ERIC Products and Services

The ERICDatabase

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ERIC Digests

• The ERIC Clearinghouses have produced more than 2,000 ERIC Digests. These two-page, research-synthesis papers provide brief overviews of current education issues. They are frequently in question-and-answer format and always include a list of additional resources.

• ERIC Digests can be found via http://www.accesseric.org

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AskERIC

• AskERIC is a personalized, Internet-based service that will answer your education-related questions—usually in two working days. AskERIC responses include:– a list of ERIC database abstracts on your topic– relevant full-text materials, such as

ERIC Digests (if available)– referrals to related organizations– suggested Web sites on your topic

• Send your questions to askeric@askeric.org

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National Parent Information Network (NPIN)

• Assessment and Testing

• Child Care (all ages)

• Children and the Media

• Children with Special Needs

• Children's Health and Nutrition

• Early Childhood—Learning

• Families, Technology, and Education

• Helping Children Learn at Home

• Parents and Schools as Partners

• Teens (14–20)

NPIN provides parents and those who work with parents with a variety of resources, including Parent News, a bimonthly online magazine for parents; Parents AskERIC, an e-mail question-answering service; and lots of useful information grouped into categories such as:

Try NPIN at http://npin.org

The ERICDatabase

• ERIC Information Specialists are available to help you locate the information you need. These subject experts can:– Give you tips on searching the ERIC database on your topic.– Send you free and low-cost ERIC publications.– Suggest Web sites and other resources on your topic.

• To reach ERIC Information Specialists:

– Contact ACCESS ERIC • 1–800–LET–ERIC• accesseric@accesseric.org• http://www.accesseric.org

• ACCESS ERIC will refer you to the ERIC Clearinghouse that covers your area of interest.

Help From Subject Experts

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ERIC-Produced Publications

• ERIC Clearinghouses and components offer an array of books, monographs, journals, and other publications.

• To find out what’s available, contact ACCESS ERIC or the clearinghouses.

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Content-Rich Web Sites

All ERIC components have Web sites. These sites provide you with copies of ERIC Digests, information on other ERIC-produced publications, virtual libraries of full-text material from other sources, electronic journals, and links to related Web sites. The next two slides show the home pages of two ERIC Clearinghouse Web sites.

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http://ericir.syr.edu/ithome/

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http://www.ericsp.org/

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All ERIC Web sites are linked together by the main ERIC site:

http://www.accesseric.org

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ERIC also features:

• Lesson plans—links to more than 6,000 online educational materials from 90 organizations: http://www.thegateway.org

• Parent Brochures—more than 35 brochures in question-and-answer format: http://www.accesseric.org

• Listservs—electronic discussion groups on school library and media services, early childhood education, school administration, and many other topics: http://www.accesseric.org

• A Conference Calendar—a searchable database of more than 600 education-related conferences: http://www.accesseric.org

For more information on ERIC, contact:

ACCESS ERIChttp://www.accesseric.org

accesseric@accesseric.org

1–800–LET–ERIC (538–3742)