ERIC
Date revised: 02 August 2021

Description
This database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Education to provide extensive access to education-related
literature. ERIC provides coverage of journal articles,
conferences, meetings, government documents, theses,dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies,directories, books and monographs.

Subject Coverage
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is adigital library covering topics including:
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Adult, Career, and Vocational EducationCounseling and Personnel Services
Elementary and Early Childhood EducationEducational Management
Handicapped and Gifted Children
Higher Education and Junior Colleges
Information Resources
Languages and Linguistics
Reading and Communication Skills
Rural and Urban Education, Small Schools
Science, Mathematics, and Environmental
Education
Social Studies and Social Science Education
Teacher Education
Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation

Date Coverage
1966–present

Update Frequency
Monthly

Geographic Coverage
International

Document Types••

Reports
Books and Monographs•••

Policy Papers
Conferences, Symposia, Meetings
Journal Articles

Publisher
ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Questions concerning file content should be directed to1ERIC Project

Telephone:

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Washington, DC 20005

Fax:
E-Mail:1-800-538-3742 (Toll-freeNorth America only)
1-202-628-3205
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Sample document

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Search fields
Field name
Abstract
Abstract present

Field
CodeAB
ABANY

Accession numberALL
All fields + text
Author1Author First NameAuthor Last NameFirst author
Availability
Corporate author
Document title
Document type

ANALL-AU
AUFN
AULN
FAU
AV
CA
TI
DTYPE
FDB

From database
Identifier (Keyword)
ISBN
ISSN
Issue
Journal title
Language
Notes
1IFISBN
ISSN
ISS
JN
LA
NT

Exampleab(“what works clearinghouse”)"neutral site planning" ANDabany(yes)an(ED544753)
all("disadvantaged student?")
AND "magnet school?""disadvantaged student?" AND"magnet school?"au(“petersen, julie”)
aufn(julie)auln(petersen)

Description and Notes
Use adjacency and/or Boolean operators to narrowsearch results.
Add AND ABANY(YES) to a query to limit retrieval torecords with abstracts. Example: “language fluency”
and abany(yes)A unique document identification number assigned by
the information provider.
Searches all fields in bibliographic databases.
Same as ALL field code: searches all fields.
Includes all Authors.

fau(de la rosa, mario)

First name listed in Author field.

av(meeting)Searches and displays both Notes and Availabilityca(“what works clearinghouse”)
ti(“conceptualizing astronomicalscale”)

Conference details can be present in Document title.

dtype(reports evaluative)ti(paraprofessional) AND fdb(eric))ti(paraprofessional AND
fdb(10000150)
if(“higher education”)
if(asia)

Useful in multi-file searches to isolate records from asingle file. FDB cannot be searched on its own; specify
at least one search term then AND it with FDB.
Geographic regions, keywords

isbn(1845724542)
issn(0022-0965)
issn(00220965)
iss(12)jn(“journal of computing in highereducation”)

Look Up list available under Publication title (you canalso use PUB for searching)la(french)nt(description OR test)

May display as Source Attribution. Editor names may
be present.

A Lookup/Browse feature is available for this field in the Advanced Search dropdown or in Browse Fields.

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PAGEPD

Publication datePublication title1

PUB
YR

Publication year
Publisher
Report number
Source typePBRPPTSFL

SubfileSubjects1
Target audience
Title
Updated

SUTA
TIUD

pg(2)
pg(7-15)page(7)First pagepd(<20101014)
pd(2014)

Date range searching is supported.

pub(computing)yr(2014)yr(2009-2012)yr(<2008)
pb(“what works clearinghouse”)
pb(“new york”)

You can also use JN for searching journal title.

Publisher name, address, and sometimes URLs oravailability information

rp(ed-ous-00-17)pt(reports)sfl(“resources in education”)
sfl(rie)sfl(cije)su(“science instruction”)
su(“united kingdom”)
ta(parents)ta(“media staff”)
ti(“virtual simulations” PRE/3handheld)
ud(2014-03-21)

Searches terms indexed in Subject, Identifiers, and
Educational Levels. Limit available for EducationalLevel.

Conference details can be present in Document title
The date(s) the record was loaded as a result of an
update provided by the supplier.

Search tools
Field codes are used to search document fields, as shown in the sample document. Field codes may be used in searches
entered on the Basic Search, Advanced Search, and Command Line search pages. Limit options, Look up lists, and“Narrow results by” filters tools are available for searching. Some data can be searched using more than one tool.

Limit options
Limit options are quick and easy ways of searching certain common concepts. Check boxes are available for:ERIC linked full text, ERIC journals only, Scholarly journals, ERIC documents only, Peer reviewed
Short lists of choices are available for:Document type, Language, Education level, Target audience
Date limiters are available in which you can select single dates or date ranges for the date of publication and updated.

Browse fields
You can browse the contents of certain fields by using Look Up lists. These are particularly useful to validate spellings or
the presence of specific data. Terms found in the course of browsing may be selected and automatically added to theAdvanced Search form. Look Up lists are available in the fields drop-down:
Authors, Publication titles, Subjects, ERIC Subject
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Thesaurus
ERIC Thesaurus is available by clicking on the “Thesaurus” hyperlink on the Advanced Search page. Thesaurus terms
may be searched within the thesaurus, then selected to be added automatically to the Advanced Search form.

“Narrow Results by” filters
When results of a search are presented, the results display is accompanied by a list of “Narrow Results by” options shownon the right-hand panel. Click on any of these options and you will see a ranked list showing the most frequently occurring
terms in your results. Click on the term to apply it to (“narrow”) your search results. “Narrow Results by” filters in ERIC
include:Peer reviewed, Scholarly journals, Source type, Publication title, Document type, Subject, Language, Educationlevel, Target audience, Publication date

Look up citation
If you need to trace a particular bibliographic reference, use the Look Up Citation feature. Find a link to this towards thetop left-hand corner of the Advanced Search page; click this and you will go to a form where you can enter any known
details of the citation, including document title, author, journal name, volume, issue, page, publication date, ISSN.

Document formats
FieldsBrief view

Title and Publication date.

üDetailed view

Same as Brief view plus a 3-line KWIC window.

üKWIC (Keyword in Context)

Detailed view plus all occurrences of your search terms,
highlighted within the fields where the terms occur.
Title, Author, Publication title, Publisher, Volume, Issue,Pagination, Publication date, Abstract.

üBrief citation

Complete record minus Abstract and IndexingüüCitation

Complete record minus the abstract

Citation / Abstract

Complete record

ü2üLink to ERIC Full text

Complete record available at eric.ed.gov

ü3

Full text PDF

PDF version of the original article

ü3CustomChoose the fields you want.

Preview

OnlineExport /Download

Document Format

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In Online-view mode, PQD gives access to two Document Formats only: Brief citation, and the ‘most complete’ format available. Depending on thedatabase, or the amount of data available for a record, the most complete format may be any one of Citation, Citation/Abstract, Full text, or Full text –PDF.
3In Online-view mode, PQD gives access to two Document Formats only: Brief citation, and the ‘most complete’ format available. Depending on thedatabase, or the amount of data available for a record, the most complete format may be any one of Citation, Citation/Abstract, Full text, or Full text –PDF.
4Custom export/download format is available in the following mediums only: HTML, PDF, RefWorks, RTF, Text only.

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retain copyright to these works, which are used by ERIC with permission. All persons reproducing, redistributing, ormaking commercial use of this information are responsible for compliance with the terms and conditions asserted by thecopyright holder. Certain works, including documents, reports, and other materials authored by the U.S. government,reside in the public domain and may be freely distributed and copied.
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