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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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DISSAnet: Development of an Information Science Research Network in the Republic of South Africa 1998-2000
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Wormell, Irene; Bothma, Theo J. D.; Ralebipi, Rocky M. D. – Education for Information, 2002
Based on the concept of the NORDIC academic cooperation model (NorFa), in 1998-2000 Danish and international information scientists initiated a co-operative effort to build an education and research network among LIS institutions in South Africa. The paper reports the successful completion of the project, with 20 MA and Ph.D. students selected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Scientists, Information Science Education, Information Networks
Informetrics - A New Area of Quantitative Studies.
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Wormell, Irene – Education for Information, 2000
Describes the merging field of informetrics in a historical perspective as a generalization of bibliometrics, combining advanced information retrieval theories and methodologies with the quantitative study of information flow. Explains programs at the Center for Information Studies at the Royal School of Library and Information Science in…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Telework 96: An International Collaborative Learning Package for Information Entrepreneurs.
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Davenport, Elisabeth; Wormell, Irene – Education for Information, 1997
Describes the implementation of an international joint course developed by Queen Margaret College in Scotland and the Royal School of Librarianship in Denmark introducing undergraduate students to tools and issues relevant to teleworking, or working at home. Discusses course objectives, class assignments, student assessment, and program…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Shaping Future Professional Roles: New Marketplace-Oriented Attitudes in Curriculum Development in Denmark.
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Wormell, Irene – Education for Information, 1986
Discusses revisions in the curriculum at the Royal School of Librarianship (Denmark) for educating and training information professionals, especially for the nontraditional library sector, and introduction of a new Department of Design and Implementation of Specialized Information Services focusing on nontraditional skill development. Courses…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Needs