Learning Outcomes
- You will:
- Locate the Education Research Guide for future reference and know how to contact the library liaison.
- Draft keywords to use in a search.
- Conduct keyword searches in Library Search, ProQuest Education, and ERIC databases.
- Limit your search in these databases to scholarly/peer-reviewed resources.
- Limit your search to articles published in the last 10 years.
- Narrow down your research topic or question.
- Locate help pages on creating an annotated bibliography.
Keyword Resources
Coming up with keywords:
- ERIC (Dept. of Education) This link opens in a new windowERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals.
Databases
Searching for articles:
- ERIC (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowERIC covers 1966-present and includes abstracts of educational reports as recorded in the monthly Resources in Education; citations/abstracts for journal articles in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education.
