commons
OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum.

Sign Language Studies by Gallaudet University Press
An annual list of completed sign language or sign language-related dissertations and master’s theses. Sign Language Studies presents a singular forum for groundbreaking research on the language, culture, history, and literature of signing communities and signed languages.

American Sign Language Goes Mobile
Engineers have enabled sign-language video chats over ordinary-speed cellphone networks
American Sign Language, Level 1
This two-part series uses clear demonstrations and frequent review to help learners master the basics of ASL.
Advanced American Sign Language
Each individual program presents a lecture, signed by Angela Stratiy, that focuses on a significant facet of ASL. The lecture is then followed by several stories signed in ASL by Deaf signers chosen to represent a variety of signing styles and regional signs within the Deaf community.

Education Full-Text
Covers key areas of education and related fields of study. Content areas include educational specialties, administration, funding and more.
Education Research Complete
Full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as health education and testing.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
The world's largest source of education information, covers descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Index, abstracts, and full text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
APA PsycINFO
Provides abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. The database includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.

SocINDEX with Full-Text
Index, abstracts, and full text for articles and other publications in sociology.
Sociological Collection
Database covering information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.