ERIC (via EbscoHost) Searching Tips
There are two types of ERIC items: ERIC Journal articles, which
are peer-reviewed articles that have appeared in scholarly journals and have
an EJ identifying number; and ERIC Documents, which are items such
as conference proceedings, reports, curriculum guides, etc. and have an ED
identifying number. ERIC Documents are typically self-submitted by authors
for inclusion in the database.
The Advanced Search option allows you to search by various
fields (title, author, etc.) selected from the drop-down menu next to the
search box. Refine your search by making use of Limiters such
as "Journal
or Document."
"Select a Field " (keyword) search: a broad topic
search that will look for keywords in all fields of an item record (title,
author, subject, abstract, etc.). Evaluate the search results and refine
the search as needed.
Click on the article title to view the full record, including the
abstract and Descriptor terms (these can be used to find other related
articles on the same topic).
The Descriptor terms come directly from the ERIC
Thesaurus,
which is a standardized list of terms used in ERIC to reflect the primary topics
of articles. Do a Subject search on those Thesaurus/Descriptor
terms for a list of references on that topic. There is a link to
the Thesaurus from within ERIC.
Print, Save, or E-mail your search results using the "Folder"
icon.
Many ERIC documents (ED) published from 1993-present are available online
in full-text PDF format. There is a direct link in the ERIC item record to
check for document availability from ERIC. If the ERIC
Document is not available
online, it is available in microfiche (arranged by ED number) through TripSaver.
To locate an ERIC Journal (EJ number) article of interest:
- Note the source information: the journal in which the article appeared,
along with the volume, issue, year, and page numbers.
- Look up the title of the journal in the NCSU
Libraries Online Catalog to see if the NCSU Libraries subscribes to
the journal (check for year and volume needed).
- Use the call number of the journal
listed in the catalog to locate the journal in the stacks (current issues
-- 1st floor, West Wing; older issues -- Tower).
- Search the Journal List for electronic
availability of various journals.
There is additional information and an online ERIC Tutorial at
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/eric/ .
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