Describes applications of HyperCard, including SuperDuper Gradebook and HyperMedia Information Retrieval System (HIRS). Also described is the creation of an instructional software library called the HyperMedia and Instructional StackWare Clearinghouse (HISC), which will evaluate programs for educators, trainers, and instructional technologists.…

Because the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE) ceased to exist on January 1, 2004, the responsibility for preparing the "ERIC/EECE Report" has been transferred to the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative. ECAP consists of a group of projects and programs in early childhood education within the…

Highlights of the 2006 Annual Report include: (1) Program outreach to more than half a million teachers in all 50 states and 50 countries outside of the U.S. via distance-learning tools to provide teachers in some of the poorest and most remote regions of the world with up-to-date materials and training; (2) Advisors to the board of the National…

The ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB) is the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) within the U.S. Department of Education. The EAB…

This document gives the changes in existing law made by a bill, S.1174, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as well as the accompanying Senate report on the bill. The purpose of the bill is to make grants to the states representing up to one-half of the cost of establishing or expanding and operating a missing…

Article focused on a variety of publications that analyze and interpret the latest research findings in educational management. It further advised on how to order copies of the reports described. (Editor/RK)

This paper introduces ERIC searchers to the use of clearinghouse codes as search keys and includes a brief history of ERIC Clearinghouses, information on how codes are assigned, the use of clearinghouse codes in the WISE Search Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and some examples of potential uses of codes in searching. Examples in…

The Technological Applications Project (TAP) is based on three hypotheses: 1) there are a lot of instructional systems and materials that no one knows about; 2) at least some of what has been created is of the kind and quality that could be used by someone else; and 3) access to these little known materials is difficult in many cases as mechanisms…

Discusses recent developments which have stimulated interest in teacher centers and describes five types of teacher centers now in operation. (JMB)

Discusses "A National Periodicals Center Technical Development Plan," published in August 1978 by the Council on Library Resources. Topics covered include the priority, the plan, purposes, the program, participants and price, the publisher, and parameters. (VT)

Working with professionals in alcoholism-related fields since 1974, the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information (NCALI) has implemented a system for literature quality review and interchange of evaluative ratings that is designed to enlist the professional community in efforts to elevate literature quality consciousness. (Author/PF)

Describes the ERIC system, the ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children (ERIC/CE), and the Exceptional Child Education Resources (ECER) database produced by ERIC/CE's sponsoring agency, the Council for Exceptional Children. Results of a search run on both databases are compared, and ways to avoid duplication of citations are…

Describes how the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health can help a school in its fight against the smoking habit by (1) curriculum development and (2) teacher training. (Author/DN)

The information retrieval, analysis, and dissemination functions of ERIC's Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges have become more comprehensive to meet expanding needs of the educational community. Available services and directions of future involvement are discussed. (JO)

Describes the scope, function, and history of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Disadvantaged (ERIC-UD). This clearinghouse was formerly the Information Retrieval Center on the Disadvantaged (IRCD). (DE)