ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfiche

Eric Document Reproduction Service (ERIC Reports on Microfiche).

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ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

Description

ERIC is a nationwide information network for acquiring, selecting, abstracting, indexing, storing, retrieving, and disseminating educational research reports.

Resources in Education (RIE) indexes and abstracts educational material not otherwised published. The reports are indexes by subject, author and institution, and are available on microfiche.

Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) indexes about 800 journals by subject, author and journal contents (Ref Z 5813.C8). These articles, prefaced by EJ numbers, are not available on microfiche.

The microfiche are arranged consecutively by ED (ERIC Document) number, in the Periodicals/ Room.

The ED numbers (ED 063 398) are used to access the documents on microfiche. In addition, each item is assigned a unique code (CE 038 987) which identifies the clearinghouse which issued it. Monthly issues of RIE have cross-reference tables which relate clearing house numbers to ED numbers.

The Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors can be used to find correct subject headings.

MP numbers and ES numbers are no longer used. MP numbers were indexed in Manpower Research Inventory (Ref Z 7164.LlMI33 1966-1988, 1969/1970). ES numbers were indexed in Pacesetters in Innovation (Ref LB 2825.P3 1966-1969).

AIM and ARM--Materials from the Center for Vocational and Technical Education are best accessed through the following tools:

LC 1041.A21 FOLIO

Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education (AIM), 1967-1973.

LC1041.A2 FOLIO

Abstracts of Research Materials in Vocational and Technical Education (ARM), 1967-1973.

AIM and ARM were combined in 1974 to form:

LC1041 .A212 1974-1976 FOLIO

Abstracts of Instructional and Research Materials in Vocational and Technical Education (AIM/ARM), 1974-1976.
Each research study indexed in AIM/ARM is designated by a VT number. The entire series of studies abstracted in one issue of AIM/ARM was reproduced on microfiche as a unit and assigned only one ED number. VTP numbers designate studies in progress.

MCK REF Z5811.R38 1978 FOLIO

The Complete VT-ED Cross-Reference Index for the AIM/ARM System.
Pprovides a cross reference from each VT number to the ED number set in which it is included.

REF LC 1041.A2122 FOLIO

Resources in Vocational Education, 1977- .
This index continues AIM/ARM. Although formerly entire issues of journals were assigned ED numbers, at present each study is given a unique ED number.

Index/Guide

REF Z5813.R42

Resources in Education (previously Research in Education). 1956-

REF Z695.1.E3E34 FOLIO

U.S. Educational Resources Information Center. Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors .