43-wentorai-research-plugins-skills-literature-search-eric-education-api

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ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) API

Overview

ERIC is the world's largest digital library of education research, sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Education Sciences (IES). It indexes 2M+ records including journal articles, reports, conference papers, and dissertations covering all aspects of education. The API provides free, unauthenticated access to metadata and links to full text where available.

API Endpoints

Base URL

https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/

Search

# Basic keyword search
curl "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=online+learning&format=json&rows=20"

# Search in specific fields
curl "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=title:\"blended learning\"&format=json"

# Filter by publication date
curl "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=STEM+education&start=0&rows=25&\
publicationdatestart=2023-01-01&publicationdateend=2026-12-31&format=json"

# Filter by publication type
curl "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=formative+assessment&\
publicationtype=Journal+Articles&format=json"

# Filter by descriptor (ERIC thesaurus term)
curl "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=descriptor:\"Higher Education\"&format=json"

# Peer-reviewed only
curl "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=metacognition&peerreviewed=true&format=json"

Query Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`search`	Free-text or field search	`search=adaptive+learning`
`format`	Response format	`json` or `xml`
`rows`	Results per page (max 200)	`rows=50`
`start`	Pagination offset	`start=50`

Field	Description
`title`	Article title
`author`	Author name
`descriptor`	ERIC controlled vocabulary term
`source`	Journal/source name
`abstract`	Abstract text
`id`	ERIC document ID (e.g., EJ1234567)

Type	Description
`Journal Articles`	Peer-reviewed journal articles
`Reports - Research`	Research reports
`Reports - Descriptive`	Descriptive reports
`Reports - Evaluative`	Program evaluations
`Dissertations/Theses`	Graduate research
`Speeches/Meeting Papers`	Conference presentations
`Books`	Books and book chapters

{
  "response": {
    "numFound": 8450,
    "start": 0,
    "docs": [
      {
        "id": "EJ1389012",
        "title": "Effects of AI Tutoring on Student Learning Outcomes",
        "author": ["Smith, John", "Chen, Wei"],
        "source": "Journal of Educational Technology",
        "publicationdateyear": 2024,
        "description": "This study examines the impact of AI-powered tutoring...",
        "descriptor": ["Artificial Intelligence", "Tutoring", "Academic Achievement"],
        "educationlevel": ["Higher Education"],
        "peerreviewed": "T",
        "url": "https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1389012",
        "publicationtype": "Journal Articles",
        "issn": "1234-5678"
      }
    ]
  }
}

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/"


def search_eric(query: str, rows: int = 25,
                peer_reviewed: bool = True,
                pub_type: str = None,
                from_year: int = None) -> list:
    """Search the ERIC education research database."""
    params = {
        "search": query,
        "format": "json",
        "rows": rows,
    }
    if peer_reviewed:
        params["peerreviewed"] = "true"
    if pub_type:
        params["publicationtype"] = pub_type
    if from_year:
        params["publicationdatestart"] = f"{from_year}-01-01"

    resp = requests.get(BASE_URL, params=params)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    data = resp.json()

    results = []
    for doc in data.get("response", {}).get("docs", []):
        results.append({
            "id": doc.get("id"),
            "title": doc.get("title"),
            "authors": doc.get("author", []),
            "source": doc.get("source"),
            "year": doc.get("publicationdateyear"),
            "abstract": doc.get("description", "")[:300],
            "descriptors": doc.get("descriptor", []),
            "level": doc.get("educationlevel", []),
            "url": doc.get("url"),
        })
    return results


def search_by_descriptor(descriptor: str, rows: int = 50) -> list:
    """Search using ERIC thesaurus controlled vocabulary."""
    return search_eric(f'descriptor:"{descriptor}"', rows=rows)


# Example: find recent AI in education research
papers = search_eric("artificial intelligence classroom",
                     from_year=2023, rows=10)
for p in papers:
    print(f"[{p['year']}] {p['title']}")
    print(f"  Descriptors: {', '.join(p['descriptors'][:5])}")

# Example: search by ERIC descriptor
papers = search_by_descriptor("Gamification")
for p in papers:
    print(f"{p['id']}: {p['title']} — {p['source']}")

Descriptor	Coverage
`Distance Education`	Online/remote learning
`Educational Technology`	EdTech tools and methods
`Higher Education`	University-level education
`STEM Education`	Science, technology, engineering, math
`Teacher Education`	Teacher training and development
`Assessment`	Testing and evaluation
`Curriculum Development`	Curriculum design
`Special Education`	Inclusive education

43-wentorai-research-plugins-skills-literature-search-eric-education-api

Summary

SKILL.md

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) API

Overview

API Endpoints

Base URL

Search

Query Parameters

Search Fields

Publication Types

Response Structure

Python Usage

ERIC Thesaurus

References

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