CLEARINGHOUSE WEBSITES

ERIC clearinghouses, including AskERIC, closed at the end of December 2003. During the transition period, continue to use the following ERIC website http://www.eric.ed.gov to:

• Search the ERIC database
• Search the ERIC Calendar of Education-Related Conferences
• Link to the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) to purchase ERIC full-text documents
• Link to the ERIC Processing and Reference Facility to purchase ERIC tapes and tools
• Stay up-to-date about the ERIC transition to a new contractor and model

Although the ERIC clearinghouses are now closed, most have moved their electronic archives to the following new homes on the Web. The toll-free contact for general questions about ERIC is 800-538-3742.

Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
www.cete.org/acve
www-tcall.tamu.edu/erica

The Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education contains comprehensive information services in adult and continuing education, career education, vocational and technical education, and employment and training. Links include ACVE publications, journals on the web, related websites, an extensive search engine, as well as a link to off-site full-text resources.

Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
http://edresearch.org
http://edres.org/intbod.stm
The new ERIC online system, released September 2004, provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. Effective October 1, more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are available for free.

Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services:
http://counselingoutfitters.com
Counseling Outfitters is a new company created by the Co-Directors of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services (ERIC/CASS) to continue the development and delivery of many of the services and products previously provided by ERIC/CASS.

Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
www.cec.sped.org
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/info
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu
The Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative at the University of Illinois is home to more than a dozen projects focused on the education, care, and parenting of young children. One of those projects is The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP). CEEP, originally funded by the U.S. Department of Education as the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (since 1967) and now continuing its work under a new name and with new funding, produces a bilingual (Spanish and English), peer-reviewed, Internet-only journal titled Early Childhood Research & Practice; operates more than two dozen web sites for local, state, and national early childhood projects and organizations; supports Internet discussion groups on topics related to early childhood education, professional development, and parenting; provides Internet chats, workshops, and seminars on early childhood education and on Internet use; and develops databases for funding partners.

Clearinghouse on Information and Technology
www.eduref.org
The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you the following resources: 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.

Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics
www.cal.org
The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, non-profit organization of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems. CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials, technical assistance, conference planning, program evaluation, and policy analysis.

Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication
www.kidscanlearn.com
The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication is an information repository of the Indiana University School of Education. The Kids Can Learn! site, a project of the Family Learning Association in collaboration with the Clearinghouse, contains a Family Information Center, free lesson plans, ask an expert homework helper, and parent links.

Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
www.ael.org
AEL is a nonprofit corporation that provides education research, development, professional development, and consulting services in the P-12 arena. The name AEL originated with the first program the corporation operated in 1966-the Appalachia Educational Laboratory-but today AEL is national in scope and provides a range of services to private and government agencies. In print, the corporation is referred to simply as AEL; the laboratory program, which continues to be operated by AEL, is referred to as the Regional Educational Laboratory at AEL.

Clearinghouse on Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education
http://stemworks.org
Educational REALMS (Resources for Engaging Active Learners in Mathematics and Science) is a new organization created in 2004 after the discontinuation of the federally funded ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education (ERIC/CSMEE). Educational REALMS hopes to pick up where ERIC/CSMEE left off by providing many of the same services and offering a variety of resources to anyone interested in science, mathematics, technology, and environmental education at all levels. They are located on the campus of The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/ssdc.htm
The Social Studies Development Center, located in Bloomington, Indiana, houses digests, links to other Internet social studies resources, a directory of social studies resource organizations, and social studies standards and curriculum frameworks for most states.

Clearinghouse on Urban Education
http://iume.tc.columbia.edu
http://iume.tc.columbia.edu/cirec
The Institute for Urban and Minority Education conducts research and evaluation, provides information services, and assists schools, community-based organizations, and parent school leaders in program development and evaluation, professional development, and parent education. The Center for Information and Resources on Education and the Community (CIREC) is the information and training component of IUME. CIREC's new web site features a web resource and research collection on urban education and related subjects.

e-NEWS: February 2005 Issue