What Is ERIC?
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system designed to provide ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. Established in 1966, ERIC is supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement and is administered by the National Library of Education (NLE).
The ERIC system, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, provides a variety of services and products that can help you stay up to date on a broad range of education-related issues. Products and services include research summaries, bibliographies, reference and referral services, computer searches, and document delivery.
The heart of the ERIC system is the ERIC database, the world’s largest source of education information. The ERIC database contains more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. You can search the database online via the Internet, on CD-ROM, or through the printed abstract journals Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education. The database is updated monthly (quarterly on CD-ROM) to ensure that the information is timely and accurate.
You can access the wealth of information offered by the ERIC components and other education-related organizations through ACCESS ERIC, the reference and referral component of the ERIC system. You can call ACCESS ERIC toll free at 1-800-LET-ERIC (538-3742) or visit the systemwide Web site at http://www.eric.ed.gov/ to locate education information.
Who Uses ERIC?
 Teachers
Administrators
School board members
Librarians
Students
Journalists
Professors
Researchers
Parents
Community members
This booklet describes the resources that are available through ERIC and contains important contact information to help you access ERIC.
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