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ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center

ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with over one million abstracts on education research and practice.

ERIC covers two types of literature

Journals [EJ#] -   Scholarly, professional and practitioner journals.

ERIC Documents [ED#] -   Non-journal literature, such as conference papers, standards, reports, etc.

Search the ERIC database

ERIC [Cambridge Scientific Abstracts]
Powerful search engine [ Penn State Users only]

ERIC Search Page [US Department of Education]

Locate ERIC Documents [ED's]

2005 -- Online only

1993 – 2004

Not all ERIC documents from 1993 – 2004 are available online, because of copyright or other restrictions.

Link here for the status of ED's published between 1993 and 2004 that are NOT online. Search by ED number on ERIC record .

If ED is not available from ERIC—try these tips

1966 - 1992 -- On microfiche only. Ask for ED# at desk , News & Microforms Library, Ground Floor Pattee Library

Related ERIC Databases

Changes in ERIC

Education Sciences Reform Act

ERIC Content and Submission Criteria [2005- ]

Other Education - related Databases

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