ERIC ED352066: ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB), January 1988-January 1993.

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ED 352 066
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AUTHOR
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed.
TITLE
ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB), January
1988-January 1993.
INSTITUTION
ERIC Processing and Reference Facility, Rockville,
MD.
SPONS AGENCY
Educational Resources Information Center (ED),
Washington, DC.
PUB DATE
93
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8189002001
NOTE
1,938p.; For earlier EAB volumes, see ED 288 562. The
EAB is issued every 2-3 months, depending on
available material. This compilation includes the 21
issues published during the 5-year period January
1988-January 1993.
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IDENTIFIERS
*ERIC
ABSTRACT
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 is prepared by the ERIC Processing
and Reference Facility on the basis of material submitted by the ERIC
Clearinghouses and other components of the ERIC system. All EAB
articles are reviewed and approved by the ERIC Program Office
before
publication. The EAB is distributed solely within th%. ERIC system
(approximately 20 contractors) and is intended
as an internal
newsletter or journal of the ERIC system and a major
means for the
decentralized components of ERIC to communicate and interact with
one
another. The EAB is also a permanent record reflecting most of the
major events in the life of the ERIC system (such
as personnel
changes, Standing Order Customer changes, etc.) and providing in
printed form essential documents (such as ERIC policy and priority
statements, Clearinghouse scope statement modifications, "ERIC
Processing Manual" revisions, etc.). Major categories for
announcements are: Action Items; Network News; Vendors News,
International News; Personnel; Clearinghouse Publications; Meetings
Participated In. All new forms and all major reports
commonly are
included as attachments to EAB issues. (WTB)
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ERIC ADMINISTRATIVE BULLETIN (EAB)
January 1988 - January 1993
(21 issues)
A periodic newsletter prepared
by the
ERIC Facility on the basis of contributions
from the
ERIC Clearinghouses and ERIC Support Contractors
and distributed internally within the ERIC system.
BEST COPY AVAILABLE
Volume:
12
FE is
Number:
1
Date:
January 1988
ADMINISTRATIVE BULLETIN
Educational Resources Information Center, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Washington, D.C. 20208
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ACTION ITEMS
4
CS, RC, and TM Clearinghouses Change Contractors
4
ERIC Directors Meeting Scheduled
Central ERIC Monitoring Assignments Announced
5
ERIC Clearinghouse Publications (1987)--Annual
Request for Clearinghouse Input to this Bibliography
6
PROCESSING ADVISORIES
in
UMI Requests ERIC to Not Cite Dissertation Prices
RTE (Because They Change Too Frequently)
6
Backfile Changes to the Availability Field--A Never-
Ending Task That is not Recommended
7
Clearinghouse Input for RIEFluctuating Shipment Size
and the Resulting Need to Shift Documents
7
LEXICOGRAPHY
#4
Canadian Education Thesaurus (CET)--Status Report
8
USER SERVICES
Computerized Databases Relevant to Higher Education
8
8
ERIC-on-CD-ROM Training for ACE Libraries
The Top 10 Documents Sold by EDRS in the Fourth
8
Quarter of 1987
ERIC Microfiche Statistics, 1966-1987
9
USIA Requests ERIC Publications for Saudi Arabian
10
Conference on Higher Education
10
Anecdote -- Researching the "Deans List"
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ARTICLES ABOUT ERIC
"ERIC:
An Essential Online Tool for Educators," by
Susan Dunman (Electronic Learning, January 1988,
p.45-47).
(Attachment 5)
"Memories of a Novice", by Erik Mortensen.
(DIALOG Chronolog,
December 1987, p.304)
(Attachment 6)
NETWORK NEWS
PERSONNEL
National Federation of Abstracting and Information
Services (NFAIS)--ERIC Membership not Renewed due to
Budget Constraints
10
Adrienne Lannom Joins EA
10
Margarita Donnelly (EA) Elected to CCLM Board
11
Jonathan Fife Receives ASHE Service Appreciation Award
11
MEETINGS
CG Director Addresses Virginia Counselors Association
Mary Lou Finne (EA) Represents ERIC at FLICC/FEDLINK
Regional Workshop and at University of Oregon
Conference on "The Computer--Extension of the Human
Mind".
CLEARINGHOUSE PUBLICATIONS
The ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB) is prepared by the ERIC
Processing and Reference Facility
on the basis of material submitted
by all components of the ERIC system.
EAB articles are reviewed and
approved by Central ERIC before publication.
The EAB is intended to be the "journal" of the ERIC
system and a
major means for the decentralized components of ERIC
to permanent
record reflecting most of the major events in the life
of the ERIC
system (such as personnel changes, Standing Order Customer
changes,
etc.) and providing in printed form essential
documents (such as ERIC
policy and priority statements, Clearinghouse
scope statement
modifications, ERIC Processing Manual revisions, etc.)
