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Database Tutorials

This LibGuide contains step by step instructions for majority of research databases available in the Wolfgram collection.

ERIC | EBSCO

About this Database

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text educational literature and resources. In addition, it provides an education-specific thesaurus that includes controlled vocabulary to help users find what they need.
 
This guide will focus on how to effectively and efficiently search the ERIC database for educational research.

Content Includes:

  • More than 1.6 million records
  • Links to more than 750,000 full-text documents
  • An education-specific thesaurus containing over 11,700 terms
  • Coverage dating back to 1966

Navigate to the ERIC Database

Wolfgram Memorial Library Homepage ► A to Z Database List ► ERIC

Keyword Searching in ERIC

Advanced Search

Navigate to the ERIC database, enter your keywords and conduct your search. Follow the steps below:

  1. Enter your search terms / keywords. (To search for a phrase, put the words into quotation marks).
  2. Limit your search results:
    • Full Text: Check this box to limit results to include only materials available in Full Text. Helpful when doing last-minute research and you don't have time to wait for interlibrary loan requests. This limiter may drastically reduce the number search results.
    • Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals: Check this box to ensure your search results only include items reviewed by other experts in the field.
    • Published Date: Filter to All Time; Past 12 months; Past 5 Years; Past 10 years; or Custom range (use this to get more specific with the date).
    • Journal or Document: Select Document (ED) for documents such as government documents, dissertations, books, research reports, and annotated bibliographies. Select Journal (EJ) for journals.  
    • Education Level: Use this filter to select a specific education level to narrow your search, such as Higher Education, Kindergarten, and more.
    • Intended Audience: Use this filter to select your audience, such as students, parents, policy makers, and more.  
  3. Click Search.

ERIC advanced search page

Results List

You have options to refine your search from within your results list:

  1. Use the additional filters to narrow your results. You can select:
    • Full Text
    • Peer Reviewed
    • Change the date range
    • Select the Source Type
    • Click All Filters to open the list of additional filters:
      • Subject
      • Publication
      • Language
  2. Under each item there is a dropdown of Access Options. You will see:
    • Full Text from ERIC

ERIC results page

The Detailed Record

If you click on the title of the article you are interested in you will be taken to the Full Record for the item.

The Full Record contains the bibliographic information for the article the pdf link, and additional information listed below:

  1. Access Options
    •  Click Full Text from ERIC. A new window will open where you can download the pdf.
  2. Bibliographic information, including clickable links to the author(s) name(s) which can be used to find other work by the author(s). Also included are the clickable title of the journal the article was published in, as well as the volume, issue, and page numbers. Below you will also find the abstract and other important information.
  3. Hyperlinked Descriptors that can be used to find other searchable keyterms. Plus the Education Level covered in the article/report. 
  4.  Some additional tools you have access to are:
    • Save the article
    • Cite: You can choose the citation style you need. NOTE: Always review them for accuracy
    • Share using the provided URL or email it to yourself.
    • Download

ERIC article record page