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It's important to note that most ERIC indexes include two different kinds of citations: EJ sources and ED sources. EJ sources are journal articles which relate to the field of education. These articles are not included ERIC microfiche collections because they have already been published by a particular academic journal. ED sources, on the other hand, are found in full text form in your library's microfiche drawers. To locate an ED source, note the six-digit number that follows the ED in the index you are using. ERIC documents are filed according to this number, from low to high, 000 001 to 999 999, in the microfiche collection. Don't be afraid to ask a reference librarian for help locating a particular ERIC document.

NECESSARY INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT:

Author(s) of document	is printed in the title lines of the document's microfiche. If you're not sure which person, persons, or entity authored the document, place the microfiche in a reader machine and check the document's title page
Year of publication	is always printed in the title lines of the document's microfiche, in abbreviated form (i.e., without the "19"), before the number specifying the number of pages in the document
Title of document	is the first element printed in the title lines of the microfiche. Again, if you're unsure about the document's title, put the microfiche in a reader machine and check the document's title page
Report number (if any)	can be found in the title lines of the document's microfiche
Place of publication	is printed in the title lines of the document's microfiche
Sponsoring entity	is printed in the title lines of the document's microfiche
ERIC document number	can be found at the top, left corner of the microfiche

AUTHOR(S) OF DOCUMENT
      If the author or authors are individuals, put each author's last name, then a comma, then the first initial of the first name, then any additional initials. A period should follow each initial. Separate the last author from the second-to-last author with a comma and ampersand (&). Separate any additional authors by commas. If the listed author is a group or institution, include the group or institution's full name. In the case of institutional authorship, add a period to end the section; for individual authors, no extra period is needed-the period after the final initial is sufficient.

One author	Vickers, P. R.
Two authors	Castellanos, J., & Dewar, R. A.
Three authors	Andosca, B., Reinboldt, M. W., & Edie, L. E.
Institutional author	Nebraska Clearinghouse for Pig Latin Teaching.

YEAR OF PUBLICATION
      Include the year the document was put out by the ERIC document service, in parenthesis, then end with a period. Do not use abbreviated dates (e.g. "91" or "84").

Standard form

(1992). (1987).

TITLE OF DOCUMENT
      Give the full title of the document, including the subtitle if one is given. Capitalize only the first word of the title, and the first word of any subtitle; also capitalize any proper names in the title. Separate title and subtitle with a colon (:). Underline the title and subtitle. No period goes after the title of the edited book; the report number (in parentheses) directly follows the title.

Standard form	Case studies in Pig Latin attrition (Report No. ZYXPDQ-99-1).
Title and subtitle	Why Johnny can't eak-spay: Research into PL-specific aphasia (Report No. ABC-123).

REPORT NUMBER (IF ANY)
      The ERIC document's report number is placed within parentheses, directly after the document's title, and followed by a period. Neither the parenthetical information, the space that precedes it, nor the period that follows it are underlined.

Standard form

Document title (Report No. 267A). Document title (Report No. ARST-12-M24).

PLACE OF PUBLICATION
      If the ERIC docuemnt's place of publication is an American city or town, include the city and state postal abbreviation, separated by a comma. For places of publication outside the United States, include the city and country, separated by a comma. Follow each type of location with a colon.

American location	Superior Bottom, WV:
Other locations	Fukuchiama, Japan: Massangena, Mozambique:

SPONSORING ENTITY
      Completely spell out the names of institutions, agencies, and corporations. Follow the sponsor's name with a period.

Government agency	Illinois State Association for Educational Leadership.
Corporation	AT&T Pig Latin Translation Center.
Other institution	National Geographic Committee on Pig Latin Awareness.

ERIC DOCUMENT NUMBER
      If you have an ERIC microfiche in your hand, you already know about the ERIC document number, because you had to know it in order to find the fiche in the first place. This number contains six digits, in two sets of three. It goes after period which follows the sponsoring agency's name, in parenthesis, in the formula "(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED XXX XXX)". No punctuation goes after the final parenthesis.

Standard form

(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 123 456)

      Author, A. A. (1996). Title of ERIC document (Report No. AB-12). City, ST: Sponsoring Entity. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 123 456)

      Institutional Author. (1996). Title of ERIC document (Report No. AB-12). City, Country: Sponsoring Entity. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 123 456)

Citation:

Badden, M. R. (1992). A revised syllabus for Pig Latin in public schools (Report No. BZ4X). Mudsock, OH: Ohio State Association for Excellence in Pig Latin Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 678 342)

Citation:

Headmaster's Committee on the Language Arts Curriculum. (1995). Pig Latin encounters: Exposing primary-age students to authentic models of production (Report No. FH-457). Orange Walk, Belize: Orange Walk Board of Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 589 244)

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Table of Contents	Citation Style: Books	List of Citation Formats
Introduction	Citation Style: Chapters	Citation Practice 1
Kinds of Sources	Citation Style: ERIC Docs	Citation Practice 2
Basic Formatting	Citation Style: Internet Docs	Further Information
Citation Style: Unpublished Sources	Citation Style: Conference Papers	Feedback