Clarivate Commits to ERIC, the World’s Most Widely Used Index of Education-Related Literature

Clarivate today announced its continued commitment to the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), the world's most widely used index to education-related literature and a critical resource for libraries, education researchers and practitioners globally. ERIC is currently sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

In response to customer feedback and widespread concern from libraries regarding the future of ERIC, Clarivate is launching the free ProQuest Education Research Index, which includes ERIC data. ProQuest Education Research Index includes ERIC alongside ProQuest Supplemental Education Index, a newly created index that covers the majority of scholarly journals currently indexed by ERIC. It is designed to ensure continued coverage of as many ERIC-indexed titles as possible and will grow over time.

The combined solution provides librarians, researchers and faculty with continued access to over two million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials, including research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers and books.

Jon Shaw, University Librarian, Vanderbilt University said: “This alleviates the potential access issues to the ERIC database and opens up the significant possibility of broadened coverage, improved usability and ultimately new areas of discovery and research."

Chris Burghardt, Senior Vice President, Product Management, Academia & Government at Clarivate said: “Following uncertainty around the future of ERIC, the introduction of ProQuest Education Research Index will ensure that these vital data remain accessible to all. It will enable libraries to plan long term and beyond, and to continue to serve their communities effectively.”

Karen E. Dowding, Education Liaison Librarian, University of Michigan said: "ERIC is a powerful tool that enables education researchers and practitioners to access the broadest range of education literature available. Paired with the power of the ProQuest search platform, ERIC is magic for meaningfully narrowing results to support literature review, making knowledge claims, and setting up targeted alerts. Making this resource universally available to all will improve education practice by accelerating discovery, and providing stability for users everywhere."

ERIC and the ProQuest Education Research Index are available on the award-winning ProQuest platform which offers users the opportunity to cross search these resources with other relevant content including scholarly journals, gray literature, news, dissertations and more to provide a comprehensive research environment. ProQuest platform includes features that support the research workflow, including the ability to cite in a variety of styles and integrate with reference management tools.

The new resource is one of several ongoing initiatives at Clarivate to support academic and library communities in advancing learning and research.

For more information on ERIC and the ProQuest Education Research Index visit here.