Topics include all aspects of education, at all age levels. The encyclopedia links to the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year , as well as other sites on the Web. A national database covering the literature of education and related fields, with almost 800,000 records from 1966 to the present. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC indexes journal articles, selected books and ERIC documents. Covers current topics, as well as social, political, and educational subjects.
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It contains articles from over 200 publications from 1995 to the present, searchable in both English and Spanish. It focuses on such disciplines as humanities, social science, the arts, women's studies, environmental issues, science, technology, and public affairs. Indexes current two months of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Designed specifically for students and non-specialists, this database covers periodicals ranging from general to professional journals in many fields of science. Indexing is available for publications from 1984 forward, with abstracts from 1993.