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(Directions for off-campus access) After you have connected from off-campus using the directions above, you will need to return to this Guide (http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/education/ericguide.htm)

Connect to ERIC Database	Mark to Print, E-mail or Save Results
Look for Articles on Your Topic	Limit a Search to a Specific Journal
Search by Subject	Find Articles About a Specific Topic in a Specific Journal
Ask a Librarian	Find only Journal Articles or ERIC Documents

Return to the Education Research Guide

Connect to the ERIC database:

From the Owens Library Home Page, click Search for Articles Click E Click ERIC (If necessary, scroll down until you see ERIC)

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Look for articles on your topic:

ERIC

Click Click in the Find: box and type in your search statement including Boolean operators (and, or, not) SAMPLE SEARCH: character education and curriculum Enclose synonyms in parentheses and connect them with the Boolean operator "or" SAMPLE SEARCH: (character education or values education) and (curriculum or lesson plans) If you want variant endings for a word, use the wild card * SAMPLE SEARCH: character education and curricul* and teach* and method*                                      curricul* retrieves curriculum or curricular                                      teach* retrieves teaching or teacher                                      method* retrieves method or methods or methodology Click to view a list of articles

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Search by subject:	ERIC
Click in the top bar Click in the Browse for: box and type your subject Click Once you have identified the subject you would like to search, click the check box next to the subject & then click to add the subject to your search Type any other terms you wish to add to the search in the Find: box Click to view a list of articles

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Limit a search to a specific journal: EXAMPLE: You want to find articles only in the Journal of Learning Disabilities	ERIC
In either  or , enter your search statement SAMPLE SEARCH: learning disabilit* and cause* Scroll down until you see the Journal Name box Type the full title of the journal (for example: Journal of Learning Disabilities) Click to view a list of articles

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Find articles in a specific journal about a specific topic: EXAMPLE: You want to find articles in the journal Educational Leadership about year round schools	ERIC
In either  or , enter your search statement SAMPLE SEARCH: year round schools Scroll down until you see the Journal Name box Type the full title of the journal (for example: Educational Leadership) Click to view a list of articles

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Retrieve only journal articles or only ERIC documents:	ERIC
In either  or , enter your search statement SAMPLE SEARCH: year round schools Scroll down until you see the Journal or Document scroll box Click Documents or Journal Articles Scroll up and click to view a list of articles

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Return to the Education Research Guide