ERIC - Educational Resources
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Search Options |
Documents or Journals? |
- Offers an advanced search feature for complex searches.
- Limits are easily accessible on the search screen.
- Select "Thesaurus" tab to access the ERIC thesaurus. Select "Indexes" tab to access
a variety of fields.
- Offers an advanced search feature for complex searches.
- Select "Thesaurus Search" to
access the ERIC thesaurus.
- Allows sorting of results by publication type, e.g., peer-reviewed journals, books,
dissertations, etc.
- Offers an advanced search feature for complex searches.
- Select "Subjects" to access the ERIC thesaurus.
- Features the most recent updates to the ERIC database.
- Builds searches using the ERIC Thesaurus.
- Has topic browsing, hierarchically and alphabetically.
- Use for quick searches and easy access from off campus.
- Offers a "Find Similar" feature for retrieving similar articles.
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- Have
an ED number, e.g. ED400625. You will need this number to search the ERIC site, or to
find the microfiche.
- Most
from 1993 forward are available online. Look for a "Full Text" link in
the database, or search by "ERIC #" at the ERIC site.
- Most are also available on microfiche in Cabell
Library, 3rd floor.
- Have an EJ number, e.g. EJ515756
- do not write it down.
- If the
 button is available, use it for retrieval options. Otherwise . . .
- Write down the source information, e.g.,
Guidance & Counselling (v11 n1 p21-24 Aut 1995). Then . . .
- Do a title search for the name of the journal in the VCU Libraries
E-Journals Search.
- Should the journal (or issue) not be available electronically,
click the Search VCU Libraries Catalog link in the upper right of
the results page.
- If the journal is listed in the catalog, click the "All
Items" link in the Library Holdings field to see a list of
the specific issues VCU Libraries holds (owns).
- If the journal is not available at all through VCU Libraries,
submit an interlibrary loan request for the article.
Other ERIC Resources
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