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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Spennemann, Dirk; Cornforth, David; Atkinson, John – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: This paper seeks to examine the spatial patterns of student use of machines in each laboratory to whether there are underlying commonalities. Design/methodology/approach: The research was carried out by assessing the user behaviour in 16 computer laboratories at a regional university in Australia. Findings: The study found that computers…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Laboratories, College Students, Use Studies
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Cornforth, David; Atkinson, John; Spennemann, Dirk H. R. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: Many researchers require access to computer facilities beyond those offered by desktop workstations. Traditionally, these are offered either through partnerships, to share the cost of supercomputing facilities, or through purpose-built cluster facilities. However, funds are not always available to satisfy either of these options, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Feasibility Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Workstations
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Atkinson, John S.; Spenneman, Dirk H. R.; Cornforth, David – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To provide administrators at an Australian university with data on the feasibility of redirecting under-utilised computer laboratories facilities into a distributed high performance computing facility. Design/methodology/approach: The individual log-in records for each computer located in the computer laboratories at the university were…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Learning Resources Centers, Computer Centers, Use Studies