Tutorials for Education Research

Here are some tutorials to help you use library resources in education.

Library Research

• Part 1: Introduction to the Library Web Site (9 minutes)
• Part 2: Basic ERIC database searching ( 13 1/2 min.)
• Part 3: Advanced ERIC database searching (15 min.)
• Part 4: ERIC tips and tricks (20 1/2 min.)

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Creating Search Alerts in ERIC
This tutorial will show you how to set up ERIC to automatically check for new items matching your search and send you an email if it finds any.

Other Useful Links

Education Resources Guide

Education Databases at CSC

Help Locating Journal Articles

Library Handouts (pdf format):
ERIC database
APA Citation Style

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System Requirements

Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003
Macintosh OS X

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Browsers

Windows: Firefox or Internet Explorer
Mac: Safari

These tutorials will not run on Netscape

Internet Connection

A broadband connection (DSL, cable, etc.) is preferred. The video will run on a dial-up modem, but will be very slow.

Do not use a wireless network--the speed may not be fast enough, and the video will never load. You must have your computer plugged in to an internet connection.