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Download full textBarnett, Lynn – 1986
This brief review of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system is intended to make users more aware of (1) the system as a whole, (2) the process of indexing educational literature for the database, and (3) the role of the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors in the overall information dissemination process. An overview of the ERIC…
Descriptors: Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Search Strategies
Cochrane, Pauline A.; Kirtland, Monika – 1981
A comprehensive guide to the literature published between World War II and 1979 which critically evaluates the Library of Congress list of Subject Headings (LCSH), this bibliography has been prepared for information personnel involved with subject authority files, thesauri, or vocabulary control. A brief bibliometric analysis of the literature…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Weller, Carolyn R., Ed. – 1992
Rules and guidelines are provided for ERIC catalogers and editors engaged in capturing bibliographic data for the documents and journal articles entered into the ERIC database. A general discussion of the principles of ERIC cataloging, definitions used, use of mandatory vs. optional data elements, etc. is provided in the Introduction. The body…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Classification, Databases
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1982
Rules and guidelines are provided for ERIC catalogers and editors engaged in capturing bibliographic data on the documents and journal articles entered into the ERIC database. The material is organized by data element: Accession Number, Price Code, Pagination, Publication Date, Title, Journal Citation, Language, Publication Type, Descriptors,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Classification, Databases
Laubacher, Marilyn R. – 1983
Designed for educators requesting information from ERIC and for the search intermediary who channels educators' requests to a search service, this updated guide explains in non-technical language the steps involved in preparing a computer search for the ERIC database. A beginning section on how to initiate a search discusses the choice of a…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Guidelines, Indexing
Houston, Jim, Ed. – 1992
Rules and guidelines are provided for subject indexing in the ERIC system. The principle of "subject access" is discussed with particular reference to "coordinate indexing," which involves designating subject content by unit terms (or tags) that may be put together or "coordinated" for subsequent retrieval. The nature…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Coordinate Indexes, Databases, Indexing
Barnett, Lynn, Ed.; Houston, Jim, Ed. – 1992
Subject indexing in ERIC is performed by subject specialists across 16 geographically dispersed ERIC Clearinghouses, each responsible for a different niche or aspect of educational information. This phenomenon, combined with the broadness of the education field and variability of terminology therein, has led to the development at the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Clearinghouses, Databases, Decentralization
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed.; Houston, Jim, Ed. – 1980
Rules and guidelines are provided for subject indexing in the ERIC system. The principle of "subject access" is discussed with particular reference to "coordinate indexing," which involves designating subject content by unit terms (or tags) that may be put together or "coordinated" for subsequent retrieval. The nature…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Coordinate Indexes, Databases, Indexing
