RESOUR> ERIC Database: Strong Past: Uncertain Future
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: NetHappenings <nethappenings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:27:09 -0600
**************************************************************
Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround
**************************************************************
From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 01:45:06 -0500 (EST)
The ERIC database has been a long standing high quality information
resource that indexes and abstracts many journals and periodicals in the
field of education and in fields related to education. The ERIC database
also includes documents in the fields of education and other relevant
field that are indexed and abstracted in the database and provided through
ERIC to libraries and to those that wish to purchase them by ERIC
Clearinghouses and by ERIC document reproduction facilities in both
microfiche and print formats.
That ERIC is an important resource is indicated by the content on the
internet that results from a search engine search of the phrase "ERIC
database in:
Google
Searched the web for "ERIC database". Results 1 - 10 of about 37,200.
Search took 0.17 seconds
AlltheWeb
1 - 10 of 85,155 Results
AltaVista found 18,436 results
The ERIC database may be searched at no cost by anyone from the internet
at this website
<http://www.askeric.org/Eric/adv_search.shtml>
There is a powerful thesaurus of ERIC subject headings or descriptors that
are used to subject index the article and document content of the
database. The subject heading thesaurus may be searched from this
website:
<http://www.ericfacility.net/extra/pub/thessearch.cfm>
A search of the word computer in this thesaurus produces this resulting
list of descriptors or subject headings:
Access to Computers
Accessibility of Computers (for Disabled)
Analog Computers
Automatic Indexing
CAD CAM
CAI
CMI
COM
Computer Access
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
Computer Aided Instruction
Computer Aided Instructional Management
Computer Anxiety
Computer Applications
Computer Assisted Communication
Computer Assisted Design
Computer Assisted Drafting
Computer Assisted Indexing
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Assisted Learning
Computer Assisted Manufacturing
Computer Assisted Testing
Computer Attitudes
Computer Auxiliary Equipment
Computer Aversion
Computer Based Communication
Computer Based Instruction
Computer Based Instructional Management
Computer Based Integrated Learning Systems
Computer Based Laboratories (1967 1980)
Computer Based Message Systems
Computer Based Microworlds
Computer Based Reference Services
Computer Centers
Computer Communication
Computer Conferencing
Computer Display Design
Computer Displays
Computer Games
Computer Graphics
Computer Interfaces
Computer Keyboards
Computer Languages
Computer Literacy
Computer Managed Instruction
Computer Mediated Communication
Computer Microworlds
Computer Networks
Computer Oriented Programs
Computer Output Microfilm
Computer Peripherals
Computer Printers
Computer Program Documentation
Computer Programming
Computer Programs (1966 1984)
Computer Science
Computer Science Education
Computer Security
Computer Selection
Computer Simulation
Computer Software
Computer Software Design
Computer Software Development
Computer Software Engineering
Computer Software Evaluation
Computer Software Maintenance
Computer Software Reviews
Computer Software Selection
Computer Storage Devices
Computer System Design
Computer System Development
Computer Tapes
Computer Technology
Computer Terminals
Computer Uses in Education
Computer Workstations
Computerized Adaptive Testing
Computerized Tailored Testing
Computerphobia
Computers
Courseware Development
Courseware Evaluation
Courseware Reviews
Courseware Selection
Data Processing Centers
Debugging (Computers)
Desktop Computers
Digital Computers
Display Layout (Computers)
Display Systems
Drawing (Computerized)
Educational Computing
Electronic Mail
Front End Systems (Computers)
Gateway Systems
Integrated Instructional Systems (Computers)
Integrated Learning Systems
Intelligent Computer Assisted Instruction
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Interface Devices (Computers)
Keyboarding (Data Entry)
Memory Devices (Computers)
Microcomputers
Microworlds
Personal Computers
Pocket Computers
Portable Computers
Programming
Programming Languages
Screen Design (Computers)
Screen Format
Shared Time (Computers)
Software (Computers)
Software Development (Computers)
Software Evaluation (Computers)
Software Reviews (Computers)
Software Selection (Computers)
Teleconferencing
Text Editors
Time Sharing
Workstations
-------------------
The AskERIC homepage provides a topical list of website content sources
that are linked from these broad subject category links that may be found
on the AskERIC home page
AskERIC
<http://www.askeric.org/>
Counseling
Peer Education Programs, Therapy, more...
Family Life
Home Schooling, Child Care, more...
Educational Levels
K-12 Education, Higher Education, more...
General Education
Motivation, Learning Theories, more...
