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Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 10
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Extending the Information Commons: From Instructional Testbed to Internet2
Beagle, Donald
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v28 n5 p287-296 Sep-Oct 2002
The author's conceptualization of an Information Commons (IC) is revisited and elaborated in reaction to Bailey and Tierney's article. The IC's role as testbed for instructional support and knowledge discovery is explored, and progress on pertinent research is reviewed. Prospects for media-rich learning environments relate the IC to the implementation of Internet2.
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Access to Information, Information Networks, Educational Environment, Libraries, Information Technology
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