Received: from 2kexmb.hq.corp.pbs.org (2kexmb.pbs.org [149.48.50.84] (may be forged)) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h3ILLtU09687 for <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:21:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 2kexmb.pbs.org ([149.48.50.89]) by 2kexmb.hq.corp.pbs.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:21:51 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8909] ERIC: MUCH more than a database! Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:21:51 -0400 Message-ID: <EE81FC4A94703A46976D9DF51EF10186022B899B@2kexmb.hq.corp.pbs.org> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Importance: normal Priority: normal Thread-Topic: ERIC: MUCH more than a database! thread-index: AcMF8IcOS6PwJQlxRdmxCHo4XUaJYw== From: "Frances Keenan" <fkeenan@pbs.org> To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Apr 2003 21:21:51.0525 (UTC) FILETIME=[8735DD50:01C305F0] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by literacy.nifl.gov id h3ILLtU09687 Status: O Content-Length: 3317 Lines: 86 I just learned something alarming. The ERIC clearinghouse system, established in 1966 and supported since then by your tax dollars administered by the U.S. Department of Education, is at risk of being shut down by the U.S. Department of Education. This week, the department has proposed to continue ERIC as a database--but to do away with the comprehensive information and referral services and high quality peer-reviewed educational publishing handled now by 16 clearinghouses around the country. Instead of having access to a reliable distributed system staffed by human beings with subject expertise, teachers, parents, and students--as well as other professionals and the general public--will have to make do with just the technology--a database. Please read the information below and if what you read here concerns you, submit your comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Education by May 9th to Jeff Halsted at the address below. Contact your representatives in the government at the same time. If you are not familiar with ERIC's system of clearinghouses here's a link. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ If the ERIC system has helped you as an educator, now is the time to let the Department of Education and your lawmakers know! Sincerely, Fran Keenan PBS Adult Learning Service fkeenan@pbs.org p.s. Feel free to cross post this message to other education lists! Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------- from the website of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management: All ERIC Clearinghouses are in the final year of their 5-year contracts. The U.S. Department of Education has released a draft RFP (request for proposals) that outlines the scope of work for the ERIC system beginning January 2004. According to the draft, all Clearinghouses will be eliminated, and their indexing and abstracting functions will be centralized. All Clearinghouse's website, publications programs, and user-support services will cease to exist as of January 2004. The new contractor will launch a new website with a bibliographic and full-text database search engine You may view the draft RFP during a public-comment period that ends May 9, 2003, at: http://www.eps.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/Reference%2DNumber%2DERIC2003/listing .html You may address comments to: Jeff Halsted, Contract Specialist E-mail: Jeff.C.Halsted@ed.gov Telephone: (202) 708-8283 Fax: (202) 708-9817 U.S. Mail: U.S. Department of Education Contracts and Purchasing Operations Regional Office Building, Room 3069 7th and D Streets, SW Washington, DC, 20202 _____________________________________________________ MANOR HOUSE Where historical accuracy meets hysterical reality. Beginning April 28 at 8pm ET/PT, only on PBS. www.pbs.org/manorhouse _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ This email may contain material that is confidential or proprietary to PBS and is intended solely for use by the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution of such material by others, or forwarding of such material without express permission, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and destroy all copies. _________________________________________________________
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