Submissions
to the EAB are to be sent (using the standard form)
to your
respective monitor.
The deadline for input to each monthly issue is
the 10th of the month.
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LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
1: ERIC Clearinghouse Publications (1987)--Annual
Attachment
Request for Clearinghouse Input to This
Bibliography
2: UMI Request to ERIC to Not Cite Dissertation/Thesis
Attachment
Prices
Canadian Education Thesurus (CET)--Status Report #4
Attachment
3:
4: Computerized Databases Relevant to Higher Education
Attachment
(HE's List of 15 Databases)
ERIC Microfiche Statistics, 1966-1987 (ERIC Ready
Attachment
5:
Reference #11)
An Essential Online Tool for Educators", by
6: "ERIC:
Attachment
Susan Dunman (Electronic Learning, January 1988,
p.304)
7: "Memories of a Novice", by Erik Mortensen (DIALOG
Attachment
Chronolog, December 1987, p.304)
8: Clearinghouse Input for RTE
Attachment
September 1987
A.
October 1987
B.
November 1987
C.
December 1987
D.
9: CIJE Monthly Statistical Report--January 1)88
Attachment
Attachment 10: CIJE Source Journal Index Update--January 1988
ERIC/TM--revised page in ERIC Telephone Directory
Attachment 11: A.
Central ERIC--revised page in ERIC Telephone
B.
Directory
ACTION ITEMS
CS, tic, and TM Clearinghouses Change Contractors
As a result of the recent Clearinghouse competition, three
new
contractors will be operating ERIC Clearinghouses.
While we are all
sorry to see the departure of colleagues who contributed so much to
the success and quality of the ERIC system,
we hope our new
colleagues will be welcomed into the ERIC family.
The names end addresses of the new Clearinghouse host
organizations are provided below:
STARTS
CS
Indiana University
1988
Jan.
1,
Smith Research Center, Suite 150
2805 East 10th Street
Bloomington, IN
47405
Telephone: [phone]
Director:
Dr. Carl B. Smith
RC
Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc.
April 1,
1988
1031 Quarrier Street
PO Box 1348
Charleston, WV
25325
Telephone: [phone]
Dr. C. Todd Strohmenger
Director:
TM
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Jan.
1988
1,
Washington Research Center
1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC
20007-3893
Telephone:
[phone]
Director:
Dr. Lawrence M. Rudner
....CERIC
ERIC Director's Meeting Scheduled
Please put March 21 and 22, 1988
on your calendars for a
national meeting of the ERIC Directors and Central
The meeting
ERIC.
will be held in Washington, DC, and will be scheduled
in conjunction
with the National Technical meeting.
For out-of-town Directors who
will not be in Washington earlier, project officer
briefings (Task
1
under the new Clearinghouse contracts)
can also be scheduled during
that week.
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The following basic schedule has been agreed upon:
Monday, 3/21--Directors' Meeting
Tuesday, 3/22--Directors' Meeting continues in morning; joint
session with National Technical meeting begins in afternoon;
joint social hour/dinner in the evening.
Wednesday/Thursday, 3/23-24--National Technical Meeting
continues.
Directors schedule individual project officer
briefings, as required.
Central ERIC will be working with Don Ely (COED) and Lynn
Barnett (Technical Steering Committee) to make all the necessary
arrangements, and each of you will be contacted for suggested agenda
items.
Nancy Krekeler has arranged for lodging and meeting rooms in
the Bellevue Hotel (right around the corner from the Central ERIC
office).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call
[phone].
....Bob Stonehill (CERIC)
Central ERIC Monitoring Assignments Announced
New Central ERIC monitoring assignments have been announced.
Effective immediately,
the following assignments will be in effect:
Clearinghouses
Lead Monitor
Backup Monitor
Pisaro
CE
Klein
Pisaro
CG
Krekeler
Thomas
CS
Pisaro
EA
Myers
Coulter
EC
Arundel
Thomas
Thomas
FL
Pisaro
Krekeler
HE
Pisaro
IR
Arundel
Prevel
JC
Pisaro
Myers
Klein
PS
Arundel
RC
Coulter
Klein
SE
Klein
Stonehill
SP
Coulter
Myers
SO
Arundel
Krekeler
TM
Stonehill
Arundel
UD
Myers
Stonehill
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Other Components
ERIC Facility
Prevel
Arundel
EDRS
Prevel
ACCESS ERIC
Coulter
Myers
Adjunct Clearinghouses
Klein (Procurement)
Oryx Press
Prevel
MED OM 61111
Other Functional Assignments
Acquisitions
Krekeler
Arundel
Budget
Myers
Monthly Reports, Product
Tracking
Prevel
Jett
ERIC Annual Report (New)
Krekeler
Stonehill
....Bob Stonehill (Central ERIC)
ERIC Clearinghouse Publications (1987)--Annual
Request for
Clearinghouse Input to This Bibliography
Attachment
is a copy of the ERIC Facility's annual request
1
to the Clearinghouses to verify what
resumes should be included in
the bibliography of ERIC Clearinghouse publications for 1987.
