Describes the various services and range of materials of the North Carolina Foreign Language Center and discusses its origin and development. (EKN)

This set of information sheets on the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is designed for use by persons responsible for instructing potential ERIC users and contributors. Adaptable for reproduction as overhead projection transparencies, the sheets are classified in two dimensions to provide for greater flexibility. The set of 50…

Copies of various forms and resources of educational information centers represented at the National Conference of Educational Information Centers, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 19-21 September 1972, are compiled in this volume. Materials are grouped under the following headings: center resources, reports, field agent information, job descriptions,…

This booklet defines the ERIC system and gives directions on the use of "Research in Education." It also tells about the Eric Document Reproduction Service (EDRS), its use, and its products. In addition, it tells what types of materials ERIC Clearinghouses process. A list of the 19 Clearinghouses, with a description of their specific interests and…

The information retrieval demonstration and research project was designed to demonstrate the computer terminal system of information retrieval from a central computer. Specifically, the system concentrated on computer searching of the ERIC system. The demonstrations took place by locating nine terminals in volunteer districts and conducting…

Briefly describes the location and contents of 18 library collections on women and their contributions to society. (RB)

Article describes the aims and objectives of the Flintshire Educational Technology Centre, the operation, facilities and the staffing. (Author)

Databases and clearinghouses useful in education are described in this two part document. The first section contains one-page summaries of 55 databases of interest to people in education. The types of information provided by the various databases are indicated, including bibliographies, funding information, statistics, government publications and…

The fourth annual bibliography of ERIC Clearinghouse publications reflects the information analysis activities of each Clearinghouse for Fiscal Year 1971. The publication includes 416 substantive bibliographies, papers, and state-of-the-art reviews which are identified as ERIC information analysis publications. The full text of 310 of the 416…

The Resource Center at the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL), Inc., provides direct services to clients both within and outside AEL, as well as serving as a repository and distribution center for educational materials. Three main objectives were identified: to discover the extent to which staff use current components of the Resource Center;…

From modest beginnings, ERIC has grown both as a documentation system and as a service organization. The current status of the system is reviewed in several areas: organizational structure and operation, collection strengths and acquisitions procecures, technical developments in vocabulary improvement, auxiliary reference tools, and efforts to…

Directed to the needs of teachers, this article explains the who, what, where, and why of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system for providing the results of research and current topics in education to practitioners. Included is basic information on Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE),…