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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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Bowler, Leanne; Large, Andrew; Rejskind, Gill – Education for Information, 2001
This study follows three sixth grade primary school students as they access, interpret, and use information found on the Web for a class assignment. Discusses information seeking behavior, information interpretation skills, and information utilization, issues that educators must address to successfully integrate the Web into the classroom.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assignments, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
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Large, Andrew – Education for Information, 1997
Discusses the graduate route to professional qualification in library and information science in North America. Examines the 70-year shift from bachelor's to master's programs; existing undergraduate library science programs, the debate over undergraduate programs, and the establishment of new undergraduate programs in specialized areas like…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Trends, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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Large, Andrew – Education for Information, 1996
Discusses arguments for and against learner control of hypertext environments in an instructional context and reviews the research evidence on learner control. Finds that while hypertext gives learners the means to access information flexibly and individually, designers should exercise caution in allowing the learner too much control. (Author/DGM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Hypermedia, Instructional Design