ERIC
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for education researchers of all kinds.
At a Glance
Subject Area:
Education
Ideal For:
Academic Libraries, Public Libraries, Corporations, Government, High Schools, Middle Schools, Elementary Schools, Canada Schools, Australia & New Zealand Schools
Content Includes
- More than 1.6 million records
- Links to nearly 750,000 full-text documents
- Coverage dating back to 1966
- An education-specific thesaurus containing over 11,700 terms
A Wide Array of Source Types
ERIC contains records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations and policy papers. Further, researchers can limit search results by education level such as Early Childhood Education as well as on the intended audience such as Counselors or Teachers.
