In late summer, ERIC announced that most full-text PDFs in the ERIC collect= ion had been temporarily restricted due to privacy issues found in some of = these materials. A team is in place to review the affected full text and re= store cleared PDFs to the online collection. To help users gain access to the full text they need, ERIC has added a form= to the website at eric.ed.gov that can be used to request the return of a = specific PDF to the online collection. To request a PDF, access the PDF request form<http://x.jmxded130.net/y.z?l= =3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Feric.ed.gov%2FERICWebPortal%2FcontactUs%2FrequestPDF.jsp&e= =3D873&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh> online and enter the ERIC Number of the documen= t (e.g., ED998998) and your email address; then click Submit. Your request = will be forwarded for priority processing so the full text can be checked f= or sensitive information. Once cleared, the document will be made accessibl= e online. Given the volume of requests, this process can require several we= eks. The request form can be accessed from a link in the alert area of the ERIC = Home page, from the web page banner alert present on most pages of the ERIC= website, or from the Contact Us area of the site. What Full Text is Available? As of December 1, 2012, more than 27,000 full-text materials have been retu= rned online. User-requested PDFs are being restored on a weekly basis. Curr= ently available materials include: * Peer-reviewed documents and journal articles for which ERIC has permi= ssion to display full text. * Documents developed by the Peace Corps and ERIC. * Cleared documents that have been requested by the ERIC user community= . If you are interested in knowing if the PDF you requested has been returned= online, see the list of restored user-requested PDFs<http://x.jmxded130.ne= t/y.z?l=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eric.ed.gov%2FERICWebPortal%2Fresources%2Fhtml%2= Fnews%2FreleasedPDFs.xls&e=3D873&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh>. This list only cover= s PDFs that have been requested by users; it does not include the peer-revi= ewed materials, and documents from the Peace Corps and ERIC, that are avail= able for download. [http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/resources/images/newsletter/nl_images= /hrule.gif] New Terms Added to the ERIC Thesaurus The latest update to the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors introduces 18 new se= archable terms (Descriptors), including career readiness, progress monitori= ng, and state policy. The update also adds synonyms (i.e., non-searchable t= erms) that guide users to the appropriate search term(s). For more informat= ion about current and previous changes to the Thesaurus, go to Maintaining = the ERIC Thesaurus<http://x.jmxded130.net/y.z?l=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eric.ed.= gov%2FERICWebPortal%2Fresources%2Fhtml%2Fthesaurus%2Fmaintenance.html&e=3D8= 73&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh> on the ERIC website. [http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/resources/images/newsletter/nl_images= /hrule.gif] Four New Topics Added to Collection Highlights Visitors to ERIC=92s Collection Highlights<http://x.jmxded130.net/y.z?l=3Dh= ttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eric.ed.gov%2FERICWebPortal%2Fresources%2Fhtml%2Fcollection= %2Fcollectionhighlights.html&e=3D873&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh> area can review t= he latest literature in 24 topics, including four recently added to the web= site: Assessment / Evaluation, Standardized Testing / Tests, E-learning, an= d No Child Left Behind. Click the RSS icon ([RSS Icon]) to view the most re= cently indexed titles and obtain the feed address for the reader of your ch= oice. Alternatively, selecting the Search icon ([http://img.jangomail.com/= clients/25070/images/btn_search_small_ng2.gif]) will retrieve all related r= ecords.
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