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ERIC Database

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a key database for several disciplines. It is accessible for free online at https://eric.ed.gov/ and through EBSCO.

ERIC
Provides access to information from over 1000 education and education-related journals as well as a variety of non journal materials, or ERIC documents. All aspects and levels of education. 1966- present. Non-journal documents are available via microfiche; they are also online from 1993-present. The database includes an online thesaurus.

In March 2025, librarians learned that there will be changes to the ERIC database, April 24, 2025. These changes will occur as the Department of Education works with the Department of Government Efficiency to “reduce overall Federal spending” and “reallocate spending to promote efficiency” (EO 14222).

There will be a reduction in the number of records (both journal and non-journal) added to the database. The number of cataloged sources is expected to be reduced by 45%.
All records currently in ERIC should remain available.
A final list of retained sources (journals and non-journals) is expected to be posted in the near future.

The ERIC selection page is available here (available as of March 31, 2025).

The November 2024 journal title list is viewable here.