User Guide

1. Article Browsing
   Steps:
   1. Locate the Resources section from the C-ERIC main page, click on the selected journal/thesis to enter the main page.
      e.g., select the journal "Education Journal"
   2. Select the issue (by Year, Volume and Number) to view its table of contents.
      e.g., select the issue "Volume 25, No. 1"
   3. Locate the article title and click on it (if it is a link) to view its abstract.
      e.g., select the article "Issues and Misconceptions in Using Structural Equation Modeling"

2. Key Word Search
   Steps:
   1. Access the Key Word Search Page from the C-ERIC main page or go to homepage directly: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/ceric/search.phtml.
   2. Enter a search term in the textbox provided, and select the searchable field(s) (up to 3): author, title and key words from the selection-box.
      e.g., search for articles by "LO Leslie Nai-Kwai" in our database - type in "Lo Leslie" in the textbox and select "Author Name" in the selection box.
   3. Click on "Search for results" to display the matched results. The results will be displayed on a page of 10 items. Select article to view the abstract.
      e.g., select the article "Vocational Education in China's Rural Towns - A Comparative Study on the Developmental Experience of Two Rural Towns in the Province of Guangdong"

3. Free-text Search
   Steps:
   1. Access the Free-text Search Page from the C-ERIC main page or go to homepage directly: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/ceric/gsearch.phtml.
   2. Enter a search phrase/word in the textbox provided, and click on "search" to search for the phrase in the article abstracts.
      e.g., search for "gifted" in the article abstracts - type in "gifted" in the textbox provided and search for results.

4. Thesaurus Browsing
   Steps:
   1. Access the C-ERIC Thesaurus Page from the C-ERIC main page or go to homepage directly: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/ceric/thesaurus.phtml.
   2. Select a key word group and click on "List Key words" to display all the related key words. Then select key words to view the related article information, OR;
      e.g., Click on "List Key words" on the key word group "Learning and Perception", and then select the keyword "Concept" to view all related article information.
   3. Select "List Articles" to show all articles related to the key word group. e.g., Click on "List Articles" on the key word group "Learning and Perception" to view related article information
   4. Select a specific article to view its abstract.

Last updated on 11 June 1998.
Mail any comments and suggestions to ceric@fed.cuhk.edu.hk.