Various options are available on the main search screen. The choices will vary by database. A very important option for the ERIC database is the limit by Document Type, for example, search for research-based materials only. The thesaurus provides information on the controlled vocabulary used to index the database. The Record Display screen shows the number of records the search retrieved and the search statement.
Records contain hypertext links for author's names and journal names.
These links allow you to search for additional articles by an author, or to locate all of the records from a particular journal. When searching the ERIC or PsycLit databases separately the descriptors are also hyperlinked. Change Display allows you to control how the records are displayed. The organization of the fields listed will depend upon the name and number of the databases being searched. For example, you may want the full text, if available, at this point.