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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:12:42 EST
From:         Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject:      Full-text ERIC Digests - now available for IBM PCs (from LM_NET)
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:56:28 EST
From: "Mike Eisenberg, Syracuse University" <MIKE@suvm.acs.syr.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list LM_NET <LM_NET@suvm.bitnet>
Subject: Full-text ERIC Digests - now available for IBM PCs

I hesitate to send a message about a product, but this is a very, good
low-cost ($150) way to get full-text ERIC digests for IBM PC
users.  All you need is an IBM or clone and a hard disk.

Digests are full-text summaries of hot topics and research - on
all areas of education.

Although the company lists a phone number, you can contact
NU_RUDNER@CUA.EDU for more information.

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October 22, 1992                                                Press Release
For Immediate release                                 Contact Lawrence Rudner

Easy-to-use software brings the full text of ERIC Digests
to the computer screen

Chevy Chase, MD -- Superintendents, school board members, PTA members,
and other educators can now use their IBM PC to search and retrieve
the full text of essays covering the hot topics in education today.
LMP Associate's Query the best minds in education combines award-
winning search software and a data base of over 850 Digests produced
by the 16 ERIC Clearinghouses.  All the Digests are written by leading
authorities and are professionally edited.

     "Having Query is like having a research staff at your
fingertips," said Lawrence M. Rudner, developer of Query and the
Director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests, Measurement, and
Evaluation.  From early childhood education to adult education, from
rural education to urban education, Query contains essays on almost
every imaginable education topic.

     Query's sharp, succinct essays summarize current issues in
education, outline differing viewpoints, answer key questions, and
identify significant articles.  "Query can be a big help in
investigating new ideas, preparing for meetings, and reviewing
proposals--any time informed discussion or decision making is
warranted," Rudner added.

     With pull-down menus, simple instructions, and mouse support,
Query lets users quickly and easily locate relevant essays.  Users can
search using standard ERIC descriptors; or they can search for any
word, phrase, or name that might appear in the title, author,
abstract, or descriptors.  And Query supports full boolean logic (AND,
OR, NOT), allowing users to further refine their search
specifications.

     Users can read the essays on their computer screen, print them,
or copy them to disk.  They can also reprint the essays and make all
the copies they want.

     Query the best minds in education works on all IBM PCs and
compatibles. Its fast, efficient search program can examine 200 titles
in under 1 second on a PC/AT.

     Query's search program takes less than 200 kilobytes of storage
space.  While the essay data base contains 12 megabytes of
information, it only uses 4 megabytes of hard disk space because of
advanced compression techniques.  But if hard disk space is at a
premium, users can store the data base on high-density diskettes.
Query will then prompt the user to insert a new data base diskette
whenever necessary.

     The list price for Query is $195.  The price is discounted to
$150 for educators.  An abstracts version is available for $25 and a
demonstration disk is available for $5+$5 postage. Contact LMP Associates, 3109
Rolling Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, 800-243-1515, extension L31.
or email NU_RUDNER@CUA.EDU

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