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A Little About ERIC

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is the nation’s information network connecting virtually all educational information providers and educational information users. ERIC is a public service that uses technology to increase access to education research and practice to improve learning, teaching, and community-based educational decision-making.

ERIC offers the substantive information people need.

The ERIC database includes summaries of more than 1,200,000 documents and journal articles on education research and practice written since 1966. The ERIC database is the third most frequently used database in any field (Computers in Libraries, February 1995).

Via the Internet, ERIC provides electronic access to a wide range of educational information and resources including full-text lesson plans and tests, thematic essays, reference material, and pointers to what others are doing. (eliminated 12/19/2003)

ERIC produces and disseminates more than 2,000 briefing papers (Digests) with over 150 titles added annually. These syntheses provide balanced coverage of all the important education topics, including educational management, assessment, professional development, technology, and reform. (no new Digests after 1/1/2004)

ERIC is a mediated education information system. Each year, the 16 subject-oriented ERIC Clearinghouses respond to over 150,000 email and telephone requests. (eliminated 12/19/2003)
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