LIBS 3000--Community and Diversity
Instructor: Brandon Price

ERIC

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

Searching ERIC:

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Articles, click Education. Click on ERIC (through FirstSearch).
Click on Subjects (online thesaurus) to find ERIC subject headings to represent the concepts of your search.
You may limit your results to journal articles or to documents. When you limit to journal articles, also limit to Subscriptions held by my library to find articles from journals subscribed by the University Library.
Limit to Peer Reviewed for journal articles validated by scholars in the field.
Use core terms or phrases for a keyword search, not sentences.
Use and to connect concepts (for example, family history and lesson plans). Both concepts will be present in your results.
You may display the results ranked by Date or Relevance.
Browse through the results and look at the descriptors to get ideas for other search terms.

Finding Articles:

Click button to see if the article is available in full-text online.
If the article is available in a print format from the University Library in Turlock, click on the Request Materials from Main Library (in Turlock) link on 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 Access Center's homepage.

ERIC Documents:

Non-journal literature: curriculum materials, papers presented at conferences, government documents, etc.
Many of the documents from 1993-present are now available online as PDF files.
Click the Access ERIC Full Text link or to retrieve the full text of the document online.
Documents from 1966-present that are not available online may be available on microfiche in Turlock.
To request ED's from Turlock, click on Request Materials from Main Library (in Turlock) on the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. Use the book request form. List the accession number (ED plus six digits) in place of the call number on the request form.

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Searching from off campus:

When you click on the name of the database from off-campus, enter your CSUStan e-mail ID before the @ sign and your password.
You will then have the same access to ERIC as you have in the library.

Education Full Text

Many full text articles from education journals from 1984-present.
Under Find Articles, click Education. Click on Education Full Text.
Use the online thesaurus to check for subject headings representing the concepts of your search.
Limit options include Full Text Articles and Peer Reviewed journals.
When browsing the results, check the Subjects for other search terms.
Use the same steps to search as described above.

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Three Steps to Find Books

Library Catalog (Step 1)

Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Books, click Library Catalog.
Search for books, videos, theses, etc. owned by CSU Stanislaus Library.
Search by keyword, subject, title, or author (last name, first).
To request books and more from Turlock, click on Request Materials from Main Library (in Turlock) on the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage. Use the book request form. List the call number on the request form.
Materials will be delivered to Stockton in two working days.

Link+ (Step 2)

Use if you are unable to find what you need in the Library Catalog.
Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Books, click on Link+, or click on Repeat Search in in the library catalog.
Search for books owned by libraries in California and Nevada.
Click on the title of the book to access the online request link.
Use the arrow for the drop-down menu to select CSU Stanislaus.
Enter your name, your 9 digit campus ID number (begins 00...), and select Stockton as the pickup location.
Books will be delivered to Stockton in three-four working days and held for you at the Stockton Library Access Center.
You will be notified in your campus e-mail when the books are available to be picked up.

WorldCat (Step 3)

Use if you are unable to find what you need in the Library Catalog or Link+.
Stockton Library Access Center's homepage http://library.csustan.edu/stockton/
Under Find Books, click on WorldCat.
Search for books, videos, theses etc. nationwide, including materials owned by CSU Stanislaus.
Click on to determine if the University Library owns the item and to locate the call number.
Materials Not Owned in Turlock or Stockton from the Stockton Library Access Center's homepage.
Use the book request form.
Materials will be delivered to Stockton in five-seven working days and held for you at the Stockton Library Access Center.