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Education

Use this guide to learn more about the resources and services available at Hunter College Libraries for Education and related subjects

Accessing Information from ERIC & NCES

As of August 2025, information from ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), is still available - both via ERIC.gov and through our subscription databases (namely EBSCO).

Some limitations to consider:

  • Collection policy prioritizes the United States
  • Selective indexing for many of the journals
  • Lag for accessible materials on vendor platforms

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) may also be be affected, however though the data held here is currently still available as of August 2025. You can still access the data through their site (see link below) but data from here may also be recovered using the additional resources provided on this page.

Web Archiving Resources or How to Find Information That's Gone

If you're working with information that you suspect is now no longer available, or that you want to archive you can check the following resources (and upload your information) to these sources to back-up the information.

Citing Sources: What Happens if Information Goes Away?

If you include information that may now be unrecoverable, there are few things to keep in mind:

  • Try to not include broken URLs or defunct DOIs in your works cited,  but check the guidelines for your citation style.
    • APA recommends not including broken/defunct links
    • Most citation styles recommend using URLs from a web archived site instead
  • If content that you have cited is no longer available online, try and find the archived version of the page (see below to learn more about where to search).
  • APA recommendations are to remove the reference from your works cited list if no recoverable information can be provided,and to substitute with a different source. But keep in mind that sometimes a substitution might not be available, or an archived page might not be available.
  • Be sure to include the date that the date/report/page was accessed into to your works cited list, and the date you realized the data was gone (if it the data becomes unavailable)
  • If possible, try archiving your data. We recommend taking a look at the web archive tools available on this page. The MIT guide in particular is really great! We also recommend getting into the habit of downloading data as you come upon it at the very least.
  • Check your citation style guides. Perpetual access to information is not the goal of a citation, but to verify the information that you used for your work.

Recommended citation guides:

Additional information on citing missing government information: