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The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. The ERIC database corresponds to two printed journals: Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Both journals provide access to some 14,000 documents and over 20,000 journal articles per year. 

In addition, ERIC provides coverage of conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs. 

Subject Coverage
Major areas of coverage include: 
  • Adult, Career, and Vocational Education 
  • Counseling and Personnel Services 
  • Elementary and Early Childhood Education 
  • Education Management 
  • Handicapped and Gifted Children 
  • Higher Education 
  • Information Resources 
  • Junior Colleges 
  • Languages and Linguistics 
  • Reading and Communication Skills 
  • Rural Education and Small Schools 
  • Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education 
  • Social Studies and Social Science Education 
  • Teacher Education 
  • Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation 
  • Teacher Education 
  • Test, Measurement, and Evaluation 
  • Urban Education 
Dates of Coverage
1966 - current 
Update Frequency
Monthly, with approximately 2,640 new records added 
Size
Over 1,056,200 records as of July 2001 
Print Equivalent
Resources in Education; Current Index to Journals in Education 
Links to Fulltext
There are two types of fulltext links that can be set-up:

1. Records from the subfile Resources in Education (sf=rie) have accession numbers beginning with ED and these link to the ERIC Document Reproduction Service's E*Subscribe system.
2. Records from the subfile Current Index to Journals in Education (sf=cije) have accession numbers beginning with EJ and these link to electronic journal articles from a number of publishers. 
Thesaurus Availability
A thesaurus is available. 
Document Delivery
ERIC documents may be acquired from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) either via the subscription service E*Subscribe or on a per document, on-demand basis. 
Supplier
U.S. Department of Education

Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
Educational Research Information Center (ERIC)
1100 West Street, 2nd Floor
Laurel, MD 20707-3598, USA
Voice: +1 301-497-4080 (worldwide) 
 
 
Sample Record
TI: Title
Research Design Decisions: An Integrated Quantitative and Qualitative Model for Decision-Making Researchers (You Too Can Be Lord of the Rings). 
AU: Author
Geroy, Gary D; Wright, Phillip C 
SO: Source
Performance Improvement Quarterly; v10 n3 p22-36 1997 
IS: ISSN
0898-5952 
NU: Other Numbers
Clearinghouse: IR535372 
AB: Abstract
Presents a concentric research design model based on need for research which transcends individuals' historic or experiential bias concerning choice of study design, tools, and data reduction strategies. Describes the following "rings": theory/knowledge orientation; theory versus applied research; quantitative versus qualitative research paradigms; inquiry archetypes; research study types; data reduction/synthesis tools; and locus of control research. (AEF) 
LA: Language
English 
PY: Publication Year
1997 
PT: Publication Type
080 Journal article; 141 Project description 
DE: Descriptors
Bias; Data Analysis; *Decision Making; Locus of Control; Models; Qualitative Research; *Research Design; Research Methodology; Research Needs; Research Tools; Theories 
SF: Subfile
ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) 
AN: Accession Number
EJ547865 
Field Codes
The following field codes are found in the records of this database. Here they are listed in alphabetical order by two-letter code. 
AB = Abstract  LA = Language
AF = Author Affiliation  NT = Notes 
AG = Agency NU = Other Numbers 
AN = Accession Number  PT = Publication Type
AU = Author  PY = Publication Year 
AV = Availability  RP = Report Number 
CA = Corporate Author SF = Subfile
CO = Country of Origin  SO = Source 
DE = Descriptors  TA = Target Audience
IB = ISBN  TI = Title
ID = Identifiers 
IS = ISSN   
Search Tips
Search the Subfile (SF) field to retrieve citations from either of the two printed journals that correspond to the ERIC database. To search for Resources in Education (RIE) or Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) add "SF=RIE" or "SF=CIJE" to your search, eg: (elementary education) and sf=rie


Publication Types PT=

Identifies the general type of document. The publication types are as follows:

 010 Books 
020 Collected Works: General 
021 Collected Works: Proceedings 
022 Collected Works: Serials 
030 Creative Works 
040 Dissertations/Theses 
041 Dissertations/Theses: Doctoral Dissertations 
042 Dissertations/Theses: Masters Theses 
043 Dissertations/Theses: Practicum Papers 
050 Guides: General 
051 Guides: Classroom: Learner 
052 Guides: Classroom: Teacher 
055 Guides: Non-Classroom 
060 Historical Materials 
070 Information Analyses 
071 ERIC Publications 
072 Book/Product Reviews 
073 ERIC Digests in Full Text 
080 Journal Articles 
090 Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials 
100 Non-Print Media 
101 Computer Programs 
102 Machine-Readable Data Files 
110 Numerical/Quantitative Data 
120 Opinion Papers 
130 Reference Materials: General 
131 Reference Materials: Bibliographies 
132 Reference Materials: Directories/Catalogs 
133 Reference Materials: Geographic 
134 Reference Materials: Vocabularies/Classifications 
140 Reports: General 
141 Reports: Descriptive 
142 Reports: Evaluative 
143 Reports: Research 
150 Speeches/Meeting Papers 
160 Tests/Questionnaires 
170 Translations 
171 Multilingual/Bilingual Materials 
999 Miscellaneous 

To search publication type, enter the unique word(s) or just the three-digit number, eg: 
pt=080 
pt=journal articles

Note: If you search the complete phrase do not include the colon, eg: pt=(reports research)