ERIC in the News, Domain Name Warning

[gary price <gary@FREEPINT.COM>]

Hello from D.C.

Here are a couple of items from my ResourceShelf.Com from the past few days.

1) Three article about the possible reduction in funding for ERIC.


Source: Education Week (Registration Required, Free)
Another Article About the Possible Cut in Funding to ERIC
From the article, Supporters of the existing structure acknowledge the need for
improvement and say they have been working to smooth the system. But the
department's plan, they say, does not recognize the contributions of the
clearinghouses in expanding customer services and bringing subject-area
expertise to those collections.
http://www.edweek.com/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=33eric.h22


"Two information centers at IU in jeopardy" (via The Herald Times, Bloomington,
IN)
http://www.hoosiertimes.com/stories/2003/04/27/news.0427-SH-A1_JLR07405.sto


Source: Information Today
"ERIC Continues But Without Clearinghouses"
Barbara Quint has written an article about the possible elimination/reduction?
in funding for ERIC's non-database services. These services include ERIC
Clearinghouses and ERIC Digests. From the article, "Specifications for the new
contract omit requirements to support most of the customer services conducted
by the clearinghouses, including the production of the popular digests, toll-
free phone assistance, and the 6-million-hits-a-week AskERIC service. The
clearinghouses and their supporters have started a campaign to revise the draft
SOW, but the date set for receiving public comments ends on May 9."
http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb030421-1.shtml

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AND in other news. We all have stories about people typing in what they think
is the domain name and arriving at unrelated content. Here's a story making the
rounds today.

"Monroe County [Indiana] Library's Name Used in Anti-Abortion Web Address
http://www.hoosiertimes.com/stories/thisday/news.0430-HT-C1_JLR07441.sto


gary


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