ERIC Facility to Offer ERIC on NISC DISC CD-ROM at New Low Prices

The ERIC Facility is pleased to announce a new low-cost method of access to
the ERIC bibliographic database via CD-ROM discs. This product is offered
at an exceptionally low price designed to encourage widespread use of ERIC
by individuals, and by institutions, and puts ERIC within the reach of all
members of the educational community.

The ERIC Facility has arranged to sell the ERIC discs produced by the
National Information Services Co. (NISC) at the special low price of $100
for a year's subscription to a Current disc. The NISC Current disc starts
with 1980 and, therefore, contains all material from the last full decade
(the 80s) plus the current decade (the 90s). An Archival disc covers the
period 1966-1979 and may be purchased as part of an initial two-disc set,
or separately, for an additional $25.00. The product is available in a
version with a Spanish-language user interface. There is no extra charge
for LAN/WAN use of the discs.

The NISC DISC is not an "official" ERIC disc. It has not been designed or
commissioned or in any sense approved by ERIC. However, the NISC DISC is a
robust product that is comparable to the other ERIC-on-CD-ROM products
offered by other vendors. Hardware requirements are: (1) any DOS-capable,
IBM-compatible computer (but 386-level or greater is recommended); (2) any
CD-ROM drive; (3) color or monochrome monitor; (4) 150K RAM available
(512K without extended memory).

The first set of discs offered will cover 1966 through 1994. They will
contain the new ERIC Thesaurus (13th edition, revised through 1994), the
full text of 1,300 ERIC Digests, and document prices based on the new ERIC
Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) prices effective January 1, 1995.
Availability of this product is anticipated by March 1, 1995.

The ERIC database was first offered on CD-ROM discs in 1986 by
SilverPlatter, Inc. Subsequently, similar products were offered by DIALOG,
EBSCO, National Information Services Corp. (NISC), and Oryx Press. Prices
for a year's subscription to a quarterly updated current disc containing
the last 12-15 years of the ERIC database have in the past typically
ranged around $600-700, which tended to limit purchases to institutions.

For further Information, contact:

The ERIC Facility
1301 Piccard Drive, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20850-4305
Telephone: 301-258-5500,  Fax: 301-948-3695,  800: 800-799-3742
Internet: ericfac@inet.ed.gov

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