Educational Management
School Safety, Educational Facilities, more...
Librarianship
School Libraries, Librarian Education, more...
Educational Technology
Internet, Distance Education, more...
Specific Populations
Special Education, Rural Education, more...
ERIC
AskERIC, Clearinghouses, more...
Subjects
Language Arts, Social Studies, more...
Evaluation
Alternative Assessment, Standards, more...
Teaching
Classroom Management, Planning, more...
Reference
Employment, Directories, more...
------------------------
Clicking on the Reference category above produces this list of subcategory
options:
REFERENCE
AskA Services
Citation Styles
Conference Listings
Directories
Employment
Government Resources
Law
Libraries
Mass Media
Museums
School Rankings--Guides
Statistics
Clicking on the Citation Styles Link produces this result:
Citation Styles
<http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/
Reference/Citation_Styles.html>
Internet Sites
* Research and Documentation Online
Includes information on finding and documenting sources in the APA, MLA,
Chicago, and CBE styles.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc/home.htm
* A Guide for Writing Research Papers
Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation.
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
* A Guide for Writing Research Papers
Based on American Psychological Association (APA) Documentation.
http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm
* Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological
Association
"The material provided covers commonly asked questions regarding how to
cite electronic media."
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
* Internet Public Library -- Citing Electronic Resources
Includes web links and print resources.
http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/FARQ/netciteFARQ.html
* Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
This guide from Dartmouth College includes information on why, when, and
how to cite print and electronic sources.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/
* Online Citation Guides
Includes links to two guides with information on the MLA, APA, and COS
styles.
http://www.awlonline.com/englishpages/cyber.htm
* Internet Citation Guides -- Citing Electronic Sources in Research Papers
and Bibliographies (organized by style)
Includes links to the following: APA (American Psychological
Association); CBE (Council of Biology Editors); Chicago; MLA (Modern
Language Association); Turabian; and Other Styles and Resources (including
APSA and NLM).
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm
* Examples from the Columbia Guide to Online Style
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
----------------------------
The list of journals indexed by the ERIC database can be searched from
this site to determine what journals are covered by ERIC by keyword or
title.
Search CIJE Source Journal Index
<http://www.ericfacility.net/extra/pub/sjisearch.cfm>
A search of the word computer in the journal list produces this result:
CH Journal Summary
FL Computer Assisted Language Learning 0958-8221 Selective 5 times a year
Swets & Zeitlinger BV PO Box 825, Lisse, 2160 SZ, Netherlands,
31-252-415888 orders@xxxxxxxx http://www.swets.nl/sps/journals/call.html
IR Computers & Education 0360-1315 Selective 8 times a year Elsevier
Science (USA) PO Box 945, New York, NY 10010 http://www.elsevier.nl/
CS Computers and Composition 8755-4615 Selective 3 times a year Elsevier
Science Ltd. The Boulevard, Langford Ln, Kidlington, Oxon, OX5 1GB, United
Kingdom, 44-1865-843000 44-1865-843010 forinfo-kyf04035@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(effective 2000) http://www.elsevier.com
SO Computers and the Humanities 0010-4817 Selective quarterly Kluwer
Academic Publishers PO Box 17, Dordrecht, 3300 AA, Netherlands,
31-78-639-2392 31-78-639-2254 services@xxxxxxx http://www.wkap.nl
IR Computers in Human Behavior 0747-5632 Selective 6 times a year Elsevier
Science (USA) Customer Service Dept., PO Box 945, New York, NY 10010
http://www.elsevier.com
IR Computers in Libraries 1041-7915 Selective 10 times a year Information
Today, Inc. 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055 609-654-6266
609-654-4309
IR Computers in the Schools 0738-0569 Selective quarterly Haworth Press,
Inc. 10 Alice St, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580 607-722-5857 800-342-9678
607-722-6362 getinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.haworthpressinc.com
SO History Computer Review 1087-6758 Selective semiannually Whitesitt Hall
214, Pittsburg, KS 66762 316-235-4312 316-235-4080
jshick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IR Human-Computer Interaction 0737-0024 Selective quarterly Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 10 Industrial Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430-2262
201-236-9500 800-926-6579 201-236-0072 journals@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.erlbaum.com
SE International Journal of Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education
1362-7368 Selective 4/year Research Information Ltd. 222 Maylands Ave.,
Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 7TD, United Kingdom 44-0-20-8328-2470
44-44-0-1442-2599395 info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SE International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning 1382-3892
Selective 3 times a year Kluwer Academic Publishers PO Box 17, Dordrecht,
3300 AA, Netherlands, 31-78-639-2392 31-78-639-2254 services@xxxxxxx
http://www.wkap.nl
