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Quick Tips for ERIC Success. Your hosts Erin Brothen Michelle Hajder QUESTIONS? Please use the chat area at the top right of the screen to enter your question We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session. This presentation will use browser sharing
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Your hosts • Erin Brothen • Michelle Hajder QUESTIONS? Please use the chat area at the top right of the screen to enter your question We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session
This presentation will use browser sharing • When sharing is enabled, this PowerPoint will be replaced with a view of my web browser • You will be able to watch me click, search, use the databases, etc. • You will not be able to interact with the browser • Go To Meeting menu buttons will remain at the top right of the page
Our agenda today: • What is ERIC? • Getting to Full Text • ERIC Descriptors
What is ERIC? • Education Resources Information Center • Department of Education • Free Resource • www.eric.ed.gov • Ebscohost platform in the Library • Index • Limited full text
What is ERIC? • ERIC Journal • EJ862819 • Journal articles • ERIC Documents • ED502195 • Books, reports, working papers, conference proceedings, etc.
Subject Descriptors • Main ideas • List of descriptors • Use as a search term • Increase precision • More results • Thesaurus
Summation: • ERIC is a huge index • Connect to full text • Use Subject Descriptors • For more information: • Advanced Searching Strategies webinar