EDUCATION FULL-TEXT AND ERIC
 

Both indexes may be found on the following site: http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.html

EDUCATION FULL-TEXT

• In BASIC SEARCH whole sentences or keywords may be entered.

• In ADVANCE SEARCH whole sentences in addition to keywords may be entered.

• A question sentence may also be used.

• Choose full text to retrieve the complete article. Choose SORT BY date to see the most current article listed first or relevance to list the articles that closely match your search first.

• The pull down menu provides other sorting options.

• DOCUMENT TYPE and PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION may be selected to have the search select a specific type of document.

Once a search is initiated:

• Documents are listed by relevance.

• Click the full text link to see the complete article.

• The complete article is retrieved.

• E-mail, print, and save options are available.

• Your search terms are noted at the top of the page.

The thesaurus option will provide variations on your search term.

The BROWSE option will search a specific term in one of the chosen fields.

ERIC

ERIC may be accessed through EBSCOHOST or through the its' own link under 'Indexes with Abstracts" on the "CCNY Library Reference and Research "page. In EBSCOHOST select ERIC by checking the box next to the ERIC database and click continue. When you access ERIC through its own link on the CCNY Library Reference and Research page, just click the ERIC link.
      

• Contained in ERIC are number of publication types.

• ERIC Digests are: short reports (1,000 - 1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in education.

• ERIC journals are not full text in this database. Abstracts are provided.

Searching

• In the search box type your search terms using Boolean indicators and click submit.

• You may select a publication type or search the complete database.

Some ERIC journals are full text when you search within EBSCOHOST Premier Database. Full text of the article must be found on the bound periodicals shelf. ERIC digest articles are full text. You have the option to save the article to a disk using the browser pull down file menu.

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