IR Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 0266-4909 Selective quarterly
Blackwell Science Ltd. Box 88, Oxford OX2 0NE UK 44-1865-206126
44-1865-206219 journals.cs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.blackwell-science.com
SE Journal of Computer Science Education Selective quarterly 1787 Agate
St, Eugene, OR 97403-1923 541-346-4414 541-346-5890
SE Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching 0731-9258
Comprehensive quarterly PO Box 2966, Charlottesville, VA 22902-2966
804-973-3987 804-978-7449 info@xxxxxxxx http://www.aace.org
SE Mathematics and Computer Education 0730-8639 Selective 3 times a year
PO Box 158, Old Bethpage, NY 11804 516-822-5475
http://www.nsiweb.com/mcejournal
IR Public-Access Computer Systems Review 1048-6542 Selective irreg.,
latest vol. 8, 1997, no.2 Houston, TX 77204-2091 713-743-9762 713-743-9673
plensor@xxxxxx; twilson@xxxxxx http://info.lib.uh.edu/pacsrev.html/
-------------------------------
The ERIC Resources Page
<>http://askeric.org/Old_Askeric/ERIC_resources/
This page provides a list of very valuable ERIC resources that provide a
variety of types of information tools that are very important to people in
education at all levels:
Education Resource Organizations Directory
http://www.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/
National Parent Information Network
http://npin.org/
ERIC Test Locator
http://ericae.net/testcol.htm
ERIC Digest Collection
A collection of short reports on topics of current interest to educators.
Produced by the 16 subject-specific ERIC Clearinghouses, Digests are
designed to provide a timely, broad overview of a topic and provide
references to more detailed information.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/index/
To conduct a search across the web sites of all ERIC components below, go
to the US Department of Education's Cross-Site Index at:
http://search.ed.gov/csi/eric.html
ERIC CLEARINGHOUSES
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/CE)
Ohio State University
1900 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1090
Tel: 614/292-7069
Toll Free: 800/848-4815, Ext. 2-8625
TTY/TDD: 614-688-8734
Fax: 614/292-1260
E-mail: ericacve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://ericacve.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation (ERIC/TM)
University of Maryland, College Park
Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation
1129 Shriver Laboratory
College Park, MD 20742
Tel: 301/405-7449
Toll Free: 800/GO4-ERIC (464-3742)
Fax: 301/405-8134
E-mail: ericae@xxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://ericae.net/
ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges (ERIC/JC)
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
3051 Moore Hall
P.O. Box 951521
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
Tel: 310/825-3931
Toll Free: 800/832-8256
FAX: 310/206-8095
E-mail: ericcc@xxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/ERIC/eric.html
ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services (ERIC/CG)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
School of Education
201 Ferguson Building
P.O. Box 26171
Greensboro, NC 27402-6171
Tel: 336/334-4114
Toll Free: 800/414-9769
Fax: 336/334-4116
E-mail: ericcass@xxxxxxxx
URL: http://ericcass.uncg.edu/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC/EC)
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1589
Tel: 703/264-9475
Toll Free: 800/328-0272
TTY/TDD: 800/328-0272
Fax: 703/620-2521
E-mail: ericec@xxxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://ericec.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management (ERIC/EA)
University of Oregon
5207 University of Oregon
1787 Agate Street
Eugene, OR 97403-5207
Tel: 541/346-5043
Toll Free: 800/438-8841
FAX: 541/346-2334
E-mail: eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://eric.uoregon.edu/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
(ERIC/PS)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820-7469
Tel: 217/333-1386
Toll Free: 800/583-4135
Fax: 217/333-3767
E-mail: ericeece@xxxxxxxx
Clearinghouse URL: http://ericeece.org/
NPIN (National Parent Information Network): http://npin.org
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education (ERIC/HE)
George Washington University
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 630
Washington, DC 20036-1183
Tel: 202/296-2597
Toll Free: 800/773-3742 (800/773-ERIC)
Fax: 202/452-1844
E-mail: lcavell@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.eriche.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology (I/R)
Syracuse University
621 Skytop Road, Suite 160
Syracuse, NY 13244-5290
Tel: 315/443-3640
Toll Free: 1/800/464-9107
Fax: 315/443-5448
E-mail:eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Clearinghouse Home Page: http://ericir.syr.edu/ithome/
AskERIC Web Site: http://www.askeric.org
AskERIC (Question service via Internet) E-mail: askeric@xxxxxxxxxxx
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics (ERIC/FL)
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
4646 40th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016-1859
Tel: 202/362-0700
Toll Free: 800/276-9834
Fax: 202/363-7204
E-mail: eric@xxxxxxx
URL: http://www.cal.org/ericcll/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication (ERIC/CS)
Indiana University
Smith Research Center
2805 East 10th Street, Suite 140
Bloomington, IN 47408-2698
Tel: 812/855-5847
Toll-free: 800/759-4723
Fax: 812/856-5512
E-mail: ericcs@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (ERIC/RC)
Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc. (AEL, Inc.)
