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Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Bernard – English Journal, 1979
Traces history of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills (originally Clearinghouse on Teaching of English) from 1967 to 1979 at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Highlights include starting operations, three functions of an ERIC Clearinghouse (acquisitions and selection, information analysis, user services),…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Communication Skills, Federal Programs, History
Nelson, Milo – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Provides a brief history of the Universal Serials and Book Exchange, describes the services available from USBE, and discusses its plans for the future. (CHC)
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, History, Interlibrary Loans, International Programs
Download full textBrandhorst, Ted – 1993
This paper begins with an overview of ERIC that provides background on the system's decentralized structure, the bibliographic database, document availability, and ERIC publications. The historical development of ERIC from the early 1960s is described and illustrated with a chronology of selected major ERIC events from 1965 to 1991 and a table…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Clearinghouses, Decentralization, Educational Research
Trester, Delmer J. – 1979
This account of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) provides information on its background and origin, and traces the development of the system from initial planning in 1962 through mid-1979. Although this is essentially an overview of the growth of the system, some of the more complex aspects of the ERIC story are included in the…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Data Processing, Databases, Educational Research
Peer reviewedMerriam, Sharan – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
Describes the Colonial Junto organized by Benjamin Franklin in 1727 as a discussion club to debate politics, morals, and natural philosophy, and the later American Philosophical Society which extended (and continues) the subject knowledge. The present-day Junto Center for Continuing Education in Philadelphia is an adult education information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Clearinghouses, Group Discussion
Hjelm, Howard F.; Sherman, Marian B. – 1968
The structure and functions of the National Laboratory on Early Childhood Education are discussed. The National Laboratory was designed to assume a leadership role by actually conducting a coordinated research and development (R&D) program and by continuously analyzing the field to identify problem areas and solutions. The National Laboratory…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Clearinghouses, Coordination, Early Childhood Education
Mills, Phyllis D., Comp.; Hartshorn, Marcella, Comp. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
This publication supplements the first printed index of pamphlet material. It adds several hundred new titles, lists many publishers submitting their materials for the first time, and lists the numbers of pamphlets in Bulletin 1937, No. 3, which are no longer available. It is hoped that as the directors and organizers of forums and discussion…
Descriptors: Educational History, Indexes, Pamphlets, Publishing Industry
Keesecker, Ward W. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958
This publication is designed to encourage and assist those who seek to improve school systems through the improvement of school laws. This is a revised edition of "Know Your School Law," Bulletin 1952 No. 1, by Dr. Ward W. Keesecker, and is part of the Office of Education program to develop a clearinghouse of timely and useful information on…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Law, Educational Legislation, State Legislation
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1937
Last May the Office of Education organized a list of pamphlet material under the title "Public Affairs Pamphlets." While this tabulation was prepared primarily to meet the needs of the 10 public forum demonstrations then organizing programs of public discussion, it was widely used by libraries, forums of all kinds, social science teachers and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Public Schools, Adult Education, Federal Aid
