ERIC is a database sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education that contains education-related journal articles and documents. It was established in 1966. ERIC documents include papers from conferences, reports from school districts and state education agencies, and doctoral dissertations. Searches can be limited to peer-reviewed or full text materials. Controlled vocabulary descriptors provide agreed-upon terms to search subjects and concepts. Boolean and truncation searches can be used to broaden or narrow results. While some full text is available, other items can be requested or accessed at local libraries.