It is very important for the ERIC system to have
these
listings of all ERIC Clearinghouse publications.
Please give this
task a high priority.
....Central ERIC
PROCESSING ADVISORIES
UMI Requests ERIC to NOT Cite Dissertation Prices
in RIE (Because
They Change Too Frequently)
UMI has requested (See Attachment 2) that in
the future ERIC
not cite the price for any dissertation
or thesis available from UMI
(Dissertation Abstracts).
The reason for this request is that the
prices for dissertations/theses from UMI change
frequently, leading
to the issues of RIE and the ERIC online
records carrying obsolete
UMI prices in the vast majority of
cases.
ERIC document processors should abide by this
request.
The
ERIC Processing Manual will be revised to
reflect this request.
....Carolyn Weller (Facility)
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Backfile Changes to the Availability Field--A Never-LEndigg Task That
is Not Recommended
The ERIC Facility has recently received several requests from
Clearinghouses to make backfile changes to the Availability field in
Because
older records already in the master file of ED Documents.
data in the Availability field changes frequently and because of the
infrequent reloads of the data by the online vendors, the Facility
does not attempt to keep the Availability field data current.
Clearinghouses should not report changes to in-print status, prices,
availability, addresses, etc., for backfile correction unless the
initial input was incorrect at the time the document was entered into
the system.
..,.Carolyn Weller (Facility)
Clearinghouse Input for RIE-- Fluctuating Issue Size and the Need
to Shift Documents
Clearinghouse input statistics for RIE from September through
Because of the
December 1987 are included as Attachments 7A-D.
unusual variation in the size of shipments during the last few
months, it was necessary to do more shifting of documents from one
1243 documents (plus
issue to another than is normally done.
priorities) were received for the November issue; however, input for
the December issue dipped to 996 (plus priorities) and January dipped
even further, to 930 (plus priorities).
Because GPO expects RIE to be roughly similar in size from
month to month, as attempt is made to avoid large variations in
Major variations in issue size can also cause some
document input.
staffing problems at the Facility.
Clearinghouses should, therefore, endeavor to maintain weekly
When a 5-week issue is
shipments of approximately similar size.
scheduled, it is helpful if shipments for each week can be evened out
so that the 5-week issue does not end up much larger than a 4-week
issue.
The Facility hopes that the recent series of document shifts
from one issue to another will be completed with the February issue.
However, if shipment sizes continue to be low (due to the recent
Clearinghouse competitions), documents will continue to be shifted as
needed.
....Carolyn Weller (Facility)
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LEXICOGRAPHY
Canadian Education Thesaurus (CET)--Status Re ort #4
Attachment 3 is Status Report #4 of the project to prepare a
Canadian Education Thesaurus.
The report deals primarily with the
topic of the planned degree of compatibility between ERIC and CET.
....Jim Houston (Facility)
USER SERVICES
Computerized Databases Relevant to Higher Education
HE has revised and updated its list of computerized databases
relevant to higher education (see Attachment 4).
Since there are
literally hundreds of computerized databases and the argument
probably could be made that most of them are somehow relevant to
higher education, it was difficult to keep the list short.
This list
is admittedly not complete and it is updated only to November 1987,
but it may serve as a prototype for others.
Your suggestions for
changes and improvements are welcome.
....Vi Walker (HE)
ERIC on CD-ROM Training f.
ACE Librarians
Librarians at the American Council on Education (ACE) Library
and Information Service (in the National Center for Higher Education)
are now well trained in using ERIC on CD-ROM.
ERIC/HE recently
trained Mary Font and Jill Bogart of ACE on how to save themselves
time and energy in researching requests for information using ERIC
on
CD-ROM.
This Washington-based library is designed to serve the needs
of higher education policymakers and academic administrators and
works closely with 40 major higher education associations in DC.
The
collection of books, periodicals, and pamphlets reflects this scope
and is recognized as being the most complete collection of higher
education literature in the country.
It also houses the archives of
the American Council on Education, covering 65 years of the Council's
history and involvement in national and regional issues.
....Vi Walker (HE)
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