N EWS F RO M  E R IC 

Submitted by Nancy R. Preston, ERIC/IR, for Education Libraries 

Libraries Support the National Education Goals 

Librarians know that they have always played a key role in 
the education of Americans and that libraries are essential for a 
democratic and literate society. The emergence of the National 
Education Goals has created an opportunity for librarians to 
remind the educational community at large of their importance. 
To that end, the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, 
has published Libraries for the National Education Goals. 

Written by Barbara K. Stripling, Libraries for theN ational 
Education Goals synthesizes information derived from the ERIC 
database, journal literature, and the U.S. Department of Educa­
tion's Office of Library Programs to show how library programs 
and services support such aims as preparing children for school, 
increasing the high school graduation rate, promoting literacy 
and lifelong education, and improving educational achievement 
in critical subjects. 

The 120-page book is available for $10.00 plus shipping and 
handling from ACCESS ERIC, 1-800-USE-ERIC. 

ERIC Digests Available on Internet 

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has made 
nearly 700 full-text ERIC Digests available through a Wide Area 
Information Server (W AIS) system. Together, the sixteen ERIC 
clearinghouses publish about 150 Digests every year. Recent 
titles include, "Fax for Library Services," "Preparing Children 
with Disabilities for School," and "Ethical Practice in Adult 
Education." 

W AIS software allows users to access databases and other 
resources from a variety of sites through a single interface. Users 
search the chosen WAIS files by keyword, and results are 
presented in a list ranked for relevance. For users not running 
their own W AIS software, UNC offers a Simple W AIS (SW AIS) 
option to anyone on the Internet. 

To access the ERIC Digests through Simple W AIS: 

1. telnet unc.bbs.oit.edu 
2. login as BBS 
3. register using your first and last name 
4. enter (and remember !) a password of your choice 
5. select Simple WAIS from the main menu (choice 4) 
6. select the ERIC Digests file from the alphabetical list 

(choice 90 as of this writing) 

Screen instructions and the additional help screens (accessed 
with ?) will help you conduct a search. 

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New Products from the ERIC Clearinghouse on 

Information Resources 

Digests and Minibibliographies 

Digests are short reports on topics of current interest. 
Minibibliographies provide citations to articles and documents in 
the ERIC database. Both products are free with a self-addressed, 
stamped envelope. Write the clearinghouse to order or to request 
a complete product list. Recent titles include : 

Technology and Equity, by Delia Neuman. Digest No. 
EDO-IR-91-8. 

The National Research and Education Network (NREN): 
Update 1991, by Ann P. Bishop. Digest No. EDO-IR-91-9. 

Fax for Library Services, by Kathleen L. Spitzer. Digest No. 
EDO-IR-91-10. 

Whole Language in an Elementary School Library Media 
Center, by Linda Leonard Lamme and Cecilia Beckett. Digest 
No. EDO-IR-92-2. 

CD-ROM in theLibrary: Users and Use. (Minibibliography .) 

CD-ROMintheLibrary:Management/ssues. (Minibibliography.) 

LibraryServicesandCulturalDiversity. (Minibibliography.) 

Copyright Issues for Schools andLibraries. (Minibibliography.) 

This column was prepared by Nancy R. Preston, Assistant 
Director, ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, 030 
Huntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 13244-
2340. Phone: (3 15) 443-3640. Fax: (3 15) 443-5448. BITNET 
ERIC@SUVM. Internet: ERIC@SUVM.ACS.SYR. EDU. 

For general information about ERIC, call ACCESS ERIC: 1 -800-
USE-ER/C.