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ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. ERIC, established in 1966, is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, and the National Library of Education. The ERIC database is the world's largest source of education information, containing more than 850,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

Links to the ERIC Database

• ERIC
• Search ERIC Database

Acquiring ERIC Publications

• The Library subscribes to the ERIC Document collection in PDF format through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service's (EDRS) E*subscribe Subscription Service. The collection covers about 80% of all ERIC documents (ED) from 1996 to the present.

  When viewing a record for an ERIC Document, the number (EDxxxxxx) link at the top left of each record will connect to a similar record on the EDRS site (http://www.edrs.com). If a PDF version is available, a link to it will display at the top of the EDRS page. The PDF file may be opened or downloaded. A PDF reader (such as Abode Acrobat) is necessary.

  ERIC Documents from 1985 to the present are available in the Microforms area of the Van Pelt Library; earlier documents are in Storage.

• ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS)
• Directory of ERIC Resources Collections in the United States
• 1994 Directory of ERIC Information Service Providers - U.S. Department of Education

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