The ERIC database overhaul is still an
incomplete project as the fall semester begins.  In recent weeks,
they have begun to add newer material (2004) to the ERIC site, but
until Ebsco signs an agreement with ERIC, no articles or documents
newer than 2003 will show up in Ebsco ERIC.  A quick check of the
journals currently indexed by ERIC shows that only a small percentage
of the publishers of titles previously indexed by ERIC have reached an
agreement with ERIC to allow indexing of their recent issues.  For
now, advise everyone to make sure that they search Professional
Development Collection as well as ERIC to maximize the number of
current journal articles found on education topics.  The good news
is that eventually, there should be much more full text  available
in ERIC.  When the contractor finally finishes adding the
backfile, content should be within a month of current. I have no idea
how long it will take to reach that goal.

-Renee

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