ERIC [EBSCOhost]

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ERIC [EBSCOhost]

Access:

Internet-delivered database. There are three ways to connect:
   1. from a public computer in the University of Delaware Library
   2. from a University of Delaware campus connection in your dorm, lab, or office
   3. from an off-campus connection (University of Delaware ID required)

Description:

ERIC contains references with summaries from education journals and documents (i.e., books, pamphlets, conference reports, symposia, studies, tests, etc.). It consists of two files: the Resources in Education (RIE) file of document citations and the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) file of journal article citations from over 750 professional journals. In addition, ERIC contains over 850 ERIC Digest records that feature the full text of the original document.

ERIC also contains resources on training and development and library and information science.

By clicking on the “Visual Search” tab, you can search the database and have your results sorted by topic in an interactive, visual map.

Coverage:

1966-

Updated:

monthly

Links:

Has Get It! links. Links to ERIC documents (i.e., those documents with an ED number) are provided by the “Full Text to ERIC” link above the Get It! button.

Notes:

Effective October 1, 2004 more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee services only, are available for free through the DoE's ERIC site.

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Permitted Uses:

The text of the license, which specifies permitted usages, can be viewed by clicking on “Terms of Use” at the bottom of each screen.

Help:

Click on “HELP” on the navigation bar. For further assistance, contact a librarian.

Related Resources:

ERIC corresponds to two printed publications: Resources in Education (RIE), and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE).