EDUC 5770--Seminar in Elementary & Secondary Education
Instructor: Helena Janes

ERIC

Sponsored by the U.S Department of Education. The largest and most authoritative source for citations to journal articles and non-journal literature on all aspects of education.

Searching ERIC:

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click Databases.
Click on Education.
Click on ERIC (through FirstSearch).
Try starting with a keyword search.
Use core terms or phrases for your search, not sentences. If you are unsure of the correct terminology to represent the concepts in your search, browse the online thesaurus by clicking on Subjects.
Separate different concepts with the word and (for example, Hispanic American students and dropout attitudes).
You may limit your results to journal articles or to documents.
Browse through the results and look at the descriptors to get ideas for other search terms.

Finding Articles:

When you limit to journal articles, also limit to subscriptions held by my library to find articles from journals to which we subscribe.
Limit to Peer Reviewed for journal articles validated by scholars in the field.
The book/building California State University, Stanislaus icon at the beginning of an ERIC Journal record means our library subscribes to that journal.
Click the Find It! button to see if the article is available in full-text online.
If you need to request an article from the Main Library in Turlock, click on Materials from Main Library (in Turlock) from the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. Use the article request form.
You may obtain articles from journals that we do not subscribe in the library by clicking on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Center's homepage. Use the article request form (photocopy).

Finding Documents:

When you limit to documents, also limit to full text.
Many of the ERIC documents from 1993-present are now available online as PDF files.
To retrieve the full text of ERIC documents online, click on the Access ERIC Full Text link under the document title on the results list, or click on the Find It! link on the detailed record to retrieve the full text of the document online.
Documents that are not available online may be available on microfiche in Turlock. Use the online request form Materials from Main Library (in Turlock).
Use the book request form for ERIC Documents.
Include the accession number (ED plus six digits).
You may obtain documents that we do not own in the library by clicking on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Center's homepage. Use the book request form.

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Dissertation Abstracts

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click Databases.
Click on Theses and Dissertations.
Click on Dissertation Abstracts.
Search for dissertations and theses done at institutions worldwide.
To obtain a dissertation from Dissertation Abstracts, click on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
Use the book request form.
Search in the same way as described for ERIC (above).

WorldCat Dissertations

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click Databases.
Click on Theses and Dissertations.
Click on WorldCat Dissertations.
Search for theses and dissertations in libraries across the nation.
To obtain a thesis or dissertation listed in WorldCat Dissertations, click on Materials not owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
Use the book request form.
Search in the same way as described for ERIC (above).

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WorldCat

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://www.library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Books and More, click Other Libraries.
Click on WorldCat. Search in the same way as described for ERIC (above).
Search for books, videos, theses etc. nationwide, including materials owned by CSU Stanislaus.
Click on the Find It! link to determine if the University Library owns the item and to locate the call number.
If you need to request books, ERIC documents, theses, video recordings, etc. from the Main Library in Turlock, click on the Request Materials from Main Library link on the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. Use the book request form.
To obtain items owned by other libraries, click on Materials Not Owned in Stockton or Turlock from the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
Use the "Request a Book" link on our online Interlibrary Loan form

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Some Books on Theses/Dissertations Available in the CSU Stanislaus Stockton Library Access Center

Mauch, J. E. (1998). Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: A handbook for students and faculty. Stockton Ref LB2369 .M377 1998
Meloy, J. M. (2002). Writing the qualitative dissertation: Understanding by doing. Stockton Ref LB2369 .M38 2002
Slade, C. (2003). Form and style: Research papers, reports, theses. Stockton Ref LB2369 .C3 2003
Teitelbaum, H. (1998). How to write a thesis. Stockton Ref LB2369 .T36 1998