1031 Quarrier Street
P.O. Box 1348
Charleston, WV 25325-1348
Tel: 304/347-0400
Toll Free: 800/624-9120
TTY/TDD: 304/347-0448
Fax: 304/347-0467
E-mail: ericrc@xxxxxxx
URL: http://www.ael.org/eric/
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental
Education (ERIC/SE)
Ohio State University
1929 Kenny Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1080
Tel: 614/292-6717
Toll Free: 800/276-0462
Fax: 614/292-0263
E-mail: ericse@xxxxxxx
URL: http://www.ericse.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/SO)
Indiana University
Social Studies Development Center
2805 East 10th Street, Suite 120
Bloomington, IN 47408-2698
Tel: 812/855-3838
Toll Free: 800/266-3815
Fax: 812/855-0455
E-mail: ericso@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric-chess.html
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education (ERIC/SP)
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005-4701
Tel: 202/293-2450
Toll Free: 800/822-9229
Fax: 202/457-8095
E-mail: query@xxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.ericsp.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education (ERIC/UD)
Teachers College, Columbia University
Institute for Urban and Minority Education
Main Hall, Room 303, Box 40
New York, NY 10027-6696
Tel: 212/678-3433
Toll Free: 800/601-4868
Fax: 212/678-4012
E-mail: eric-cue@xxxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/
ADJUNCT ERIC CLEARINGHOUSES
Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouses are associated with the ERIC Clearinghouse
whose scope overlaps the narrower scope of the adjunct. Each adjunct
identifies and acquires significant literature within its scope area. The
clearinghouse with which the adjunct is associated then catalogs,
indexes, and abstracts the documents for inclusion in the ERIC database.
Like the larger clearinghouses, the adjuncts provide free reference and
referral services in their subject areas.
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Child Care (ADJ/CC)
National Child Care Information Center
243 Church Street, NW, Second Floor
Vienna, VA 22180
Toll Free: 800/616-2242
TTY/TDD: 800/516-2242
Fax: 800/716-2242
E-mail: info@xxxxxxxxx
URL: http://nccic.org/
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Clinical Schools (ADJ/CL)
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005-4701
Tel: 202/293-2450
Toll Free: 800/822-9229
Fax: 202/457-8095
E-mail: iabdal-haqq@xxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.aacte.org/pds.html
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Opportunity
National TRIO Clearinghouse
Council for Opportunity in Education
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202/347-2218
Fax: 202/347-0786
E-mail: clearinghouse@xxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.trioprograms.org/clearinghouse/
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for Entrepreneurship Education (ADJ/EE)
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2046
Tel: 310/206-9549
Toll Free: 888/423-5233 (4-CELCEE)
Fax: 310/206-8095
E-mail: celcee@xxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.celcee.edu
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (ADJ/LE)
National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education
Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016-1859
Tel: 202/362-0700, Ext. 200
Fax: 202/363-7204
E-mail: ncle@xxxxxxx
URL: http://www.cal.org/ncle
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on International Civic Education (ADJ/ICE)
Indiana University
Social Studies Development Center
2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120
Bloomington, IN 47408-2698
Tel: 812/855-3838
Toll Free: 800/266-3815
Fax: 812/855-0455
E-mail: patrick@xxxxxxxxxxx
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education and the Internet
University of Virginia
Curry School of Education
405 Emmet Street South
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Tel: 804/924-3880
E-mail: jmilam@xxxxxxxxxxx
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Service Learning (ADJ/SL)
University of Minnesota
R-460 VoTech Building
1954 Bufford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612/625-6276
Toll Free: 800/808-SERVe (7378)
Fax: 612/625-6277
E-mail: serve@xxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://nicsl.jaws.umn.edu/
* Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for the Test Collection (ADJ/TC)
Educational Testing Service
Princeton, NJ 08541
Phone: 609/734-5689
Fax: 609/683-7186
E-mail: library@xxxxxxx
URL: http://ericae.net/testcol.htm
*Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on U.S.-Japan Studies (ADJ/UJ)
Indiana University
Social Studies Development Center
2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120
Bloomington, IN 47408-2698
Phone: 812/855-3838
Toll Free: 800/266-3815
Fax: 812/855-0455
E-mail: japan@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~japan
AFFILIATE CLEARINGHOUSE
* National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
National Institute of Building Sciences
1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005-4905
Tel: 202/289-7800
Toll Free: 888/552-0624
Fax: 202/289-1092
E-mail: ncef@xxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.edfacilities.org
SUPPORT COMPONENTS
ERIC support components produce, publish, and disseminate systemwide ERIC
products and services.
