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Edited by Brandie Baumann

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ERIC Changes Scheduled for 2004 ERIC, the U.S. government's education database, will undergo a number of changes in 2004. These include using different sources of records, having groups of users and content experts advise on choosing content and the appointment of a producer under a new government contract. For more information about ERIC and all Ovid databases, see www.ovid.com/site/products/.

Scope of Analytical Abstracts Expanded
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Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics Publisher Changes
As of mid-February, the online version of the Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (EAA) is being published exclusively by the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP). Prior to that date, the EAA was a joint publication of the IOPP and the Nature Publishing Group (MPG). The EAA was available through BCR at a discount; however, this arrangement ceased on February 13.

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