Nagoya University Library Guide Sheet 4. Search for articles (by Subject)

4-2E

April 1, 2024

Let's search ERIC
Education

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an educational database sponsored by The U.S.
Department of Education. It contains journal articles and technical reports.

＜How to access＞
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※Please open the library web page https://www.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/.
Click on [Databases] under ”Electronic Resources (For Members)” in the ”Search Resources” section.
Click on the “ERIC” on the EBSCOhost databases select screen.
If the authentication screen is displayed, enter your THERS account and password (multi-factorauthentication).
＜How to search＞
Search Examples
1. Enter the search terms in the search box
Database：ERIC
2. Specify search options as needed
Search terms： autonomous learning
3. Click on Search
Conditions： computer（AND Search）, Full-Text
A. Languages： Select the language for interface display.
B. Add search boxes： Click the plus icon to increase the number ofsearch boxes.

C Other search functions：Select [Thesaurus], [Citation Matcher], or[Indexes] to go to the respective search screen.
Ｄ. Log out：Ensure to log out after completing your search.

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2Search hints【 Wildcard (truncation) 】* ・・・・・Prefix search Ex.: pharm* → all hits starting with the prefix “pharm”? ・・・・・ Search by replacing with appropriate characters Ex.:te?t → text, tent, test, etc.
【Enter singular/plural form】“ ” ・・・・・ Plural only for “ singular words”, simultaneous search for possessive case equivalent
Ex.:“alley cat” → simultaneously searches for alley cats / alley cat’s / alley’s cat / alley’s cat’s【Logical operators】
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A and B→
include both A and B
ORA or B→
include either A or BNOTA not B→
include A, exclude B

＜Search results＞
On the search result screen, information on the articles matching search criteria is displayed.
A. “Preview” Icon
： Abstracts can be viewed by hovering the cursor over them.
B. ERIC reference number： It is useful to make note of this when making a photocopy request. The first letter of the document number
differs depending on the type of document.
EJ000000：Journal (Periodicals)
ED000000：Document (e.g. Reports, proceedings)
C. Full-text Browsing： Click on [ERICでレコードを表示] or [PDF FullText] to read full text of the article. If there is nolink to full text, click on [NULink] to find out theavailability of the journal (e-journal or printedversion) in Nagoya University.
D. Change the display layout： Change the result list order and number ofresults per page.
E. Refine Results： Set additional criteria to refine search results,
such as “Full Text”, “Source Types”, “Subject”,or “Publication”.

DBEAC＜Search using thesaurus terms＞
Here thesaurus means controlled vocabulary. Controlled term means representative concept of words which
has many expressions, as synonyms or spelling variants. By using thesaurus terms, you can get more
precise results. Order search of thesaurus is as follows:
Search Examples
Database：ERIC →Thesaurus search screen
Search terms：school choice

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Click on [Thesaurus] in menu
Thesaurus terms search box will be displayed. Enter the words you want to search and click [Browse].
List of thesaurus terms will be displayed. Click on the appropriate term to view detailed information.
Check required terms and click [Add], selected terms will be reflected in ERIC search box. Click on[Search] to search articles.

A. Thesaurus terms corresponding to the searched term
B. The term "Educational Environment" is indexed in the literature on "School Climate.“ If this happens,click on "Educational Environment" to bring up the list again.
C. [Explode］：Search including narrower terms of the search word
D. [Broader Terms]、[Narrower Terms]、[Related Terms][Used For]：use “School Choice” instead of “Educational Choice”, “Family Choice”