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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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Tam, Lawrence Wai-hong; Harvey, Ross; Mills, John – Education for Information, 2007
Australian library and information science (LIS) courses are popular outside Australia, and Australia is a popular study destination for students in the region. This paper takes a comparative approach to attempt to determine whether ALIA (the Australian Library and Information Association)'s core curriculum for LIS education is appropriate outside…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Core Curriculum, Library Associations, Foreign Countries
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Mills, John; Eyre, Gayner; Harvey, Ross – Education for Information, 2005
As the demand for education rises, and with the increasing availability and sophistication of the means of delivery, open education and e-learning is being seen as a way to rapidly increase student numbers. This paper explores some realities of providing traditional open education and e-learning in an international environment and examines the…
Descriptors: Open Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Demand, Web Based Instruction
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Harvey, Ross; Higgins, Susan – Education for Information, 2003
Library and information studies education in Australia is characterised by unresolved tensions, some of which have persisted for several decades. Among its characteristics and conflicts are a multi-tiered system of qualification, a high number of schools per capita with a wide range of discipline affiliations, a wide acceptance of distance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Performance Factors