ERIC Education FullText

•Enter your last name and the barcode number on the back of your UMaine card to connect to online databases

•Your UMaine card should be automatically linked with library databases when you register

Connecting to Online Sources

Connecting to Online Resources

• Call circulation at 581-1641 if your account is not working

•Locate ERIC (EBSCO) by going to Fogler Library’s web site

• Go to Find Articles & Journals

•Click on the link for Indexes and Databases and then click on E and Scan for ERIC (EBSCO)

Connecting to ERIC Online

•The default setting is for Smart Text Searching

•Enter your search terms

Searching ERIC

•You can click on the link for Advanced Search to get more boxes

•Put terms that are not part of a phrase into different search boxes

Searching ERIC

•The weakness of phrasesearching is that you may forget and put unrelated terms in the same box

•Do not use phrase searching with unrelated terms unless connect them with AND

Weakness of Phrase Searching

•To perform a Google-like search you need to use Smart-Text Searching

•Click on the box under Search Modes to select Smart-Text Searching

Smart-Text Searching

Limiting Your Search

•You can limit any search to peer review

•You can also limit to full-text within EBSCO

Limiting Your Search

•If you limit to full-text in EBSCO you will miss full-text from other Fogler subscriptions

Limiting Your Search•You can limit any search to specific year ranges

•You can any search to a specific journal title

Using the Search Button

Click on the Search button after you have finished entering search terms and setting limits.

Narrowing Your Search Results

•Links to narrow results are on the left hand side in green

•Click on links under Subject to narrow your results by descriptors in ERIC

Narrowing Your Search Results

•Click on links under Publication to narrow results by journal title, etc.

Examining the Results

•Click on the title to read the abstract

•Click on any of the following fordirect links to full text:oPDF Full TextoLinked Full TextoFull Text from ERIC

Full Text using Article Linker•Click on the button for Article Linker to access online subscriptions outside of EBSCO

•Click on the link for University of Maine

•Click on the link for Article

Article Linker for Print & Interlibrary Loan

• Click on step two in Article Linkerto view our print holdings

•Click on step three in Article Linkerto request the article through Interlibrary loan

Saving, Emailing and Printing•You can print, email, or save the full-text.

•If the email function does not work, save to desktop and attach to an email.

•Do NOT save a link, this will not work later

Using Folders

•Save results in a temporary folder by clicking on the Add to Folder link below the article title

•Items in folder may all be saved to your computer, emailed, or printed

EBSCOhost Accounts

•To save in a permanent folder you must get an EBSCOhost account

•Click on the link to Sign In at the top of the screen in the blue strip

• Then click on the link for Create a New Account

EBSCOhost Accounts

•Full text from EBSCO will be in the folder.

•Full-text outside of EBSCO can be accessed using Article Linker

Education FullText

•Locate Education FullText by going to Fogler Library’s web site

• Go to Find Articles & Journals

•Click on the link for Indexes and Databases then click on E and Scan for Education FullText

Searching Education FullText

•The default setting is for advanced search with multiple search boxes

•You can enter all your search terms in one box

Limiting Your Search

•You can limit any search to peer review

•You can limit to full-text within Education FullText

Limiting Your Search

•If you limit to full-text in Education FullText you will miss full-text from other Fogler subscriptions

Limiting and Expanding•You can limit any search to specific year ranges

•You can expand any search to include searching the entire article for terms

Using the Start Button

•Click on the Start button after you have finished entering search terms and setting limits

Examining the Results

•Click on the title to read the abstract

•Click on any of the following fordirect links to full text:oFull Text HTMLoFull Text PDF

Full Text using Article Linker•Click on the button for Article Linker to access online subscriptions outside of Education FullText

•Click on the link for University of Maine

•Click on the link for Article

Article Linker for Print & Interlibrary Loan

• Click on step two in Article Linkerto view our print holdings

•Click on step three in Article Linkerto request the article through Interlibrary loan

Saving, Emailing and Printing•You can print, email, or save the full-text

•It works best to save a PDF versionof the article

•Do NOT save a link to the HTML, this will not work later

Using Marked Lists

•Save results in a marked list by clicking on the box next to the article title

•Items in marked list may all be saved to your computer, emailed, or printed

Save to My WilsonWeb

•To save in a permanently you must get a My WilsonWeb account

•Click on the link to Sign In to My WilsonWeb at the top of the screen

• Then click on the link for New Account

My WilsonWeb

•Full text from Education FullText will be in the My WilsonWeb.

•Full-text outside of Education FullText can be accessed using Article Linker

Getting Additional Help from Education Specialist

•Cynthia Crosser•Phone: 207-581-3612•Email:cynthia.crosser@umit.maine.edu

Reference Desk

•Phone: 581-1673

•Online Chat: Use the chat box on Fogler’s web site