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C-ERIC
The C-ERIC (Chinese ERIC) database contains approximately 8,000 entries (including author, titles, and date) on the Internet. More than 2,700 of these entries are accompanied by article abstracts. The C-ERIC collects English and Chinese articles published in 18 leading educational journals in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan, dating back to 1990. - The Chinese Educational Resources Information Centre Project (Chinese ERIC)
Educator's Reference Desk
Through "The Educator's Reference Desk" you can access AskERIC's 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses. The Educator's Reference Desk also provides a search interface to the ERIC Database, providing access to over one million bibliographic records on educational research, theory, and practice.
ERIC
Educational Resources Information Center, ERIC, is a national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to education literature and resources. 
- U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences
ERIC Clearinghouses Update
Since the contracts for the 16 original ERIC Clearinghouses expired on Dec. 19, 2003, the ERIC Clearinghouses Update page provides a collection of the clearinghouses' plans for future access to their collections of information.  This page is maintained by Kate Corby, who is an Education and Psychology Bibliographer at Michigan State University Libraries, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Educational and Behavior Sciences Section of the American Library Association's Association of College and Research Libraries.
- Kate Corby
ERIC Digests
ERIC Digests are brief syntheses of the best, most current research on a topic. Topics covered are determined largely by the questions received by the sixteen subject-oriented ERIC clearinghouses.
- Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC Reauthorization News
The ERIC Reauthorization News page provides information about the ERIC reauthorization process, a link to the ERIC Statement of Work, contains contact information for asking questions, and lists the practical implications for the changes to ERIC.  This page is maintained by Kate Corby, who is an Education and Psychology Bibliographer at Michigan State University Libraries, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Educational and Behavior Sciences Section of the American Library Association's Association of College and Research Libraries. - Kate Corby   
ERIC Thesaurus
ERIC Database's thesaurus of descriptors/subject headings used in the ERIC database.  - Educational Resources Information Center
SPU Library ERIC Database Page
Provides links to multiple versions of the ERIC database, including three subscription versions of ERIC our library provides access to for affiliated current university students, staff, and faculty, in addition to three free versions, the online ERIC thesaurus, and the C-ERIC database.
What Works Clearinghouse
On an ongoing basis, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) gathers studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies). Its staff review the studies that have the strongest design, and report on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC Evidence Standards so that you know what the best scientific evidence has to say. - U.S. Department of Education
 

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