The series supplements recent bibliographic citations from ERIC with an analysis of the important issues. NPIN is a special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education. The NPIN Web site was visited more than 1 million times in 1999. With more than 800 subscribers as of November 2000, the NIFL-ESL listserv is a busy forum for discussion about teaching English to adult immigrants and about related educational policy issues. The site includes a searchable database of approximately 1,200 Web articles, Web sites, lists of reading programs, local sources of assistance, and more.
Users can locate resources that are of interest to parents, caregivers, and educators.
Test Locator Test Locator describes more than 11,000 assessment instruments and their availability. It is a joint project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, the Library and Reference Services Division of the Educational Testing Service, the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, the Region III Comprehensive Center at George Washington University, and Pro-Ed test publishers. Virtual Libraries Several ERIC Clearinghouse Web sites offer virtual libraries of full-text documents in their topic areas. Virtual Reference Desk VRD is creating the foundation for a national cooperative digital reference service. The ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education has developed a publication titled Exemplary Products Produced by National Workplace Literacy Program Demonstration Projects, 1995-1998 .