Tutorials - ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

play tutorial Why So Many Versions of ERIC?

Length: 2 min 34 sec | File Size: 2.8 MBs

Explains why there are several options for searching the ERIC database.

play tutorialAccessing Full-text Articles in ERIC (Public)

Length: 5 min 5 sec | File Size: 4.8 MBs

Describes how to access full-text articles in the public version of ERIC.

play tutorialWhat is the ERIC Thesaurus?

Length: 4 min 16 sec | File Size: 4.4 MBs

Explains the function and value of the ERIC thesaurus and delineates how it works in the different versions of ERIC.

Or download a PDF with step-by-step instructions.

 

play tutorialBasic Search Techniques in ERIC (FirstSearch)

Length: 6 min 18 sec | File Size: 4.7 MBs

Describes basic keyword searching in the world's largest database of education literature. Explains how to interpret citations, as well as how to link to full-text contained in the database.

Or download a PDF with step-by-step instructions.

 

play tutorialUsing Limiters in ERIC (FirstSearch)

Length: 5 min 51 sec | File Size: 4.2MBs

Describes how to conduct searching in ERIC using limiters.

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play tutorialUsing the Online Thesaurus in ERIC (FirstSearch)

Length: 5 min 14 sec | File Size: 4.8 MBs

Describes how to conduct more focused searching in ERIC, using the database's online thesaurus to select more authoritative terms with which to search.

play tutorialUsing Truncation in ERIC (FirstSearch)

Length: 3 min 45 sec | File Size: 2.6 MBs

Describes how to conduct searching in ERIC, using the truncation feature.

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Updated: January 07, 2010



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