Return to the Guide | Vann Library Home

Vann Library Subject Guide to Databases
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center

Access Via: ERIC Website
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
System Requirements:
  • Pentium processor with 128M of RAM
  • Browsers supported - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+ , Netscape Navigator 7.0+ 
  • Browser settings - Javascript should be enabled.
  • Additional required software -Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or above

Downloading and printing large files - To print large files, ERIC recommends that you use the print function of your browser to print the document (25 page increments recommended).
Off-Campus Password: No
Contains Full-Text: Yes (for many, but not all articles)
Also includes abstracts, and indexing.
Peer Reviewed: Yes (some, not all journals)
Subject Areas:

ERIC is a digital library of education-related information and research. Content includes the following: 

  • Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Community Colleges
  • Counseling and Student Services
  • Disabilities and Gifted Education
  • Education Management
  • Elementary and Early Childhood Education
  • Higher Education
  • Information and Technology
  • Languages and Linguistics
  • Reading, English, and Communication
  • Rural Education and Small Schools
  • Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education
  • Social Studies/Social Science Education
  • Teaching and Teacher Education
  • Urban Education
 
Description: ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
© ERIC

The user can search ERIC using a basic or advanced keyword search by title, author, descriptor, ERIC #, journal name, identifiers, ISSN, ISBN, source institution, or sponsoring agency. Limiters include full text, date, and publication type. The user may search ERIC using the Thesaurus tab to browse a list of ERIC descriptors alphabetically or by entering search terms. Search terms may be narrowed by selecting relevant terms and clicking the start search button to add the desired term to an ERIC search.

Please note that the most current and detailed information for any database can be found by going directly to the database itself. More information can usually be found in the "ABOUT" or "HELP" sections of most databases. Please contact the library directly (library@sf.edu or 260-399-8060 if you have any questions or concerns as you use any of the USF Vann library resources.

Last Updated 8/20/07