* ACCESS ERIC
2277 Research Boulevard, 6L
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: 301/519-5157
Toll Free: 800/LET-ERIC (538-3742)
Fax: 301/519-6760
E-mail: accesseric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.accesseric.org
ACCESS ERIC coordinates ERIC's outreach and systemwide dissemination
activities; develops new ERIC publications; and provides general
reference and referral services. Publications and directories include A
Pocket Guide to ERIC, All About ERIC, The ERIC Review, ERIC Users
Interchange, the Catalog of ERIC Clearinghouse Publications, the ERIC
Calendar of Education-Related Conferences, the ERIC Directory of
Education-Related Information Centers, and the Directory of ERIC
Resource Collections. ACCESS ERIC also produces a series of Parent
Brochures and maintains the ERIC systemwide Web site and the
ERICNews listserv.
* ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS)
DynEDRS, Inc.
7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110
Springfield, VA 22153-2852
Tel: 703/440-1400
Toll Free: 800/443-ERIC (443-3742)
Fax: 703/440-1408
E-mail: service@xxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.edrs.com
EDRS produces and sells electronic, microfiche, and paper copies of
documents abstracted in ERIC. Back collections of ERIC documents,
annual subscriptions, cumulative indexes, and other ERIC-related
products are also available from EDRS. Users can conveniently order ERIC
documents by toll-free phone; fax; mail; or online through e-mail
(service@xxxxxxxx), the EDRS Web site (http://edrs.com), or
commercial online vendors including DIALOG and OCLC. Call EDRS for
more information.
* ERIC Processing and Reference Facility (Facility)
Computer Sciences Corporation
4483-A Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, MD 20706
Tel: 301/552-4200
Toll Free: 800/799-3742
Fax: 301/552-4700
E-mail: ericfac@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://ericfac.piccard.csc.com
The ERIC Processing and Reference Facility is the central editorial and
computer processing agency that coordinates document processing and
database-building activities for ERIC; performs acquisition,
lexicographic, and reference functions; and maintains systemwide
quality control standards. The Facility also prepares Resources in
Education (RIE), ERIC Ready References, the ERIC-on-NISC Disc CD-ROM,
and other products.
ERIC PUBLISHERS
* ORYX Press (ORYX)
P.O. Box 33889
Phoenix, AZ 85067-3889
Tel: 602/265-2651
Toll Free: 800/279-ORYX (279-6799)
Fax: 800/279-4663; (602) 265-6250
E-mail: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.oryxpress.com
* United States Government Printing Office (GPO)
GPO publishes and sells subscriptions to Resources in Education (RIE).
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
Tel: 202/512-1800
Fax: 202/512-2250
URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov
ERIC Program Office
The central funding and monitoring unit within the U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).
Responsible for overall management of the ERIC network.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
National Library of Education
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20202-5721
Toll Free: 800/424-1616
TTY/TDD: 800/437-0833
Fax: 202/205-7759
E-mail: eric@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL: http://www.accesseric.org/
====================================
The ERIC database is FILE ONE in one of the original database searching
services that was created by Lockheed Corporation, later owned by
Knight-Ridder and now is a part of Thompsons of Canada. ERIC is also
found in quite a few other database searching systems including but not
limited to OVID, SilverPlatter, FirstSearch, and EBSCO. The Dialog Blue
Sheet for the ERIC Database shares the following information:
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database, sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Education, is a bibliographic database that
contains education-related documents and journal articles. Information in
ERIC corresponds to two printed abstract/index journals: Resources in
Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). RIE
announces some 14,000 documents each year, and CIJE announces some 20,000
journal articles, extracted from more than 750 serials.
