Ms. Charkes practiced law in New York City for 7 years before becoming involved in the information profession. Prior to that, she held positions in technology consulting and electronic publishing, as well as in corporate information services for Warner-Lambert Co. and other organizations. Ms. Charkes received her B.A. in English from The University of Chicago, her J.D. from Columbia University and her M.L.S. from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. ERIC, a service of the U.S. Department of Education , is one of the oldest, largest and best-indexed government database systems covering literature in all educational fields published since 1966. Its various publications are especially valuable.
Digests summarize current research findings and critical literature in a field.
Trends and Issues Alerts offer brief descriptions of emerging trends and related issues, along with an annotated list of information sources. Myths and Realities take a critical look at assumptions and current wisdom. The publications provide bibliographies so that the trainer can delve more deeply into the literature if desired. Another valuable ERIC resource is the AskERIC Virtual Library . This resource collection includes lesson plans, guides to current literature and links to Internet resources on education.