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WHAT IS ERIC?
AN OVERVIEW OF THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER
DATABASEby
MARK HABERTHE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE, GILL
LIBRARYOctober 2008
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EDUCATIONALRESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER
WHAT IS ERIC?
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ERIC Facts
Established in 1966 Sponsored by U.S. Dept. of EducationContains both journal articles and documents
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WHAT ARE ERIC DOCUMENTS?
Papers presented at scholarly conferences
Reports of school districts
Reports of state departments of education
Doctoral dissertations in education
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Limiting Your Search
ERIC Searches can be limited to:Journal articles onlyPeer reviewed materialsFull text materials
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You can limit your search to full text, peer reviewed journal articles
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Controlled Vocabulary
Agreed upon term for a subject or concept (in ERIC, these are called “Descriptors”) Phonic method USE PhonicsReading disabilities USE Reading DifficultiesSpeech handicaps USE Speech Impairments
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Use of Thesaurus
List of ERIC DescriptorsScope Note (ERIC’s definition of the term)Other Terms (Broader, Narrower, Related)
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To go to the ERIC Thesaurus, click “Thesaurus”
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Type “reading disabilities” and click “Browse”
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Click “Reading Difficulties”
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The scope note and other terms are listed
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Boolean Searching
Combine Search Terms“AND” narrows the search (retrieved item
must have all the terms)“OR” broadens the search (retrieved item can
have one or more of any of the terms)“NOT” limits the search (retrieved item does
not have the term)
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Whole language approach and phonics and grade 1
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Kindergarten or grade 1 or grade 2 and lesson plans and reading
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Truncation
The asterisk * at the end of the root of a word retrieves the word and all forms of the word
Teach* retrieves teach, teacher, teaching, etc.
Adolescen* retrieves adolescent,
adolescence, etc.
Read* retrieves read, reader, reading, etc.
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Read* and adolescen* and teach*
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Retrieving the full text
Some articles and documents are available full text
Others can be requested at the Circulation Desk
Journal articles and ERIC documents that are not owned by CNR can be ordered via Illiad
The Arrigoni Library at Iona College (715 North Ave. New Rochelle) also has many ERIC documents and education journals and is available for use by CNR students.
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Click “PDF Full Text”
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Here is the full text of the article
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Some articles are not available full text
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For these, scroll down and click “Search for article”
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Next to “Print Holdings,” click “Journal”
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This journal is available in paper at the desk
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This is an abstract of an ERIC document
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Click “Full Text from ERIC”
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Here is the full text ERIC document
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Advantages of Using ERIC
Contains both journal articles and ERIC documents
Comprehensive ThesaurusBoolean Searching