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ERIC, Edu­ca­tion Re­source In­form­a­tion Cen­ter

Lit­er­at­ure on edu­ca­tion-re­lated sub­ject areas.

Link to ERIC

Facts

Coverage
Articles and journals on education and related topics
Period
1907-
Access
On campus + remote access
Provider
EB­SCO­host
Subjects
Education

Re­search in edu­ca­tion and teach­ing

What is ERIC?

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is a database from EBSCOhost sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.

It contains articles, reports, conference papers and other publications on education and teaching at all levels, evaluation and learning. You will also find topics such as career development and lifelong learning.

Search tips

Select “Advanced Search” and make use of the options to refine your search with:

  • “Filters”, publication types, date ranges
  • Choose between “Search Options”, where different search techniques
  • narrow or expand your searches
  • Add “Subjects” from EBSCO’s subject list
  • Limit your search to a specific target group or education level

When is ERIC useful?

ERIC is particularly relevant if you work with topics such as:

  • Assessment and evaluation of programmes
  • Guidance and student services
  • Management of education
  • Higher education
  • Information and technology
  • Language and linguistics
  • Social studies and social science education
  • Teaching, education policy and lifelong learning

Spe­cial fea­tures

Sub­jects
“Sub­jects Au­thor­ity” is a list of sub­ject terms that EB­SCO­host as­signs to the art­icles in the data­base. Use the terms to nar­row or ex­pand your search res­ults or as in­spir­a­tion for new search terms.
Cre­ate an ac­count
Save searches, cre­ate no­ti­fic­a­tions, work in pro­ject folders and much more.
Using the dashboard
Ex­port ref­er­ences
Send ref­er­ences dir­ectly from EB­SCO to Mendeley. This al­lows you to eas­ily re­turn to the art­icles you want to use in your as­sign­ments or pa­pers
Peer re­viewed art­icles
Art­icles that have been through peer re­view carry a “Peer re­viewed” la­bel.

Search across the EB­SCO data­bases

EB­SCO­host is a large col­lec­tion of on­line re­sources.
You can search one data­base at a time or sev­er­al sim­ul­tan­eously.
In­side EB­SCO, you can click on the data­base name above the search field to se­lect ad­di­tion­al data­bases.
Link to cross-database search

Help us­ing EB­SCO­host

Guides and videos

Link to EBSCOhost’s guides and videos

Learn how to:

  • Navigate and search across all EBSCO systems
  • Make the most of the dashboard features
  • Create your own account
  • Save your searches
  • Set up alerts and notifications for new journals and subject searches