A Researcher's Guide to The U.S. Department of Education Compiled January 1994 This guide is designed to be a resource for researchers so that they know what funding might be available within the Department. The focus is on discretionary grant programs, fellowship programs, and institutional projects funded by the Department that might provide information on research studies or statistics. While we have tried to be inclusive, not all programs administered by the Department of Education are included. Nor are research programs funded by other federal agencies. This directory contains the following files: File Name Description ------------ ----------- about_rg.txt About This Directory (this file) resg_int.txt Introduction resg_ed.txt Offices of the U.S. Department of Education resg_pgm.txt ED Programs of Interest to Researchers resg_fel.txt ED Fellowship Programs resg_svc.txt Services & Resources resg_src.txt Additional Information Sources (Funding Guides and Periodicals) resg_fur.txt For Further Information resguide.zip A Researcher's Guide to the U.S. Dept of Education (zipped) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Access Instructions: We provide public access only to our Gopher Server, not a Gopher Client. To access our Server, you must have one of the following options at your site: 1) You run a Gopher client locally, 2) You run a Gopher server locally (which generally will have a gopher client attached to it) 3) Your site provides neither of the above, but you can Telnet places. ***** 1) ***** If you run a gopher client which enables you to use the command line, you can use the command: gopher gopher.ed.gov If your gopher client already points to a server somewhere, you will surely find a menu option called something like "Other gopher sites in the world" (or some equivalent name). From that option, follow the path North America-->USA-->General-->U.S. Department of Education. ***** 2) ***** If your site runs a Gopher Server (and attached client), you should be able to do what was described under 1) above. If you find our Gopher Server useful, you may want to ask your system administrator to add U.S. Department of Education (gopher.ed.gov) to your Gopher Server as a more obvious and easily accessible menu item than just Other Gopher sites in the world. The administrator can set a pointer to us (or any other Gopher Server) from any level of your gopher server menu. This is for added convenience; the capabilities and information will be the same. ***** 3) ***** If you do not have access to a Gopher Client at your site, you must telnet to a site which provides public access to a Gopher Client. This should be your last resort because performance will not be as good; these public gopher sites get quite busy. Reprinted below is a section from the Gopher FAQ (frequently asked questions) which lists public access Gopher Clients. Please note that these sites may discontinue this service at any time. You may also want to experiment to see which provides the best performance; we suggest you use those in North America. To use one of the clients listed below, telnet to the site (domain name or IP address) and log on as indicated. From there, search for us under Other Gopher sites in the world as explained under 1) above. Reprint from the Gopher FAQ list: Q3: Where are there publicly available logins for Gopher? A3: Here is a short list, use the site closest to you to minimize network lag. Public Logins: Hostname IP# Login Area ------------------------- --------------- ------ ------------- consultant.micro.umn.edu 134.84.132.4 gopher North America ux1.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.59 gopher North America panda.uiowa.edu 128.255.40.201 panda North America gopher.msu.edu 35.8.2.61 gopher North America gopher.ebone.net 192.36.125.2 gopher Europe info.anu.edu.au 150.203.84.20 info Australia gopher.chalmers.se 129.16.221.40 gopher Sweden tolten.puc.cl 146.155.1.16 gopher South America ecnet.ec 157.100.45.2 gopher Ecuador gan.ncc.go.jp 160.190.10.1 gopher Japan It is recommended that you run the client software instead of logging into the public login sites. A client uses the custom features of the local machine (mouse, scroll bars, etc.) and gives faster response. If you have further questions about the above, please check first with your local system administrator. If questions remain, contact us at one of the following addresses: E-mail: gopheradm@inet.ed.gov Telephone: (202) 219-1547 Fax: (202) 219-1817 Snail Mail: INet Gopher Administrator U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement/EIRD 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Room 214 Washington, D.C. 20208-5725 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith M. Stubbs (voice) 202-219-1803 Director, Education Info. Resources Div. (fax) 202-219-1817 US Dept of Education/OERI Internet: kstubbs@inet.ed.gov 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW Rm 214c Washington, DC 20208-5725