1. ERIC Products and Services The ERIC Database

2. 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

3. The ERIC Database 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

4. The ERIC Database 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

5. The ERIC Database 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

6. The ERIC Database 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.

7. The ERIC Database 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.

8. The ERIC Database http://ericir.syr.edu/ithome/

9. The ERIC Database http://www.ericsp.org/

10. The ERIC Database All ERIC Web sites are linked together by the main ERIC site: http://www.accesseric.org

11. The ERIC Database 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

12. For more information on ERIC, contact: ACCESS ERIC http://www.accesseric.org accesseric@accesseric.org 1–800–LET–ERIC (538–3742)