ERIC: Felder

Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen
o AB: Abstract
dyslexia in ab
Abstracts, 200 to 300 words in length, summarize major points.
o AN: Accession Number
ed219496 in an or an=ed219496
(a limit field) ej295699 in an or an=ej295699
Each record is assigned a unique Accession Number consisting of a prefix (ed for an "ERIC Document" from the RIE file, or ej for an "ERIC Journal" from the CIJE file) followed by six digits. You will need the ed Accession Number to locate the full text of an ERIC Document.
o AU: Personal Author
bruner in au , bruner-jerome-s in au
Authors' names are hyphenated to bind together their parts and appear last name first. If there are more than two authors, the first author's name is followed by and-others. The most efficient way to search for an author's name is as a hyphenated "bound" phrase
o AV: Availability
unsearchable field
Specifies where and in what form the document is available (other than from EDRS), such as from University Microfilms.
o CH: Clearinghouse (a limit field)
ce in ch , ch=ce
ERIC is a network of 16 Clearinghouses, each responsible for collecting the literature in its own subject area. Each ERIC Clearinghouse is identified by its own two-letter code.
Prefix Subject Coverage CE Adult, Career, and Vocational Education CG Counseling and Student Services CS Reading, English, and Communication EA Educational Management EC Disabilities and Gifted Education FL Languages and Linguistics HE Higher Education IR Information and Technology JC Community Colleges PS Elementary and Early Childhood Education RC Rural Education and Small Schools SE Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education SO Social Studies/Social Science Education SP Teaching and Teacher Education TM Assessment and Evaluation UD Urban Education
o CHN: Clearinghouse Number
ud024506 in chn
(a limit field) chn=ud024506
The six-digit accession number assigned by the Clearinghouse, preceded by the two-letter Clearinghouse code.
o CN: Contract/Grant Number(s)
400-83-0015 in cn
(a limit field) cn=400-83-0015
The number of the contract or grant supporting the publication.
o CP: Geographic Source
us in cp (Country of Publication)
The place of publication. Do not include punctuation in your search request. Hyphenate multi-word place names.
o CS: Institutional Name
oregon univ portland in cs (Corporate Source)
The English-language name of the preparing institution.
o DE: Descriptors (All)
DEM: Major Descriptors - DER: Minor Descriptors
Controlled vocabulary terms or subject headings from the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, used to group documents on similar topics. A search in de will retrieve records containing the term in either the DEM or DER fields; use in dem to limit search to major descriptors. Major descriptors denote primary topics and are preceded by an asterisk. Search as a hyphenated, "bound," phrase or as individual words. The hyphenated search is most efficient for descriptor phrases, including one-word descriptors. Search may also be limited to terms in der if so desired.
o DT: Document Type
guides in dt
Since 1979, each record has been assigned a three-digit document type code, e.g. 030 (Creative Works). The DT field contains the three-digit code and its text equivalent. Use the DT field to search for any word or phrase of the text equivalent. The Document Type Number (DTN) field contains the three-digit document type code only. Use the DTN field to search for the three-digit document type codes.
o DTN: Document Type Number
041 in dtn (a limit field) dtn=041
Since 1979, each record has been assigned a three-digit document type code, e.g. 080 (Journal Articles). The DTN field contains the document type code only. Use only the three-digit document type code to search in this field.
The Document Type (DT) field contains both the three-digit document type code and its text equivalent. Use the DT field to search for the text equivalent.
o FI: Source File
(a limit field) ed in fi or fi=ed ej in fi or fi=ej
Contains ed for an "ERIC Document" from the RIE file, or ej for an "ERIC Journal" from the CIJE file. Combine with other search requests using and to limit results to either documents or journals.
o GL: Government Level
state in gl (a limit field) gl=state
Identifies documents that are government publications. The following categories are used: federal, state, local, foreign, international.
o ID: Identifiers (All)
american-indian-movement in id
IDM: Major Identifiers - IDR: Minor Identifiers
Identifiers retrieve highly specific subjects (major or minor) dealt with by a document. A search in id will retrieve records with the designated term in either IDM or IDR; use in idm to limit search to major identifiers. Search also may be limited to terms in idr if so desired.
o IS: Abstract Issue
riemar86 in is (a limit field) is=riemar86
The issue of the ERIC printed index in which this record appeared. When searching, use RIE (Resources in Education) or CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education) to specify the appropriate index.
o JN: Journal Citation
journal-of-educational-research in jn journal-of-ae* in jn
Includes complete citation with volume number, issue number, pagination and year. Search a journal name only as a hyphenated, "bound," phrase. Type the complete hyphenated title exactly as found in INDEX, or truncate with *.
o LA: Language
(a limit field) german in la or la=german
The complete language name of the article.
o LV: Level of Availability
1: available in paper copy and microfiche
2: available in microfiche only
3: not available from ERIC (but available from the source specified in the record)
o NT: Descriptive Note
conference on thinking in nt
Contains miscellaneous information, e.g. number of pages, relation to other documents, thesis note, etc.
o PG: Pagination
(a limit field) 12 in pg or pg=12 pg<=12
The number of pages in a document. Can be used to limit a search by price of document. GUIDE:INTRODUCTION has price information.
o PR: EDRS Price
unsearchable field
The price code for ordering copies of a document from ERDS (ERIC Document Supply Service).
o PY: Publication Year
1985 in py or py=1985 (a limit field) py>=1984
The year of publication.
o RN: Report Number
tr-2-onr in rn (a limit field) rn=tr-2-onr
The identifying number assigned to a document by the organization that produced or supported it.
o SN: International Standard
sn=issn-0147-1740 Number isbn-965-353-006-2 in sn (a limit field)
Contains the International Standard Serial Number for journals or the International Standard Book Number for monographs. When searching, include the prefix issn or isbn and all hyphens.
o SP: Sponsoring Agency
alberta in sp
The English-language name of the sponsoring agency.
o TA: Target Audience
administrators in ta (a limit field) ta=teachers
administrators parents students community policymakers support-staff counselors practitioners teachers media-staff researchers
Since 1984, this field has labelled documents written for the specialized audiences listed above. A search in ta automatically limits retrievals to post-1983 material. Hyphenate two-word terms.
o TB: Tables
unsearchable field
This display-only field contains any tables that appear in the original document. The TB field appears in ERIC Digest records only.
o TI: Title
enrichment in ti

This field contains the document/article title. You can search for any word in the title.

o TX: Text
unsearchable field
This display-only field contains the full text of the original document. The TX field appears in ERIC Digest records only.

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