The RIE subfile includes records of many different types of documents:
research/technical reports, conference papers, conference proceedings,
program descriptions, opinion papers, bibliographies, state-of-the-art
reviews, legal/legislative/regulatory materials, dissertations,
classification schemes, teaching guides, curriculum materials, lesson
plans, course descriptions, pamphlets, guides, and many other "fugitive"
materials.
The ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) makes available most of the
documents announced in RIE in reproduced paper copy and/or microfiche.
The CIJE subfile includes records of journal articles and other items
contained in copyrighted serial publications. CIJE covers approximately
750 professional journals that are either education-related or that
regularly contain education-related articles.
<snip>
Subject Coverage [top]
Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
Counseling and Personnel Services
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Educational Management
Handicapped and Gifted Children
Higher Education and Junior Colleges
Information Resources
Languages and Linguistics
Reading and Communication Skills
Rural and Urban Education, Small Schools
Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education
Social Studies and Social Science Education
Teacher Education
Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation
<snip>
Dialog File Data [top]
Dates Covered: 1966 to the present
File Size: Over 1,107,400 records as of November 2002
Update Frequency: Monthly (Approximately 2,500 per update; Update
consists of RIE and CIJE subfiles)
<snip>
Document Types Indexed [top]
Reports
Audiovisual Media
Bibliographies
Books and Monographs
Conferences, Symposia, Meetings
Directories
Government Documents
Journal Articles
Software Descriptions
Theses and Dissertations
The entire ERIC database Dialog Bluesheet may be viewed at this URL:
ERIC File 1
<http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0001.html>
------------------------------------------
Given the tremendous body of resources, it is with great concern and
sadness that I share with you the post that I received in email today
concerning near term future plans for the ERIC database by a government
administration that listed education as a top priority at the outset of
its tenure in office.
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 22:46:50 EST
From: "Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: liblicense-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: "'liblicense-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <liblicense-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Plans to Drastically Shrink the ERIC System
>From the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section/ALA ACRL
[ALA American Library Association]
[ACRL The Association of College and Research Libraries]
Subject: ERIC Reauthorization News
-----Original Message-----
From: Corby, Kate
To: EBSS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 3/13/03 1:37 PM
Subject: ERIC Reauthorization News
I think Scott is close to having our committee about this issue ready, and
I'm glad because there's enough going on, that I am not keeping up.
Right now I'd like to ask you all to consider writing to Secretary of
Education Rod Paige (Room Number 7W301, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20202 )and/or your Congress persons. (See list of
especially influential Congress members at
http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/education/eric/congressmembers.htm)
I have a sample letter posted at
http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/education/eric/paigeletter.doc
The formal announcements are not yet out, they will come out in the next
month. Unfortunately at that point changes will be already decided.
Apparently there are plans to drastically shrink the ERIC system and
centralize many functions including Web information and indexing for the
ERIC database so that the remaining clearinghouses will not be posting
information on their own. I know many of you can think of an ERIC
Clearinghouse web page that serves a valuable function in your life.
Please write and express your concern that it might be removed, or put
into less capable hands without any chance for comment by you. A decision
has been made to go ahead with these changes without asking for input from
users/the public. So at this point all we need to do is express our
concern and ask for a public comment period before these changes are set.
The person who has made these decisions is apparently the head of the new
Institute of Education Sciences, Dr. Grover Whitehurst. I am recommending
that you write to Secretary Paige or your congress person (especially if
you are from one of the states represented on the relevant committees)
because those are the people who might see fit to encourage Dr. Whitehurst
to change his mind.
I keep hearing that this cleansing of educational information is simply an
effort to put forward only information that meets "rigorous research
standards" which will help the states improve their schools. We need to
be clear and forceful in making the point that ideas feed on each other
and eliminating access to certain kinds of information will stifle all
research progress, including the types they hope to encourage.
A reminder that the main page of all this information is at
http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/education/doe.htm Anyone who runs across news
items, quotes, information of relevance is encouraged to forward to me.
Please don't assume I've already seen it.
Thanks for your help. Forward/ distribute this as the spirit moves you.
Kate Corby
Education and Psychology Reference Librarian
Michigan State University Libraries
100 Library
East Lansing Michigan 48824
(517) 432-1442
FAX (517) 432-8050
http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby
=====================================
Sincerely,
David Dillard Research Librarian
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ECP RingLeader
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
**************************************************************
The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of
Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/
**************************************************************
If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or
would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service -
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html>
Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences -
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html>
**************************************************************
Other related posts:
- » RESOUR> ERIC Database: Strong Past: Uncertain Future
