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| Title | ERIC Changes |
| Body | From: hammerp@ael.org (Pat Hammer) On behalf of all of us at AEL, I thank you for your support of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools. The Clearinghouse ceases operations today (December 31, 2003). In January 2004, the Department of Education will begin to implement a reengineering plan for ERIC. The new ERIC mission continues the core function of providing a centralized bibliographic database of journal articles and other published and unpublished education materials. It enhances the database by adding free full text and electronic links to commercial sources and by making it easy to use and up to date. However, the new ERIC will discontinue offering reference and referral services and publications such as the ERIC Digest series. We would like to tell you about four Web links that you might find useful in the future. 1. Our host organization, AEL, will continue to make available ERIC Digests (including our final six offerings, out this month) and books published by this clearinghouse at the following URL: www.ael.org/cress/. 2. The ERIC search engine, lesson plans, and other resources created by the former AskERIC will continue to be available, thanks to the good folks at Syracuse University, at www.eduref.org/Eric/. 3. Kate Corby, a librarian with Michigan State University has published a Web site that posts where you can find resources from other ERIC clearinghouses at http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/education/eric/clearinghouseplans.htm. 4. During the transition period, please see the URL http://eric.ed.gov to stay informed about the ERIC transition to a new contractor and model.The Department of Education also has a toll-free telephone contact for general questions about ERIC: (800) LET-ERIC (538-3742). On a personal note, I am pleased to announce that most of us who worked at the clearinghouse will continue to be employed here at AEL. On behalf of Cindy Dawson, Robert Hagerman, Craig Howley, Velma Mitchell, Susan Voelkel, and myself, we thank you for your interest and involvement in this work that we have shared for all these years, and we wish you much success in your future endeavors! Sincerely, Patricia Cahape Hammer Director ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools AEL, PO Box 1348, Charleston, WV 25325-1348 hammerp@ael.org |
| Source | ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools |
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