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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1987
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED291407 |
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Table of Contents:
- Guide to Sources: Using ERIC on Dialog's On Disc. Goodwin, Bryan Schroeder, Paul Academic Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Retrieval Information Sources Library Research Optical Data Disks Reference Materials Search Strategies Users (Information) This user's guide to conducting a preliminary search of the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database on CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory) begins by briefly describing the types of materials found in ERIC and explains the four steps common to the any computer search: (1) definition of topic elements and formation of concept groups of related terms; (2) gathering of terms of one concept group into a basic set of records; (3) modification of this set by adding new groups of related terms; and (4) display and printing of results. Computer commands and instructions for each of these steps are provided to reinforce the menus that appear on the screen during a search. Other useful commands are also briefly described, and students who wish more thorough searches of ERIC and/or access to information in other areas are advised to speak with the reference librarians. (CGD)