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ERIC DATABASE FIELD CODES


AN/EN Accession Number (ERIC Number) - The unique number assigned to each ERIC entry. ED stands for ERIC Documents and EJ stands for ERIC Journal.
CHN Clearinghouse Number - A unique number assigned to the citation by the Clearinghouse which indexed it. Begins with the two-letter code identifying the Clearinghouse.
AU Author
TI Title
CS Institution Name (Corporate Source)
SP Sponsoring Agency
RN Report Number
CN Contract/Grant Number(s)
PY Publication Year
JN or
SO
Journal Citation; Journal Source
SN or
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number
AV Availability. Special information about how to obtain the document/article.
NT Descriptive Note
PR ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) Price Codes. EDRS is the branch of ERIC that reproduces materials upon request. MF stands for microfiche; PC stands for paper copy. For a list of price codes, go to: http://ericfac.piccard.csc.com/rr05.html 
DL The document may be ordered online from EDRS by connecting to the address listed
DT Document Type
CP Geographic Source (Country of Publication)
TA Target Audience
LA Language  - Indicates whether document is in any language other than English
GL Government Level
PG Pagination
DE Descriptors (all)  - Subject terms found in the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors that characterize substantive content
DEM Major Descriptors (also denoted in some citations by * next to descriptor)
DER Minor Descriptors
ID Identifiers (all) - Additional identifying terms not found in the Thesaurus including new terminology and proper nouns
IDM Major Identifiers (also denoted in some citations by * next to identifier)
IDR Minor Identifiers
IS Issue of Abstract Journal
AB Abstract - A brief informative description of the documents contents
LV Level of Availability. Coding that tells ERIC whether or not the document's producer allows ERIC to reproduce the material and in which form it may be reproduced. 
CH Clearinghouse
FI  Source File (ED or EJ)
DTN Document Type Number. Broad categories indicating the form or organization of the document. e.g. Reports-Evaluative, Reference Materials, Guides-General, Collected Works, Information Analyses. For a list of publication types, go to: http://www.eduref.org/Eric/Help/pubtypes.shtml
TX Text
TB Tables